Taekwondo News

Some officials were accused of fixing results in "10 of the 16 weight categories long before the competition" actually started.

Aruna was absolutely no match to her opponent from Turkey, losing 0-19 in the K44-47kg category.

Aruna Tanwar has been awarded a wild card entry into the upocoming Tokyo Paralympic Games. She has become India's first-ever Taekwondo entry into the Games.

Five-year-old Aashman Taneja credited his sister, who holds two Guinness World Records, as his inspiration and teacher.

South Korea's Hwang Kyung-Seon retained her Olympic taekwondo women's under-67kg title on Friday at the ExCel Arena here.

Taekwondoka Rohullah Nikpai came for a gold medal but a bronze was enough to fill his eyes with tears, as he won the first medal at the London Olympic Games for his country Afghanistan.

American taekwondo fighter Paige McPherson knocked out British world champion Sarah Stevenson in the first round of the women's 67-kilogram division at the London Olympics.

An Azerbaijani competitor has beaten two-time Olympic taekwondo champion Steven Lopez of the United States in the first round at the London Games.

An ugly selection controversy surrounding a British entrant into the Olympic Taekwondo competition has been dominating the news ahead of the London Games.

Afghanistan's first Olympic medallist Rohullah Nikpai has vowed to bring more laurels for his country at the London Games beginning from Friday.

Taekwondo's world body called Monday for a fair and enjoyable competition at the London Games to help the Korean martial art stay in the Olympics following judging controversies which have hit the sport.

The taekwondo star who became Afghanistan's first ever Olympic medallist at the Beijing Games in 2008 wants to repeat the feat in London -- in the hope of bringing peace to his troubled homeland.