QUALIFICATION SYSTEM – GAMES OF THE XXXII OLYMPIAD – TOKYO 2020

WORLD TAEKWONDO (WT)
Taekwondo
A.

EVENTS (8)Men’s Events (4)Women’s Events (4)

-58kg
-68kg
-80kg
+80kg

-49kg
-57kg
-67kg
+67kg

B.

ATHLETES QUOTA
1. Total Quota for Taekwondo:

Men
Women
Total

Qualification Places

Host Country Places

60
60
120

2
2
4

Tripartite Commission
Invitation Places
2
2
4

Total
64
64
128

2. Maximum Number of Athletes per NOC:
Quota per NOC

Event Specific Quota

4
4
8

1 athlete per event
1 athlete per event

Men
Women
Total

An NOC may qualify a maximum of four (4) male and four (4) female athletes through the WT Olympic
Ranking and WT Grand Slam Champions Series with a maximum of one (1) athlete per weight category.
An NOC may qualify a maximum of two (2) male and two (2) female athletes through the Continental
Qualification Tournaments with a maximum of one (1) athlete per weight category.
3. Type of Allocation of Quota Places:
The quota place is allocated to the NOC.
If the quota place was obtained through the WT Olympic Ranking, the NOC may only enter athlete(s) who
have been ranked within the top 20 of the WT Olympic Ranking at point in time between December 2019 andJune 2020.

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C.

ATHLETE ELIGIBILITY

All athletes must comply with the provisions of the Olympic Charter currently in force, including but not limited
to, Rule 41 (Nationality of Competitors) and Rule 43 (World Anti-Doping Code and the Olympic Movement
Code on the Prevention of Manipulation of Competitions). Only those athletes who comply with the Olympic
Charter may participate in the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020.
Age Requirements (Art. 4.1 Competition Rules and Interpretation):
All athletes participating in the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 must be born on/or before 31 December 2003 (atleast 17 years of age).
Additional IF Requirements:
To be eligible to participate in the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, all athletes must:- Be a Kukkiwon Dan certificate holder.
- Hold a WT Global Athlete License.
For those athletes qualified via the Tripartite Commission Invitations or through the Host Country places theymust, in addition to the above:- Meet one of the following requirements:
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D.

Be a medal winner (1st or 2nd or 3rd places) at any of the competitions enlisted on the WT
event calendar between May 2018 and April 2020;
Be ranked within 20th place at least once in the WT World Ranking between May 2018 andApril 2020;
Have advanced to round of 16 or higher at either WT World Taekwondo Championships(2019);Have advanced to quarter-finals or higher at either Continental Taekwondo Championships
held between May 2018 and April 2020 or at Continental Taekwondo Qualification
Tournament or;
Be the winner of national taekwondo championships held between May 2018 and April 2020.

QUALIFICATION PATHWAYQUALIFICATION PLACESThe qualification events are listed in hierarchical order of qualification.
An athlete can qualify a maximum of one (1) quota place for his/her NOC.
MEN / WOMEN
Number of
Quota Places

Qualification Events
Qualification through WT Olympic Ranking and WT Grand Slam Champions Series48

A maximum of one (1) athlete per weight division can be qualified from an NOC through WT
Olympic Ranking or WT Grand Slam Champions Series.
An NOC can qualify a maximum of 8 athletes, 4 male and 4 female, through the WT Olympic
Ranking or WT Grand Slam Champions Series

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WT Olympic Ranking:A total of 40 athletes (20 male and 20 female) will be qualified for the Olympic Gamesthrough the WT Olympic Ranking.
The top five (5) ranked athletes in each weight category on the WT Olympic Ranking whichreflected result until Grand Prix Final of December 2019 will qualify one (1) quota place eachfor their NOC for the Olympic Games.
In case of a tie in the number of WT Olympic Ranking points among qualifiers, the athlete
who won the ranking points at the higher graded events will receive the quota place. The
hierarchy of the grades is shown below:
Grade
20
12
8
4
2
1

