Taekwondo at the Summer Olympic Games 2016

[mrv86 3,256]

1 minute ago, Quasit said:

 

I guess 6 could be seen as a good comprimise for combat sports, except for boxing where there should be more men's categories.

 

6+6+6 for wrestling

6+6 for judo

6+6 for taekwondo

6+6 for fencing, which means full teams too.

Not sure about karate yet, it has to earn its place first.

 

E: I would also like a mixed team event for judo, taekwondo and wrestling.

 

 

I agree almost in everything, except on that mixed event.

[intoronto 6,604]

1 minute ago, Quasit said:

 

I guess 6 could be seen as a good comprimise for combat sports, except for boxing where there should be more men's categories.

 

6+6+6 for wrestling

6+6 for judo

6+6 for taekwondo

6+6 for fencing, which means full teams too.

Not sure about karate yet, it has to earn its place first.

 

E: I would also like a mixed team event for judo, taekwondo and wrestling.

 

 

And the UWW wants to add women's greco roman eventually...

[Quasit 869]

2 minutes ago, intoronto said:

 

And the UWW wants to add women's greco roman eventually...

 

I've read that too but women's freestyle hardly isn't popular enough yet and men's greco-roman has issues too.

Edited August 20, 2016 by Quasit

[Quasit 869]

2 minutes ago, mrv86 said:

 

I agree almost in everything, except on that mixed event.

 

Fair enough.

 

btw, what a great finish for Mexico on medals today.

[dcro 10,210]

2 minutes ago, intoronto said:

 

And the UWW wants to add women's greco roman eventually...

 

I think many women would compete in both freestyle and greco-roman what is just insult to male wrestlers and other more competitive sports.

 

Anyway, I don't think there's even World championships in women's greco-roman (?). No way they can add it any time soon, no way.

[intoronto 6,604]

Just now, dcro said:

 

I think many women would compete in both freestyle and greco-roman what is just insult to male wrestlers and other more competitive sports.

 

Anyway, I don't think there's even World championships in women's greco-roman (?). No way they can add it any time soon, no way.

 

Yea... I think its unfair that men's categories have to suffer in the name of gender equality. There is a reason why there is no gender equality... because a lot of the women sports are not as competitive yet!

[MHSN 3,785]

1 hour ago, dcro said:

 

 

Anyway, I don't think there's even World championships in women's greco-roman (?). No way they can add it any time soon, no way.

 

No there is not, Women's Greco-Roman doesn't even exist. never heard a single tournament

 

I remember even during that IOC meeting (when they re-added wrestling) they asked UWW officials about it and the Canadian girl from UWW told them women around the world didn't show interest in Greco-Roman yet.

[NearPup 3,615]

Honestly I think it's more likely we see Greco-Roman wrestling removed to make way for more weight categories in other disciplines than to have women's Greco-Roman added.

[hckošice 15,824]

Medal for Brazil

[vinipereira 3,462]

Medal!

 

Brazil ends the day with 6 6 6