Taekwondo at the 2024 Summer Paralympics explained
| Event: | Taekwondo |
| Games: | 2024 Summer |
| Venue: | Grand Palais |
| Dates: | 29-31 August 2024 |
| Competitors: | 120 athletes in 10 events |
| Prev: | 2021 |
Taekwondo at the 2024 Summer Paralympics will be held at the Grand Palais. This will be the second time that taekwondo was included in the Summer Paralympic Games.[1] There will be total 10 events (4 more than previous edition).[2] [3] [4]
Qualification
There will be total 10 events, 5 each for men and women. Each medal event will have twelve athletes entering for a total of 120 athletes..
Quotas can be obtained in four ways:[5]
- World Ranking list (up to 60) :The six highest ranked athletes in each weight category on the World Para Taekwondo Paralympic Ranking list of January 2024 each obtain one qualification slot for their NPC, up to the maximum quota of one athlete per NPC per event. Any slots that cannot be allocated under this method shall be allocated via the Bipartite Commission Invitation method
- Continental qualification (up to 50) : The highest ranked athlete in each medal event at each of the five Continental Qualification Tournaments will obtain one qualification slot for their NPC. In each sex, only those NPCs that have not yet obtained three or more qualification slots through the allocation method above may enter athletes in these Tournaments. The number of entries per NPC will be limited to the number of slots remaining to reach the maximum quota of three qualification slots per sex. Any slots that cannot be allocated under this method shall be allocated via the Bipartite Commission Invitation method.
- Host Quota (up to 5) : The hosts, France, The host country directly earns five slots, one in each of the five (5) medal events where France has the highest ranked athletes on the World Para Taekwondo Paralympic Ranking of January 2024, subject to at least two of the athletes being female. Should France obtain any slots via the other allocation methods above, the respective reserved slots will be allocated via the Bipartite Commission Invitation method.
- Bipartite Commission (5+) : A minimum of five eligible athletes will be considered by the IPC and WT for Bipartite Commission Invitation slots, and athletes will be selected by this method up to the total quota of 12 per medal event.
Men's events
58 kg
| Qualification | Country | Athlete |
|---|
| World Ranking | | Asaf Yasur |
| Alican Özcan |
| Sabir Zeynalov |
| Xiao Xiang-wen |
| Mitsuya Tanaka |
| Bopha Kong |
| 2024 African Qualification Tournament | | Ide Oumarrou Djabirou |
| 2024 European Qualification Tournament | | Joel Martín Villalobos |
| 2024 Asian Qualification Tournament | | Thanwa Kaenkham |
| 2024 Oceanian Qualification Tournament | | Solomon Jagiri |
| 2024 Pan American Qualification Tournament | | Miguel Issac Galeano |
| Bipartite Commission | | | |
63 kg
| Qualification | Country | Athlete |
|---|
| World Ranking | | Mahmut Bozteke |
| Ganbatyn Bolor-Erdene |
| Antonino Bossolo |
| Nathan Torquato |
| Saeid Sadeghianpour |
| Zukhriddin Tokhirov |
| 2024 African Qualification Tournament | | Ayoub Adouich |
| 2024 European Qualification Tournament | | Adnan Milad |
| 2024 Asian Qualification Tournament | | Lee Dong-ho |
| 2024 Oceanian Qualification Tournament | | Kevin Baki |
| 2024 Pan American Qualification Tournament | | Geraldo Castro Encarnacion |
| Bipartite Commission | | | |
70 kg
| Qualification | Country | Athlete |
|---|
| World Ranking | | Imammadin Khalilov |
| Fatih Çelik |
| Juan Diego García López |
| Shunsuke Kudo |
| Mahdi Pourrahnama |
| Javokhir Alikulov |
| 2024 African Qualification Tournament | | Abdel Rahman Mahmoud |
| 2024 European Qualification Tournament | | Giorgi Nikoladze |
| 2024 Asian Qualification Tournament | | Tanapan Sotthiset |
| 2024 Oceanian Qualification Tournament | | Herea Loi |
| 2024 Pan American Qualification Tournament | | Michel Suárez Walker |
| Bipartite Commission | | | |
80 kg
| Qualification | Country | Athlete |
|---|
| World Ranking | | Asadbek Toshtemirov |
| Joo Jeong-hun |
| Alireza Bakht |
| Luis Mario Nájera |
| Abulfaz Abuzarli |
| Nurlan Dombayev |
| 2024 African Qualification Tournament | | Rachid Ismaili |