Event
Olympic GamesWT World Taekwondo Championships
GP Final
GP Series, Continental Championships and Continental Multi-sport Games (4year cycle)
Universiade, CISM World Games & WT G2 Open tournaments
WT G1 Open Tournaments, Multi-sport Games other than Continental multigames with 4 year cycle, World Military Championships

WT Grand Slam Champions Series:
A total of 8 athletes (4 male and 4 female) will be qualified for the Olympic Games throughthe WT Grand Slam Champions Series.
The highest ranked athlete in each weight category on merit points standing of WT Grand
Slam Champions Series after the Grand Slam Champions Series of January 2020 will
qualify one (1) quota place each for their NOC for the Olympic Games.
In case of a tie in the number of merit point standing points among qualifiers, the athlete
who competed more number of World Taekwondo Grand Slam Champions Series including
qualification tournament will receive quota place.
Qualification through Continental Qualification Tournaments
A total of 72 athletes (36 male and 36 female) will be qualified for the Olympic Gamesthrough the five (5) Continental Qualification Tournaments, as per the table below.
Only NOCs which have qualified less than two (2) athletes per gender through the WT
Olympic Ranking or WT Grand Slam Champions Series can participate in the Continental
Qualification Tournaments.

72

If an NOC has qualified two (2) (or more) men and two (2) (or more) female athletes throughthe WT Olympic Ranking or WT Grand Slam Champions Series, it cannot participate inContinental Qualification Tournament unless it relinquishes quota places obtained throughthe WT Olympic Ranking or WT Grand Slam Champions Series in the respective gender.
Number of quota places by continent are represented in the table below:

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Continent
AfricaQualification places
16

Asia

16

Remarks
Highest placed 2 athletes perweight category
Highest placed 2 athletes perweight category

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Europe16

Oceania

8

Pan America

16

Total

72

Highest placed 2 athletes perweight category
Highest placed athlete per weightcategory
Highest placed 2 athletes perweight category

The Host NOC of the Olympic Games is not eligible to participate in the respective
continental qualification tournament.

HOST COUNTRY PLACESThe Host Country NOC may qualify the maximum number of quota places through the WT Olympic Ranking,or WT Grand Slam Champions Series as all other NOCs.
The Host Country is guaranteed up to a total of four (4) quota places, in case it qualifies less than four (4)quota places through the WT Olympic Ranking or WT Grand Slam Champions Series, as follows:-

Two (2) in men’s events and two (2) in women’s events, (with a maximum of one (1) athlete per event),
provided that the athletes meet the minimum eligibility requirements as detailed in Paragraph C.
Athlete Eligibility.

The Host Country is required to inform the WT of the weight categories that it wishes to participate in, by nolater than 31 January 2020.

TRIPARTITE COMMISSION INVITATION PLACES
Four (4) Tripartite Commission Invitation Places are made available to eligible NOCs at the Tokyo 2020
Olympic Games.
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Two (2) male and two (2) female quota places will be given to the weight categories which were notchosen as Host Country places by the Host NOC.
Athletes must meet the minimum requirements as detailed in Paragraph C. Athlete Eligibility.

On 14 October 2019, the International Olympic Committee will invite all eligible NOCs to submit their requests
for Tripartite Commission Invitation Places. The deadline for NOCs to submit their requests is 15 January
2020.
The Tripartite Commission will confirm, in writing, the allocation of invitation places to the relevant NOCs after
the end of the qualification period for the concerned sport.
Detailed information on Tripartite Invitation places is contained in the “Games of the XXXII Olympiad, Tokyo
2020 - Olympic Games Tripartite Commission Invitation Places - Allocation Procedure and Regulations”.

