Taekwondo mixed team event debuts as an Olympic medal event... Debut at youth competition
Quick Look
- At the 2026 Dakar Summer Youth Olympics, the Taekwondo mixed team event was held as an Olympic medal event for the first time.
- Jordan won gold, Turkye and Mexico won silver and bronze medals, and Korea won one gold and one bronze medal in the individual event.
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Why It Matters
Taekwondo mixed team competition was introduced as a demonstration event at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and the 2024 Paris Olympics, and was officially held for the first time as an Olympic medal event at the 2026 Dakar Summer Youth Olympics. The IOC Executive Committee approved the competition events and athlete quotas for the 2024 Dakar Youth Olympic Games, and Taekwondo has prepared a total of 11 medal events, including 10 individual events and a mixed team event.
The Taekwondo mixed team event made its historic debut as an Olympic medal event.
The 2026 Dakar Summer Youth Olympic Games Taekwondo mixed team event was held at Complex Iba Mar Diop Stadium in Dakar, Senegal, on the 12th (local time).
Although it is a youth stage, this is the first time that the mixed team event has been held as an official event with a medal at the Olympics.
It was previously introduced as a demonstration sport at the 2020 Tokyo and 2024 Paris Olympics.
The World Taekwondo Federation (WT) commented on the Olympic debut of the mixed team event, saying, "It is a milestone that shows the development and diversity of the Taekwondo game, and an opportunity to show that Taekwondo is reaching a wide range of young generations around the world."
28 players from 7 countries (Germany, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Mexico, Senegal, Tunisia, and Turkye) participated in this competition.
The mixed team event, in which teams of four men and two men each compete, showcased the new charm of Taekwondo with team strategies and game flow that were different from individual games.
Jordan won the gold medal in this competition, while Turkye and Mexico took the silver and bronze medals.
Jordan's Abdalla Al-Zawahra in the men's 63kg class and Ahmad Aldahamsheh in the men's 73kg class, who previously won gold medals in the individual event, won the mixed team event and became the first team in Olympic taekwondo history to win two gold medals.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Committee approved the events and athlete quotas for the 2024 Dakar Youth Olympic Games.
Taekwondo has a total of 11 medal events, including 10 individual events and a mixed team event. This is the third largest number of medals out of 25 sports, following track and field and swimming.
Korea won one gold medal and one bronze medal in the individual competition held earlier in this competition. Lee Si-woo (Pohang Heunghae High School) won the gold medal in the women's 49kg class, and Jang Jun-won (Gangwon Physical Education High School) won the bronze medal in the men's 73kg class.
IOC President Kirsty Coventry visited the Taekwondo Stadium on the 10th and watched the finals with WT President Cho Jung-won and others.
Open Questions
- What are the specific game formats and scoring standards for mixed team competitions?
- Are there any plans for the mixed team event to be adopted as an official event in the future adult Olympics?
