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14th Korean Ambassador National Taekwondo Championship set to begin from 19th December

The Korean Ambassador National Taekwondo Championship 2019 is all set to roll into action from 19th December and will continue for next four days at Pakistan Sports Board, Islamabad.

 
Pakistan Taekwondo Federation is all set to hold yet another edition of Korean Ambassador National Taekwondo Championship, into the current year, which will mark its 14th successful edition.

The said event will have competitions in both male and female categories, where the fighters will compete against each other in a total of 8 different weight classes which are stated below:

Men's Division: Under 58 KG, Under 68 KG, Under 80 KG and Over 80 KG.
Women's Division: Under 49 KG, Under 57 KG, Under 68 KG and Over 68 KG.

While the Senior Poomsae competitions will be contested under the following weight categories:

EVENTCATEGORY
Under 20 KGMale Poomsae 
Under 30 KG Male Poomsae
Under 40 KG Male Poomsae
Under 50 KG Male Poomsae
Under 30 KG (Pair)Male Poomsae
Under 30 KG (Pair) Male Poomsae
Under 30 KG (Group) Male Poomsae
Under 30 KG (Group)Male Poomsae
Under 20 KG Female Poomsae

More categories: 

EVENTCATEGORY
Under 30Female Poomsae
Pair Female Poomsae
GroupFemale Poomsae
Mix PairMale/Female Poomsae
Indl Creative PoomsaeMale Poomsae
Indl Creative PoomsaeFemale Poomsae
Mix Creative PoomsaeGroup of 5 Individual

For Mix creative Poomsae Group of individuals must comprise of 5 individuals among which out of 5 at least one should be a female athlete. 

Required Poomsae to Perform as per age category

Individual
Under 50
Taegeuk 8 Jang, Koryo, Keumgang, Taeback, Pyongwon, Shipjin, Jitae, Chonkwon

Under 40
Taegeuk 6, 7, 8 Jang, Koryo, Keumgang, Taeback, Pyongwon, Shipjin

Under 30
Taegeuk 6, 7, 8 Jang, Koryo, Keumgang, Taeback, Pyongwon, Shipjin

Pair
Under 30
Taegeuk 6, 7, 8 Jang, Koryo, Keumgang, Taeback, Pyongwon, Shipjin

Team
Under 30
Taegeuk 6, 7, 8 Jang, Koryo, Keumgang, Taeback, Pyongwon, Shipjin

For Mix creative Poomsae Group of individuals mus comprise of 5 Male / 5 Female / 5 Mix (Male / Female) athletes.

Provision of following by each athlete has been set mandatory especially WT Global License and no athlete will be allowed to compete in the event without holder of PTF / Kukkiwon Dan Certificate and holder of WTF Global License.

The registration fee for each athlete is Rs. 500/- only and the valid National Global License is mandatory for the participation and fee of said license is US 5 Dollars per athlete. The competitions will have fights contested under WT Competition Rules while the method for the competitions would be: Single Elimination System.

JUNIOR WEIGHT DIVISIONS KHYROUGI (Weight divisions of U/17 Taekwondo event)

MEN DIVISIONWOMEN DIVISION
Under 48 KG
Under 44 KG
Under 55 KG
Under 49 KG
Under 63 KG
Under 55 KG
Under 73 KG
Under 63 KG

CADETS WEIGHT DIVISIONS (Weight divisions of U/14 Taekwondo event)

MEN DIVISION WOMEN DIVISION
Under 37 KG
Under 33 KG
Under 45 KG
Under 41 KG
Under 53 KG
Under 47 KG
Under 61 KG
Under 55 KG

This mega event will witness participation of total 13 teams which include: Pakistan Army, Navy, Air Force, WAPDA, Railways, Police, Higher Education Commission , Islamabad, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Sindh, Balochistan, Punjab and Gilgit Baltistan. 

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