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CONFIRMATION PROCESS FOR QUOTA PLACES

After the 2019 Grand Slam Champions Series in January 2020, WT will publish the all qualifiers on its website
at www.worldtaekwondo.org and inform the respective NOCs of their allocated quota places. The NOCs willthen have 14 days to confirm if they wish to use the quota places.
Following each continental qualification tournament, the WT will publish the results on its website atwww.worldtaekwondo.org and inform the respective NOCs of their allocated quota places. The NOC willthen have 14 days to confirm if they wish to use these quota places, as detailed in paragraph H. Qualification
Timeline.

F.

REALLOCATION OF UNUSED QUOTA PLACESREALLOCATION OF UNUSED QUALIFICATION PLACES
If an allocated quota place is not confirmed by the NOC by the confirmation of quota place deadline or isdeclined by the NOC, the quota place will be reallocated as follows:-

If the quota place was obtained through the WT Olympic Ranking or WT Grand Slam Champion Series,
it will be reallocated to the NOC of the next highest ranked athlete in the same weight category basedon the WT Olympic Ranking which reflected result until Grand Prix Final of December 2019, respecting
the maximum number of athletes per NOC specified in paragraph B. Athletes Quota.

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If the quota place was obtained through a Continental Qualification Tournament, it will be reallocatedto the NOC of the next highest ranked athlete in the same weight division at the respective Continental
Qualification Tournament, respecting the maximum number of athletes per NOC specified in paragraph
B. Athletes Quota .

REALLOCATION OF UNUSED HOST COUNTRY PLACES
If the Host NOC has already qualified quota places through the WT Olympic Ranking or WT Grand SlamChampions Series, the number of Host Country places shall be reduced accordingly; the unused Host Country
places shall be reallocated through the Tripartite Commission Invitation Places.
The same process applies should the Host NOC decide not to use the available Host Country places or should
the selected athlete(s) by the Host NOC not meet the minimum eligibility requirements; these places shall bereallocated through the Tripartite Commission Invitation Places.

REALLOCATION OF UNUSED TRIPARTITE COMMISSION INVITATION PLACES
If the Tripartite Commission is not able to allocate a Tripartite Commission Invitation Place, it will be reallocatedto the NOC of the next highest ranked athlete in the same weight category based on the WT Olympic Ranking
which reflected result until Grand Prix Final of December 2019, respecting the maximum number of athletes
per NOC specified in paragraph B. Athletes Quota.

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QUALIFICATION TIMELINE

Date
6 – 7 December 20199 December 2019
TBD January
31 January 2019
2
weeks
after
WT
confirmation of quota
places to NOCs
31 January 2020
TBD 2020
TBD 2020
TBD 2020
TBD 2020
TBD 2020
Following
each
continental qualification
tournament
2
weeks
after
the
conclusionofeach
continental qualification
TBD 2020
In relation to end of
qualification period foreach sport
TBD 2020
6 July 2020

Milestone
Moscow 2019 WT Grand Prix Final
WT Olympic Ranking published
Wuxi 2019 WT Grand Slam Champions Series
WT to inform NOCs of their allocated quota places through the WT Olympic
Ranking or WT Grand Slam Champions Series
Deadline for NOCs to inform the WTF about the use of the quota placeobtained through the WTF Olympic Ranking
Deadline for Host Country NOC to confirm use of Host Country Places
European Qualification Tournament,
African Qualification Tournament,
Oceania Qualification Tournament,
Pan American Qualification Tournament,
Asian Qualification Tournament,
WT to inform NOCs of their allocated quota places through the Continental
Qualification Tournaments
Deadline for NOCs to inform WT about the use of the quota places obtainedat the Continental Qualification Tournament
Deadline for NOCs to submit their requests for Tripartite Commission
Invitation Places
The Tripartite Commission to confirm in writing the allocation of Invitation
Places to the NOCs
WTF to reallocate all unused quota places
Tokyo 2020 Sport Entries deadline

24 July – 9 August Olympic Games Tokyo 2020
2020

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