Is Taekwondo going to be in the 2016 Olympic games ?

This question keeps ,me up at night tkd is such a great sport and im just starting to get to a level where i can think about competing at that level i just pray it stays in|||Yes, it will still be in the 2016 games. Reason being is that there are many countries who have athletes that compete. They don%26#039;t need a special field to play on. They did take out Softball and Baseball.





*One of the odder/crazier points of the 2016 games was the Cuban fighter who kicked the ref.|||Despite the apparent lack of concern by Sifu %26amp; Ninja, TKD is seriously on the chopping block for 2016. 2012 may be the last Olympics for the sport.





It was already in danger going into 2008 due to major scandals at the WTF (World TKD Federation).





Combine that with a ton of controversy on the officiating in Beijing, as well as the incident where the fighter kicked the referee in the face, and TKD now has a big black eye.





You also have %26quot;karate%26quot; trying to make a big push into the Olympics, and by 2012, you will also see a big push for MMA competitions.





All that being said, the WTF is working hard to resolve the scandals, many people have resigned or been fired and they are allowing independent investigations to take place.





They are also trying to use technology to make scoring electronic, instead of the human judges (who apparently think a score can only occur with a rear leg round kick to the body). Adidas and Daedo are both working on the technology for the body protector to have a required impact to score a point. Head kicks would still have to be scored by judges at this point.





The IOC (International Olympic Committee) has some very %26quot;pro%26quot; Tae Kwon Do members on the board, due to connections with Adidas, who have alot of money invested in the sport as an Olympic sport.





Personally, I hope that it remains as an Olympic sport. But it does need some reform when it comes to scoring, and the technical aspect leads fighters to adopt a strategy of %26quot;playing not to lose%26quot; instead of being aggressive and playing to win. There needs to be a way to reward fighters for taking risks to score the high quality techniques. The product, from it%26#039;s debut in the Olympics in 1988, to now, has gotten really watered down. Fighters are being taught to kick and fall down on purpose to avoid the counter. This needs to stop.





James|||Hopefully we%26#039;ll get to see Taekwondo in the 2016 games. I love watching it.





Good luck to you with your Taekwondo career! :D|||Yes it will, at least hopely.





And the Jamesf guy is biased.


I dont agree at all with what he says -_-


A true martial artist wouldnt emphasize mistakes of anther


basic rule buddy|||No need to worry. Rest at ease. |||of corse


|||Of course. Why would they take it out?