The Commonwealth Taekwondo Championships are held every two years, in every year the Commonwealth and Olympic Games are held. They are sanctioned by the Commonwealth Taekwondo Union, the Commonwealth Games Federation and the World Taekwondo Federation and involve world class competitors, making them a major event in
Taekwondo
''Taekwondo'', ''Tae Kwon Do'' or ''Taekwon-Do'' (; ko, 태권도/跆拳道 ) is a Korean martial arts, Korean form of martial arts involving punching and kicking techniques, with emphasis on head-height kicks, spinning jump kicks, and fast k ...
.
The first Commonwealth Taekwondo Championships were held in
Brisbane
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, on 14 and 15 October 2006. The host was Taekwondo Australia Inc.
In 2008, the 2nd Taekwondo Championships were held from November 21 to 23 at the MTS Center in
Winnipeg
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, Manitoba, Canada.
The 3rd Commonwealth Taekwondo Championships were held in Brisbane, Australia and included:
*Sparring
*Poomsae
*Creative Poomsae
The award for the placings in the Commonwealth Taekwondo Championships are medals.
Taekwondo is now a Category 2 Commonwealth Games Sport and may feature in future Commonwealth Games.
External links
Commonwealth Taekwondo Championshipspage at
World Taekwondo
World Taekwondo, called the World Taekwondo Federation until June 2017, is an international federation governing the sport of taekwondo and is a member of the Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF).
The ''World Taekw ...
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Taekwondo
''Taekwondo'', ''Tae Kwon Do'' or ''Taekwon-Do'' (; ko, 태권도/跆拳道 ) is a Korean martial arts, Korean form of martial arts involving punching and kicking techniques, with emphasis on head-height kicks, spinning jump kicks, and fast k ...