Article 1 Purpose 1
Article 2 Competition Area 1
Article 3 Weight Divisions 1
Article 4 Head of Team Meeting and Drawing Lots 2
Article 5 Competition Method 2
Article 6 Protest 3
Article 7 Test Event 3
Article 8 Criteria for Quota Allocation for the Olympic Games 3
Article 9 Doping Test 6
Article 10 Fill-up Quota Procedure 7
Article 11 Entry Procedures 8
Article 12 Other Matters 8

Article 1:Purpose

The purpose of this Standing Procedure, hereinafter known as the “Procedure,” is to manage fairly and smoothly all matters pertaining to the taekwondo competition at the Olympic Games, in accordance with the Rules and Regulations of the World Taekwondo Federation, hereinafter known as “WTF Rules,” and the Competition Rules of the WTF, hereinafter known as the “WTF Competition Rules.”

Organizing Committees of the Olympic Games (“OCOGs”) should refer to the most up-to-date WTF Rules and WTF Competition Rules for more detailed explanation of the Articles stated in the Procedure.

Article 2:Competition Area

The Competition Area for the Olympic Games shall be installed on a platform between 0.50m and 1m high from the base and the outer part of the Boundary Line shall be over 2m wide. The outer part of the platform shall be inclined at a gradient of less than 30 degrees for the safety of the contestants.

Article 3:Weight Divisions

Weight divisions at the Olympic Games are divided as follows:

Article 4:Head of Team Meeting and Drawing Lots

4.1 Head of team meeting and drawing of lots shall be conducted under the joint control of the Technical Delegate of the WTF and the OCOGs within two (2) days prior to the first competition.

4.2 Drawing of lots may be conducted after the head of team meeting.

Article 5:Competition Method

5.1 Taekwondo competition at the Olympic Games shall be conducted in a single elimination tournament system with double repechage for 3rd place. The double repechage shall be conducted among all contestants who lost to the two finalists.

5.2 In the event of a tied score in the final, a 4th round of two minutes, also known as the sudden death round, will be conducted after a minute of rest following the 3rd round. Any points, be it Gam-jeom or Kyong-go, from the previous three rounds shall not be taken into consideration in the sudden death round.

When a contestant scores the first point in the sudden death round, he or she shall be declared the winner. When a contestant receives a Gam-jeom in the sudden death round, the opponent shall be declared as the winner.

In the event of a tied score even after the sudden death round, the winner shall be decided based on a decision of superiority by all refereeing officials for the initiatives shown in the sudden death round.

Article 6:Protest

6.1 In the event that there is an objection to a judgment, the coach or manager of the pertinent team may submit a protest application within 10 minutes after the match, along with a fee of USD 300, to the Competition Supervisory Board.

6.2 The Competition Supervisory Board shall deliver its findings within 15 minutes after acceptance of the application.

Article 7:Test Event

Test events will be held for the specific purposes of inspection over the facilities, technical and organizational matters related to the taekwondo competition at the Olympic Games. In principle, countries that have qualified for participation in the taekwondo competition at the Olympic Games are permitted to take part in the test event. Nonetheless, the WTF may select the participating countries, as the case may be.

Article 8:Criteria for Quota Allocation for the Olympic Games

8.1 The WTF shall conduct world and continental taekwondo qualification tournaments to determine the distribution of athlete quota allotted to the WTF.

8.2 For all editions of the Olympic Games, a country, including the host nation, may enter a maximum of two (2) male and two (2) female contestants, with one contestant per weight category.

8.3 The number of invitations (wildcards) shall be agreed upon between the parties that comprise the Tripartite Commission; the International Olympic Committee (“IOC”), the Association of National Olympic Committees (“ANOC”) and the WTF.

8.4 The weight categories that a national taekwondo association has qualified for at the world and continental taekwondo qualification tournaments are attributed to the association rather than to the contestants who participated in the tournaments.

8.5 World Taekwondo Qualification Tournament

8.5.1 In the World Taekwondo Qualification Tournament, the top three ranking contestants from each weight category will qualify for the Olympic Games.

8.5.2 In the event that any of the qualified contestants was found to have committed a doping offence that constitutes a violation of any of the provisions of the Olympic Movement Anti-Doping Code of the International Olympic Committee, (“OMADC”) and other appropriate anti-doping codes, the next highest ranked contestant(s) who did not qualify for the Olympic Games in the first place will qualify as the substitute contestant(s).

Detailed explanation will be issued in Article 9 of the Procedure.

8.5.3 National Associations will be issued certificates verifying the pertinent weight categories that they have qualified for at the Olympic Games. In addition, such certificates will be issued to countries that have substitute contestants (i.e. 4th and 5th ranked contestants.

Detailed explanation will be issued in Article 9 of the Procedure.

