The World Taekwondo Grand Prix is a
taekwondo
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competition introduced by the
World Taekwondo Federation
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in 2013 to provide a homogeneous system for qualification to the
Olympic taekwondo tournament. It consists of four competitions per year in each Olympic weight category event. Olympic events occur at approximately half the weight classes as WTF-organised tournaments.
Venues
The most common format of the event has been a series of three Grand Prix, followed by a Grand Final. The
first Grand Prix in 2013, and
the event in 2016, were single leg competitions, while the
2018 edition had a 4th Grand Prix leg before the Grand Final. The original Grand Prix was held in
Manchester, England
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, recognising the sport's popularity in the United Kingdom, and Manchester remains the most visited venue, with 5 Grand Prix events, while the United Kingdom is also the most visited country, with six events. Russia, Mexico and Italy have also hosted multiple legs.
The 2020 event was to be a single event in
Cancún
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, but was cancelled due to the Covid pandemic, while the 2021 event was abandoned for the same reason, without being officially arranged. The event returned in
Rome
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for an eighth season in
2022
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All-time medal table
All-time medal count as World Taekwondo Grand Prix Final Riyadh 2022
Multiple gold medalists
The table shows those who have won at least three gold medals. As of Riyadh 2022
;Men
;Women
See also
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World Taekwondo Championships
The World Taekwondo Championship is held every two years by World Taekwondo.
Competitions
1 Wuxi, China, was originally selected to host the 2021 World Taekwondo Championships. Due to the impact of the Global COVID-19 pandemic, Wuxi gave u ...
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World Cup Taekwondo Team Championships
References
Official website
External links
World Taekwondo Federation
{{International Taekwondo competitions
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World Taekwondo Grand Prix