Uzbekistan's Ulugbek Rashitov retained his men's Olympic taekwondo featherweight title on Thursday, Aug. 8, beating Jordan's Zaid Kareem to the gold medal. Rashitov defeated Kareem in two rounds, ...

Asian bronze-medallist Rupa Bayor has become India's first taekwondo player to be ranked as high as eighth in the latest world rankings, rising a rung from her previous career-best standing. The ...

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 ...