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Tijuana, Mexico is Ready for 2 Major Taekwondo Events

NBC-1TV World News


The Mexican city of Tijuana is ready for the upcoming WTF World Taekwondo Qualification Tournament for the 2010 Youth Olympic Games and the 8th WTF World Junior Taekwondo Championships.

The World Qualification Tournament for the inaugural Youth Olympic Games will take place at the Multi-Purpose Gymnasium of the High Performance Sports Center of Baja California on March 3-4.

At the same venue, the 8th World Junior Championships will be held on March 6-9.

“About 320 athletes from 85 countries are expected to participate in the qualification tournament, while the World Junior Championships will draw more than 750 athletes from about 85 countries, the largest ever” organizers said.

“Timor-Leste will send its athletes to the qualification tournament, which will mark the first dispatch of its athletes abroad since it became the WTF’s 189th member country in 2009,” the organizers said.

Despite the recent massive earthquake, Haiti also sends its athletes and officials with the support of the WTF and the Organizing Committee.

Through the qualification tournament, a total of 60 athletes aged between 16 and 17 will be selected for the taekwondo competition of the 1st Youth Olympic Games scheduled for Aug. 15-19, 2010 in Singapore. The top six athletes from each of the five male and five female weight categories will earn tickets to Singapore.

Reflecting the great attention the qualification tournament is attracting, a growing number of broadcasters from many countries, including Korea’s MBC ESPN, are expected to broadcast the event in a live or delayed format. The host broadcaster of the event is Mexico’s CCStudio.

As the host country, Singapore automatically earns three male and three female tickets, while 34 tickets to the Singapore Youth Olympic Games will be decided upon through consultations among the WTF, the IOC and the NOCs.

Electronic body protectors and an instant video replay system will be used at the two events to ensure fair judging and refereeing.

The World Junior Championships will feature 10 male and 10 female weight divisions.

On the occasion of the two Mexican events, the WTF will hold its 1st Photo Contest as part of its efforts to further promote taekwondo.

The 1st WTF Photo Contest will start on March 1 until on March 31 and anybody can participate in the photo contest by sending their photo(s) to the WTF online (www.wtf.org/photo) or directly submit photos at the WTF Photo Contest booth at the competition venue during the competition days of March 3 to 9.

Prior to the two events, the WTF Council meeting will take place at the Grand Hotel Tijuana on March 1 and the WTF General Assembly on March 2.

Oman will officially become the WTF’s 190th member country, pending the approval of the WTF General Assembly.

The opening ceremony of the 8th World Junior Championships will start at 6 p.m. on March 6.

For further information on the two events in Tijuana, you can visit the Organizing Committee’s official Web site of www.tkdmexico2010.com/press.html. [By WTF/NBC-1TV J. H Yook]



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