Taekwondo Canada announced today that it will not be sending the already selected team to the World Cup this September in Bangkok, Thailand. Explanations for this include concerns over the avian flu which is active in that region, and for the recent competition format change from five weight categories to the full eight WTF categories. This is a clear setback for the former team members, and Taekwondo Canada is working to ensure those athletes will not be penalized under the sparring point system.
The Canadian Taekwondo point system provides a current ranking of all athletes regardless of weight category or events attended. Competing and placing in national tournaments raises one’s points, which partly carry forward to the next competition year, and are used to select national teams and decide funding. Attending international events weigh heavily in the point system.
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