Taekwondo competition schedule
Venue : National Taipei University of Education Gymnasium
Date : 6-9 September 2009

Highlights:
September 6,2009:
10:00-12:00 : Preliminary Competition
13:00-14:00 : Semi-Final
14:00-15:30 : Repechages / third place
15:30-16:00 : Final
16:00-16:30 : Award presentation ceremony

Rules & Regulations - Taekwondo
Highlights:
5. EQUIPMENT
The body and head protector will be provided by the Organising Committee.

8.2. Participants
8.2.2. Contestants shall be the holder of Taekwondo Dan certificate issued by the Kukkiwon.
8.2.3. Age Eligibility
All taekwondo competitors must be at least 16 years old in 2009 (born in 1993 or before).

8.3. Entries
8.3.1. The preliminary registrations with an indication of the probable number of athletes in each event must be submitted to the Secretariat no later than 1 August 2008.
8.3.2. The final registrations with the names of each athlete indicating event entered must be submitted to the Secretariat no later than 1 August 2009. Such submissions may be made by telefax if followed by the official registration form.
8.3.3. No changes or additional entries will be accepted after 1 August 2009.

9.2. Duration of Contest
The duration of the contest shall be three rounds of two (2) minutes each, with a one (1) minute rest period between rounds.
In case of a tie score after the completion of the 3rd round, a 4th round of two minutes will be conducted as the sudden death overtime round, after a one (1) minute rest period following the 3rd round.
In case of a tie score in a final match for the champion, the 4th round of three minutes will be conducted with the sudden death overtime system. Any points, Gam-jeom, Kyong-go or superiority of the last three rounds shall not be calculated in the 4th round. When a contestant receives one time of Gam-jeom in the 4th round, the opponent shall be declared as the winner.

9.3. Weigh-in
Weigh-in of the contestants on the day of competition shall be completed on the previous day of the relevant competition.
During weigh-in, the male contest shall wear underpants. However, weigh-in may be conducted in the nude in the case that the contestant wishes to do so.

9.5.2 Duties
Referee
The referee shall declare "Shi-jak", "Keu-man", "Kal-yeo", "Kye-sok" and "Kye-shi", winner and loser, deduction of points, warnings and retiring. All the referees' declarations shall be made when the results are confirmed.

9.7. Clothing
The contestant shall wear the trunk protector, head protector, groin guard, forearm guards, shin guards, gloves and a mouthpieces before entering the contest area, worn beneath the Taekwondo uniform. The contest shall bring this WTF-approved protective equipment, as well as gloves and the mouthpieces, for his/her personal use. Wearing any item on the head other than the head protector shall not be permitted.

9.8. Hearing Aids
The use of any hearing aid/amplification or external cochlear implant parts are not permitted within the restricted zone area.

10. TECHNICAL MEETING
The Taekwondo technical meeting will be held on 5 September 2009 in Gong Cheng Complex in Taipei Municipal University of Education at 9:00. Each participating National Association may be represented by two officials, of whom at least one must be deaf and, if necessary, an interpreter.

General Rules & Regulations

Audiogram Regulations

Training Schedule (3 Sep 1pm - 2.30pm; 4 Sep 8am - 9.30am; 5 Sep 9.30am - 11am;)