When to watch taekwondo during the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games

Taekwondo events will be held from Thursday, August 29 to Saturday, August 31 at the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games.

There are five weight classes for men and five for women. Paris marks only the second time the Korean form of martial arts has made an appearance at a Paralympic Games. It is also just the second combat sport to be included in the Paralympic program.

All athletes compete in the K44 category which includes athletes with unilateral arm amputation (or equivalent loss of function), or loss of toes which impact the ability to lift the heel properly.

Venue

Taekwondo Paralympic medals will be fought for inside Paris’ iconic Grand Palais, which sits adjacent to other monuments of the city such as the magnificent Pont Alexandre III bridge and the wide swaths of greenery at the Esplanade des Invalides.