BEIJING – A Cuban taekwondo athlete and his coach were banned for life after Angel Matos kicked the referee in the face ... when he fell to the mat after being hit by his opponent, Kazakhstan's ...

Matches are three rounds, two minutes apiece, and held on an octagonal mat. Before the match begins, the competitors bow at the command of the referee. Taekwondo calls for a combination of ...

(CNN) -- Former Olympic champion Angel Matos of Cuba faces a life ban after kicking a referee flush in the face during his taekwondo bronze ... when he fell to the mat after being hit by his ...

Each Olympic taekwondo match consists of three rounds, with each round lasting two minutes. There is a one-minute break in between each round. At the start of a contest, the competitors stand at ...

Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg got into a heated exchange with a referee at his first-ever Brazilian jiujitsu tournament — then went on to surprise martial-arts fans by winning gold and silver medals.

Taekwondo is a martial art with roots originating ... Matches take place on an octagonal mat, with points awarded according to the difficulty of the technique. There are two legal scoring areas ...

The toddler, representing the blue team, attempted to land a kick towards the boy during a children's taekwondo competition in Guangdong, China, on November 23. Footage shows the referee speaking ...

When an angry lawmaker disputes the interpretation he provides to House Speaker Joanna McClinton as a response, that’s when the 41-year-old’s martial arts training kicks in. But not in ways ...

KATHMANDU: Nepali taekwondo referee Dipendra Dhakal has been promoted to second class international referee in Kyorugi category. The referee committee of the World Taekwondo promoted the Tribhuvan ...

In a sweeping career change, she has swapped the mat for the ice sheet to compete ... is a mindset Sonkham has learned from competing in taekwondo, and she finds it applies to curling as well.

The father and coach of an eight-year-old Taekwondo star has received backlash after slapping his child across the face when she lost in the final of the European Championships. Valina Fetiou had ...

Held at Sarawak Taek–wondo Association (WTF) training centre in Satok over the weekend, it was conducted by chairman of the referee board of Taekwondo Malaysia (WTF), Johnny Loke Shee Hee from ...