![]() ![]() 17-20 tournament at the Carioca Arena 3, which may upset purists accustomed to the starched-white trousers of Olympics past. Taekwondo is far from a blood sport, but appears to have taken a cue from mixed martial arts by changing its square fighting mat to an octagon, the shape of the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s cage.Ĭompetitors will also be allowed to wear coloured pants with their national flags at the Aug. The fringe sport, which made its Olympic debut at the 2000 Sydney Games, is assured of its place until Tokyo in 2020 but is feeling the heat to modernise as the International Olympic Committee looks to appeal to a younger demographic. ![]() Japan's Erika Kasahara (R) fights against China's Jingyu Wu during their women's -49kg quarterfinal taekwondo match at the ExCel venue during the London Olympic Games, August 8, 2012.
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