Olympics: Basic Competition Facts

  • Tae Kwon Do sparring competition consists of three rounds of 2 minutes each with a one minute rest period between rounds.
  • Matches are fought in an 8 meter by 8 meter contest area in the center of a 10 meter by 10 meter competition area, normally on a high density foam rubber mat.
  • A centre referee controls the match and enforces compliance with the rules.  The center referee awards penalty points for violations of the rules. 
  • Four corner judges award scores.
  • A Head of Court supervises the referee and the corner judges.  Valid points must be scored by at least two of the four corner judges.  The Head of Court decides on the point scores based on the score sheets submitted by corner judges at the end of each round.
  • In the case of a tied score at the end of the match, there will be a sudden death round to decide the winner.  In the case of a tied score at the end of the 4th round, the refereeing officials decide the winner based on the initiative shown in the 4th round

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