Uzbekistan's Ulugbek Rashitov retained his men's Olympic taekwondo featherweight title on Thursday, Aug. 8, beating Jordan's Zaid Kareem to the gold medal. Rashitov defeated Kareem in two rounds, ...

Taekwondo is a branch of karate. It became an official part of the Olympics and entered the global arena in the year 2000. In taekwondo, there is a belt ranking system. The colors of the belts go in ...

Jeontong Taekwon-Do operator Paul Williams, center, and his family. Growing up in Clinton, it was either rec baseball, Jr. Jazz basketball, AYSO soccer or dance classes from the neighbor lady. If you ...

Other top stories in Paris included the hometown run of France's Althea Laurin in the women's heavyweight class and 18-year ...

Here's what you need to know about taekwondo at the 2024 Paris Olympics. When did taekwondo become an Olympic sport? Taekwondo was a demonstration sport at the Seoul Games in 1988 and the Barcelona ...

Dynasty in distress: Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn's fate in limbo It was a Thai court decision last year that swept Paetongtarn Shinawatra into the prime minister's office and now, once again, the ...

Thai taekwondo athlete Panipak "Tennis" Wongpattanakit marked her 27th birthday with a historic win, securing Thailand's first gold medal at the Paris Olympics and becoming the first Thai athlete to ...

The U.S. is hoping for a comeback in the sport of Taekwondo after failing to send any male athletes to the Tokyo Olympics in 2021. Now, America is back, and C.J. Nickolas is aiming to not just compete ...

With decades of taekwondo teaching under his belt, Brian Lanci is bringing both the physical and mental benefits of the practice to Mineola in his new, family-run school, The Arena. “The Arena is a ...

Lucas Pacson stands atop the podium after winning gold in the youth boys under-30kg division. Photo courtesy Kiffmann’s Maui Elite Taekwondo Medals won at the U.S. Open International Taekwondo ...