Taekwondo at the Summer Olympic Games 2016

[NearPup 3,044]

Taekwondo is probably the sport that has improved the most over the last few Olympics. Lots of exciting bouts, basicly no controversy and the refs punish passivity aproprietly. To think it was such a farce as late as 2008... Now if Boxing could take some notes.

[mrv86 3,138]

2 minutes ago, vinipereira said:

Medal!

 

Brazil ends the day with 6 6 6 

 

Congratulations for your bronze... although I'm worried about the number

[LDOG 2,418]

So, it will be 19 medals total for Brazil with 6 or 7 golds.

[mrv86 3,138]

And bronze for Galloway  

[mrv86 3,138]

And China wins the fight in women's 67+

 

I'm a little sad for Espinoza, but now she has one medal of each color, and her third Olympics with a metal.

 

Congratulations to her!

[mrv86 3,138]

First gold medal of the Games for Azerbaijan  and a nice silver for Abdoulrazak of Niger

[dcro 10,210]

Issoufou was quite unlucky in final, but still amazing medal for Niger

 

I guess we can't have all with gold here

[heywoodu 15,135]

1 minute ago, dcro said:

Issoufou was quite unlucky in final, but still amazing medal for Niger

 

I guess we can't have all with gold here

6-1 down with a couple of seconds to go and what are we hearing? Right...

 

Spoiler

"Olé olé olé olé! Niger! Niger!" 

 

Edited August 21, 2016 by heywoodu

[gubchandrolai 17]

Niger 

[NearPup 3,044]

There has been a lot of talk about poor or inpolite crowds in Brazil, but the crowd at taekwondo was very good today, chanting for Niger and Nepal.