Taekwondo international competition
2017 World Taekwondo Grand Slam |
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Venue | Wuxi Taihu International Expo Center |
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Location | Wuxi, China |
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Dates | 30 December–20 January 2018 |
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Competitors | 96 |
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Total prize money | US$760,000 |
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The 2017 World Taekwondo Grand Slam is the 1st edition of the World Taekwondo Grand Slam series.[1]
Qualifications and seeding position
- In case of multi qualified athlete(s) as well as withdrawal of invitation among No.1 to No. 8 seeded athletes, the higher seeding position shall be assigned to athlete as mandatory.
- No.9 to No. 12 seeding are fixed position, and replacement for No.9 to No. 11 will be decided by the rules of Qualification Tournament for Wuxi 2017 WT Grand Slam Champions Series
- In case of multi qualified athlete(s) as well as withdrawal of invitation among No.1 to No.8 seeded athletes, following replacement rule shall apply:
1st Replacement
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By The Next Highest Ranked Athlete in Olympic Ranking of November 2017
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2nd Replacement
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By The Next Highest Ranked Athlete in Olympic Ranking of November 2017
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3rd Replacement
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By Recommendation of WT Technical Committee
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4th Replacement
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By Recommendation of WT Technical Committee
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5th Replacement or beyond
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By The Next Highest Ranked Athlete in Olympic Ranking of November 2017
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Events schedule
The competition was held every saturday since 30 December 2017 to 20 January 2018.[2]
Event Date
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Weight Division
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Men |
Women
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30 December 2017
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-80 kg |
+67kg
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6 January 2018
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-68 kg |
-67kg
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13 January 2018
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+80 kg |
-49kg
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20 January 2018
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-58 kg |
-57kg
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Medal summary
The team championships were also held in the same arena but for a different competition, called the World Cup Team Championships.[3][4][5]
Men
Women
Medal table
References