8.6 Continental Taekwondo Qualification Tournament

8.6.1 The WTF in cooperation with each of the five continental taekwondo unions of Africa, Asia, Europe, Oceania and Pan America shall conduct the Continental Taekwondo Qualification Tournament, and the quota for each continent will be allocated by the WTF.

8.6.2 The procedure to allot the continental quota for the Olympic Games is based on criteria such as, but not limited to, the number of member countries belonging to each continental taekwondo union, precedents, development of taekwondo in the continent, etc.

The top two ranked male and female contestants of each weight category from Africa will qualify for the Olympic Games from the continental taekwondo qualification tournaments; thus, a total of eight (8) men and eight (8) women.

The top three ranked contestants of each weight category from Asia, Europe and Pan America will qualify for the Olympic Games; thus a total of 12 men and 12 women each from the continents of Asia, Europe and Pan America.

A total of four (4) men and four (4) women, i.e. a contestant from each weight category, will qualify from Oceania for the Olympic Games.

8.6.3 One substitute contestant in each weight category will be selected in case contestants that have already qualified for the Olympic Games are disqualified for doping offences, as prescribed in Article 8.5.2 of the Procedure.

Detailed explanation will be issued in Article 9 of the Procedure.

8.6.4 If a National Association has not filled up the entire quota in the world taekwondo qualification tournament, it may participate in the pertinent continental taekwondo qualification tournament so long as:

(1) the weight categories in the continental tournament are not those already qualified in the world tournament;

(2) the number of qualified contestants of the pertinent National Association do not exceed the maximum quota of two (2) male and two (2) female contestants.

Article 9:Doping Test

9.1 The OMADC and other appropriate anti-doping codes shall apply to taekwondo competitions at the Olympic Games. Doping tests will be conducted at the world and continental taekwondo qualification tournaments.

9.2 At the World Taekwondo Qualification Tournament, mandatory doping tests will be conducted on the top three ranked contestants of each weight category. Any contestant proven to have violated the OMADC or any of the appropriate anti-doping codes shall be removed from the final standings and be deprived of qualification for the Olympic Games.

The next highest ranked contestant in the respective qualification tournaments will take over as the substitute contestant. If the substitute contestant is found to have violated any provision in the anti-doping codes, the WTF Rules or WTF Competition Rules, the next highest ranked contestant will be the new substitute contestant; and so forth.

9.3 The following will be required to submit their urine samples immediately after the end of their final matches:

(i) All quarterfinalists of each weight category at the World, Asian, European and Pan American qualification tournaments.

(ii) All semifinalists of each weight category at the African and Oceania qualification tournaments.

For continental taekwondo qualification tournaments, mandatory doping tests will be conducted on:

(1) the top ranked contestant from Oceania;
(2) the top two ranked contestants from Africa; and
(3) the top three ranked contestants from Asia, Europe and Pan America.

Any contestant proven to have violated the OMADC and any of the appropriate anti-doping codes shall be removed from the final standings and be deprived of qualification for the Olympic Games. The next highest ranked contestant in the respective qualification tournament will take over as the substitute contestant, provided that this contestant has not violated any doping offences or any provisions prescribed in the WTF Rules or WTF Competition Rules.

9.4 The substitute contestants of the world taekwondo qualification tournament may participate in the same weight categories at the continental taekwondo qualification tournaments in the event that results of the doping tests have not been made known. In the event that the doping tests prove positive, he or she will take over as the substitute contestant of the world taekwondo qualification tournament.

In the event that the substitute contestant has already qualified for the Olympic Games at the Continental Taekwondo Qualification Tournament, the next highest ranked contestant in the competition standings of the continental tournament shall qualify for the Olympic Games, provided that this contestant has not violated any doping offences or any provisions prescribed in the WTF Rules or WTF Competition Rules.

Article 10:Fill-up Quota Procedure

10.1 If a National Association that qualified for the Olympic Games through the World Taekwondo Qualification Tournament relinquishes a qualification slot, the WTF shall, at its own discretion, reallocate the relinquished slot on the basis of the IOC-ANOC-WTF Tripartite Commission Invitation System.

10.2 If a National Association that qualified for the Olympic Games through a Continental Taekwondo Qualification Tournament relinquishes a qualification slot, the relinquished slot shall be allotted to the National Association next in line in the competition standings.

10.3 In the event of unavailability to allot the relinquished slot as prescribed in Article 10.2 of the Procedure, the WTF shall exercise its authority to allot the slot.

Article 11:Entry Procedure

National Associations that have qualified for the Olympic Games shall take necessary measures to liaise with the pertinent NOCs so that the entry of the qualified weight category (or categories) will be submitted to the OCOGs.

Article 12:Other Matters

Those matters not prescribed in the Procedure will be dealt with in accordance with the WTF Rules, WTF Competition Rules, Rules on Organization and Operation of International Taekwondo Championships, and a resolution of the WTF Council, when necessary.