Taekwondo is an Olympic sport that is contested at the summer Olympic games. It was introduced in the 1988 and 1992 Olympic games as a demonstration Sport. Both men and women compete in four events of each defined by seperate weight categories-
MEN’S DIVISION
| Flyweight | -58kg |
| Featherweight | -68kg |
| Middleweight | -80kg |
| Heavyweight | +80kg |
WOMEN’S DIVISION
| Flyweight | -49kg |
| Featherweight | -57kg |
| Middleweight | -67kg |
| Heavyweight | +67kg |