The
European Qualification Tournament for the 2012 London Olympic Games
will be held at the Palace of Martial Arts “Ak Bars” in Kazan, Russia on
Jan. 27, 2012 for a three-day run.
A
total of 120 athletes from 39 European countries will compete for 24
places for the taekwondo competition at the London Olympic Games. The
European Qualification Tournament is the 6th and last WTF qualification
tournament for the 2012 London Olympic Games.
To
better serve the increasing interest of the international media and
taekwondo fans around the world, the WTF live-streams this qualification
tournament on its advanced Web TV platform, www.wtf-taekwondo.tv, to deliver all the semifinals, 3rd-place determination matches and final matches, as well as some of the preliminaries. Click here to see the timetable of live straming.
The results of the three-day qualification tournament will be also posted in real time on the site of the result system. Click here to see live results.
The
upcoming event is expected to be very exciting as it was proven at the
World Qualification Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan in June 2011 where
European countries dominated the medal tally by gaining 11 of the 24
quota places.
The
traditional taekwondo powers, such as Spain, Turkey and Germany that
underachieved in Baku, are expected to maximize this last opportunity in
Kazan. Turkey won only one quota place in Baku, while Germany and Spain
failed to win any place.
Many
top-tier athletes, including Joel Gonzales of Spain, who ranks top in
the men's under 58kg of the WTF World Ranking and won the gold medal in
the 2009 and 2011 WTF World Taekwondo Championships, will be competing.
Another
noticeable athlete is Pacal Gentil of France, who won a bronze medal at
the 2000 Sydney and 2004 Athens Olympic Games. The seasoned veteran
will compete in the upcoming tournament with the hope of qualifying for
his third Olympic Games.
Through
the WTF’s qualification tournaments, including the upcoming European
tournament, the list of 120 qualified athletes for the London 2012
Olympic Games will be finalized. On top of this, the host country, Great
Britain, has been automatically awarded four places, while the other
four places will be allocated through the so-called “wild card”
invitations after a tripartite consultation among the WTF, the IOC and
the Association of National Olympic Committees. A total of 128 taekwondo
athletes will compete for their Olympic dream in London from Aug. 8 to
11, 2012.
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