| 2024 European Qualification Tournament | | Nikola Spajić |
| 2024 Asian Qualification Tournament | | Allain Ganapin |
| 2024 Oceanian Qualification Tournament | | Raymond Pureke |
| 2024 Pan American Qualification Tournament | | Claro Lopes |
| Bipartite Commission | | | |
+80 kg
| Qualification | Country | Athlete |
|---|
| World Ranking | | Ivan Mikulić |
| Evan Medell |
| Hamed Haghshenas |
| Mehmet Sami Saraç |
| Matt Bush |
| Nyshan Omirali |
| 2024 African Qualification Tournament | | Idrissa Keita |
| 2024 European Qualification Tournament | | Aliskhab Ramazanov |
| 2024 Asian Qualification Tournament | | Liu Ludong |
| 2024 Oceanian Qualification Tournament | | James Ingram Gegeu |
| 2024 Pan American Qualification Tournament | | Julio Figuereo |
| Bipartite Commission | | | |
Women's events
47 kg
| Qualification | Country | Athlete |
|---|
| World Ranking | | Claudia Romero |
| Ziyodakhon Iskova |
| Leonor Espinoza |
| Maryam Abdollahpour Deroei |
| Khwansuda Phuangkitcha |
| Nurcihan Ekinci |
| 2024 African Qualification Tournament | | Guileine Chemogne |
| 2024 European Qualification Tournament | | Zakia Khudadadi |
| 2024 Asian Qualification Tournament | | Aruna Tanwar |
| 2024 Oceanian Qualification Tournament | colspan=2 |
| 2024 Pan American Qualification Tournament | | Lilisbet Rodriguez Rivero |
| Bipartite Commission | | |
| | |
52 kg
| Qualification | Country | Athlete |
|---|
| World Ranking | | Meryem Betül Çavdar |
| Jessica Garcia Quijano |
| Maria Eduarda Machado Stumpf |
| Salma Moneem Hassan |
| Surenjav Ulambayar |
| Shao Qian |
| 2024 African Qualification Tournament | | Neema Stency Obonyo |
| 2024 European Qualification Tournament | | Ana Japaridze |
| 2024 Asian Qualification Tournament | | Aylar Jami |
| 2024 Oceanian Qualification Tournament | colspan=2 |
| 2024 Pan American Qualification Tournament | | Elisabeth Geraldo |
| Bipartite Commission | | |
| | |
57 kg
65 kg
| Qualification | Country | Athlete |
|---|
| World Ranking | | Beth Munro |
| Ana Carolina Silva de Moura |
| Lisa Gjessing |
| Seçil Er |
| Djélika Diallo |
| Elena Savinskaya |
| 2024 African Qualification Tournament | | Marie Antoinette Dassi |
| 2024 European Qualification Tournament | | Patrycja Zewar |
| 2024 Asian Qualification Tournament | | Yao Yinan |
| 2024 Oceanian Qualification Tournament | | Junita Tonowane |
| 2024 Pan American Qualification Tournament | | Constanza Fuentes |
| Bipartite Commission | | | |
+65 kg
| Qualification | Country | Athlete |
|---|
| World Ranking | | Guljonoy Naimova |
| Amy Truesdale |
| Dalia Santiago Moreno |
| Débora Menezes |
| Fernanda Vargas |
| Jelena Rašić |
| 2024 African Qualification Tournament | | Rajae Akermach |
| 2024 European Qualification Tournament | | Eleni Papastamatopoulou |
| 2024 Asian Qualification Tournament | | Jiraporn Wongsuwan |
| 2024 Oceanian Qualification Tournament | | Manega Tapari |
| 2024 Pan American Qualification Tournament | | Lidia Montes de Oca |
| Bipartite Commission | | | |
Medalists
- Men
58 kg
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63 kg
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70 kg
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80 kg
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+80 kg
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- Women
47 kg
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52 kg
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57 kg
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65 kg
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+65 kg
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See also
Notes and References
- Web site: [World Taekwondo] Para Taekwondo medal events for Paris 2024 increased follo.. ]. 2023-04-28 . m.worldtaekwondo.org.
- Web site: 2022-09-03 . World Taekwondo President Choue predicts Para taekwondo success at Paris 2024 . 2023-04-28 . www.insidethegames.biz.
- Web site: 2023-05-31 . World Taekwondo Championships: Day three of competition . 2023-08-14 . www.insidethegames.biz.
- Web site: 2022-09-03 . World Taekwondo President Choue predicts Para taekwondo success at Paris 2024 . 2023-08-14 . www.insidethegames.biz.
- Web site: Paris 2024 Qualification Regulations . 2023-12-13 . International Paralympic Committee . en.
