Taekwondo Qualification to Summer Olympic Games Paris 2024

[Rafa Maciel 1,658]

Williams bows out in the semifinals with a defeat to top seed Nika Klepac.

[Laraja 1,498]

Olympic Rankings updated as of October 7th, 2023

[MHSN 3,782]

@Laraja WT finally published the Grand Slam ranking , that's a bit different than our own calculation 

 

http://www.worldtaekwondo.org/competition/view.html?nid=140508&mcd=K13

[Laraja 1,498]

On 10/8/2023 at 9:51 AM, MHSN said:

@Laraja WT finally published the Grand Slam ranking , that's a bit different than our own calculation 

 

http://www.worldtaekwondo.org/competition/view.html?nid=140508&mcd=K13

Thanks! I will fix it soon!

[Laraja 1,498]

On 10/8/2023 at 9:51 AM, MHSN said:

@Laraja WT finally published the Grand Slam ranking , that's a bit different than our own calculation 

 

http://www.worldtaekwondo.org/competition/view.html?nid=140508&mcd=K13

Done!

[Rafa Maciel 1,658]

Following on from earlier comments about Lauren Williams' schedule, she is now appearing on the start lists for another couple of events:

 

10-Oct: Taiyuan Grand Prix (G-6 Level) 60 Points 

28-Oct: Swedish Open (G-1 Level) 10 Points

3-Nov: Asian Taekwondo Open Championships (G-2 Level) 20 Points

2-Dec: Manchester Grand-Prix Final (G-10 Level) 100 Points

 

I am a bit surprised that she is going to Pakistan for the Asian Open Championship event - but I guess the start list may not be as strong as some of the other events and it gives her a chance to compete in G-2 level event. 

[prso1000 724]

28 minutes ago, Rafa Maciel said:

Following on from earlier comments about Lauren Williams' schedule, she is now appearing on the start lists for another couple of events:

 

10-Oct: Taiyuan Grand Prix (G-6 Level) 60 Points 

28-Oct: Swedish Open (G-1 Level) 10 Points

3-Nov: Asian Taekwondo Open Championships (G-2 Level) 20 Points

2-Dec: Manchester Grand-Prix Final (G-10 Level) 100 Points

 

I am a bit surprised that she is going to Pakistan for the Asian Open Championship event - but I guess the start list may not be as strong as some of the other events and it gives her a chance to compete in G-2 level event. 

I think her chances to qualify are tiny. 
santos and gbagbi have still their continental championship. I guess she would need a win at the Grand Prix Final, possible but not likely. 
 

[Rafa Maciel 1,658]

2 minutes ago, prso1000 said:

I think her chances to qualify are tiny. 
santos and gbagbi have still their continental championship. I guess she would need a win at the Grand Prix Final, possible but not likely. 
 

I agree - I've said throughout, that her path to qualification was narrow but not impossible. The question was whether she was willing to drop down to the smaller tournaments and to go chasing the points necessary to keep her in the race. She's shown that she's not willing to give up on her Olympic dream but realistically she needs to be reaching at least the semi-finals this week and the final in Manchester - and even that won't be enough on its own as she will need other athletes to slip up. 

[El Analyzer 308]

I know there is 1 qualification slot for Grand Prix, but is it the grand prix final winner or the grand prix top ranked athlete? 

[Josh 11,551]

Both of you do know that there’s still a continental qualification tournament to come, right?