Taekwondo in London Olympic

Taekwondo is a Korean martial art and the national sport of South Korea. This game is known for its emphasis on kicking techniques, which distinguishes it from martial arts such as Karate or southern styles of Kung Fu. It is also one of the games included, which you can watch in 2012 Olympics. You can watch Olympics live stream where taekwondo competitions are scheduled to be held from 8^th August to 11^th August at Excel venue in London. Not only this, you can also watch Olympics online directly. In London Olympics, competition will be held in eight weight categories where four is for men and women respectively.

The Taekwondo competition at the 2012 Olympics will include 128 athletes, 64 in each gender and 16 in each of the eight weight divisions. Each competing nations will be allowed to enter a maximum of 4 competitors, two of each gender. Each nation will therefore be eligible to compete in a maximum of half the weight categories in London Olympics. The test event for 2012 Olympics taekwondo competition took place in 3-4 December, 2011 at Excel itself.

London Olympics 2012 will be interesting than that of your expectations. So, Better if you don’t miss to watch Olympics online.