How do athletes win by knockout in Olympic taekwondo? When a contestant is knocked down, the referee begins a 10-second count, as in boxing. In taekwondo, a person is knocked down if any part of the ...

That said, he doesn’t think much of Despaigne’s striking despite the Cuban’s Olympic bronze medal in taekwondo and multiple lightning-quick knockouts in MMA. “Not taking anything away from ...

Taekwondo has been on the full Olympic programme ... Athletes can also win a match by knockout (with a 10-second count from the referee) but this is rare. South Korea are the most successful ...