Jackie Galloway is first to qualify for 2016 U.S. Olympic taekwondo team
Galloway was a 2012 Olympic alternate for another country.
View ArticleOne Lopez prevails at U.S. Olympic taekwondo trials
Nobody qualified for Rio at the Olympic trials though.
View ArticleSteven Lopez makes fifth U.S. Olympic taekwondo team
He's joined on the Rio taekwondo team by a first-time Olympian.
View ArticleBrussels bomber’s brother could compete in Olympics
Mourad Laachraoui won a European title in a non-Olympic weight class.
View ArticleBrussels bomber’s brother not named to Belgium Olympic team
Mourad Laachraoui won a European Championship in a lighter weight class last month.
View ArticleOlympic taekwondo schedule
NBCOlympics.com will live stream every event of the Rio Games. The taekwondo streaming schedule is here. The sport’s full, event-by-event schedule is here: Women -49kg Preliminary Round Aug. 17 8:00...
View ArticlePHOTOS: Tongan flag bearer steals show at Opening Ceremony
Taekwondo athlete Pita Nikolas Taufatofua showed off just how in shape he is wearing Tonga's traditional ta'ovala.
View ArticleWATCH LIVE: USA’s Hogan competes in canoe-kayak; Taekwondo continues
Hogan will have to contend with favorite Lisa Carrington of New Zealand, as well as Hungary's Danuta Kozak.
View ArticleChina, South Korea take gold in men’s, women’s lightweight taekwondo
South Korea has now won 11 taekwondo gold medals thanks to Kim So-Hui, and China's Zhao Shuai won the men's flyweight division.
View ArticleGreat Britain, Jordan take gold in Thursday’s taekwondo events
Jade Jones won her 2nd Olympic gold medal, and Ahmad Abughaush won Jordan's first-ever Olympic medal.
View ArticleTaekwondo: USA’s Lopez upsets No. 4 seed, onto quarters in quest for third gold
He'll next face No. 5 Lutalo Muhammad of Great Britain or No. 12 Hayder Shkara of Australia.
View ArticleSouth Korea’s Oh, Cote D’Ivoire’s Cisse take gold in welterweight taekwondo...
With a kick to his opponent's head in the final seconds, Cheick Sallah Junior Cisse won Cote D'Ivoire's first-ever Olympic gold medal.
View ArticleAzerbaijan’s Isaev wins gold in men’s +80 kg taekwondo
After representing Russia in London four years ago, Radik Isaev won Azerbaijan's first gold medal of the Rio Olympics.
View ArticleTonga flag bearer Pita Taufatofua goes shirtless at fashion show
Taufatofua also spoke about interesting messages he has received since the Opening Ceremony.
View ArticleTonga flag bearer Pita Taufatofua eyes 2018 Winter Olympics
The only previous Tonga Winter Olympian gained fame because of his name.
View ArticleTonga flag bearer debuts at cross-country skiing world championships
His first race, after taking up the sport a month ago, went about as expected.
View ArticleOlympic taekwondo star accused of sexual abuse, report says
A newspaper is reporting that two brothers under investigation for sexual misconduct were allowed to take part in the Rio Olympics.
View ArticleWorld Taekwondo Federation drops acronym due to ‘negative connotations’
The move was nearly two years in the making.
View ArticleTongan flag bearer to reveal new sport
"What I'm going to present is a sport that's much more aligned with being a Tongan."
View ArticleU.S. Olympic taekwondo gold medalist banned amid investigation
Arguably the sport's biggest star has been under investigation for three years.
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