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Grand Slam new rules and regulations may apply to the Tokyo Olympic Games
Dec 2017-- If Grand Slam new rules successfully applied in Wuxi – could be applied to regular taekwondo competitions worldwide.
At the Grand Slam, more points will be added for spins and knockdowns, so encouraging taekwondo’s most spectacular kicks and rewarding powerful blows. Also, points will be deducted if a fighter places even one foot outside the matted area, promoting offensive play and lively footwork.
” Choue said. After reviewing the outcome in Wuxi, the WT General Assembly will make a decision on the matter on the sidelines of the World Taekwondo Junior Championships to be held in Tunisia in April, 2018, the WT head explained.
World Taekwondo President reveals interest from Russia and Mexico in hosting future professional events
Dec 2017—inside the games: Russia and Mexico have both expressed interest in hosting future professional taekwondo competitions similar to the upcoming Grand Slam Champions Series, according to the world governing body’s President Chungwon Choue.
The inaugural event of the Grand Slam Champions Series, which aims to professionalize and upgrade taekwondo's commercial appeal and media profile, is scheduled to take place here in the Chinese city of Wuxi tomorrow.
Each year, it will consist of eight separate tournaments to represent each Olympic taekwondo weight category - four men's and four women's.
Wuxi is due to host the series through to 2020 and Choue said yesterday that he hopes it will lead to some other continents, such as Pan America and Europe, hosting other professional events.
Speaking to insidethegames today, he confirmed interest in this regard from Russia and Mexico.
"We have discussed this matter with the Russian Taekwondo Union," Choue said.
"They are very much interested in organizing this kind of professional competition along with Mexico City.
Russia's capital Moscow featured on the World Taekwondo Grand Prix Series calendar in 2017 and 2018, and is also due to do so next year before hosting the Final in 2019.
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