Poomsae made his debut at the 2019 Lima Pan American Competition where 46 medals were awarded. Author: taken from internet
Two days of kicks in the air, both in hand-to-hand combat and imaginary movements, will begin this Wednesday in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, hosting the 2023 Santiago de Chile Pan American Taekwondo Qualifiers. regional games.
The tournament, one of four major events on the discipline’s continental calendar this year, will take place at the Carioca I Arena, an impressive Brazilian sports venue that has hosted competitions in basketball, weightlifting, Olympic wrestling and Greco-Roman wrestling. jousting at the 2016 Olympics.
With a total of 200 athletes registered for the qualifier from across the region, the South American city will also host the 2023 Parapan American Games qualifier in Santiago; and on March 24, Pan-Am Series II will be held for athletes seeking points in the Olympic and Paralympic qualifications for Paris 2024.
According to the official website of the Pan American Taekwondo Union (PATU), in the Kyorugui modality, the top 12 taekwondo fighters of both sexes will receive a ticket to a multi-sport event in America. Women in the -49, -57 and -67 kg categories and men in -58, -68 and -80 kg.
Meanwhile, the top ten athletes in the +67kg weight category and the top ten athletes in the +80kg weight category will earn their spot in Santiago.
For its part, Poomsae, a specialty that will appear for the second time at the Pan American Games, in both the women’s and men’s competitions, as well as freestyle for couples, will be governed by a system of elimination and a single pass for the classification of eight. the best pairs of the continent, the pairs from which the participants in the individual competitions will come out.
Source: Juventud Rebelde