Quota for Olympic Games increased
By WTF
Tuesday, February 07, 2006
The International Olympic Committee has decided to accept the request from the World Taekwondo Federation to increase the number of athletes by four - two additional men and two additional women - for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.
The decision was made at the IOC’s Executive Board meeting held on Feb. 5, 2006, in Turin, Italy.
With the decision, the WTF secured 128 quotas, including 66 for male athletes, for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.
Following the introduction of Oceania as a new region, the WTF requested a quota increase by additional two men and two women to balance the distribution of quota places across continents.
World and regional taekwondo qualification tournaments for the Beijing Olympic Games are scheduled to take place in 2007, with exact venues to be decided.
“These latest decisions will lead to an increase in the number of female athletes in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games by 128,” said the IOC. “This number will be included within the total number of 10,500 athletes.”
