Other top stories in Paris included the hometown run of France's Althea Laurin in the women's heavyweight class and 18-year ...

Since becoming an Olympic event, taekwondo has largely ditched its traditions, creating a split in the martial sport. At last weekend's British Open, more than 400 top competitors took part in a key ...

In taekwondo, athletes must fight head-to-head through a single-elimination bracket to reach the final. (Usa Today Sports, USA TODAY Network) Taekwondo returns for the 2024 Paris Games. Read on the ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Terry Gautreaux grew up in Independence, graduating from Blue Springs High School and Rockhurst University. Along the way, she also picked up an affinity for martial arts, which ...

The 2024 Olympics will continue the tradition of including combat sports, but there is one sport that has been put on the chopping block this time around. A competitor wins a judo match by throwing ...

Kimia Alizadeh Zenoorin (EOR, red) fights Hatice Kubra Ilgun (TUR, blue) in the women's 57kg taekwondo bronze medal match at the Tokyo Olympics. (Usa Today Sports, USA TODAY Network) Taekwondo returns ...

GENEVA (AP) — Russian athletes are set to compete again in taekwondo at next month's world championships, the sport’s governing body said Monday. The decision by World Taekwondo’s ruling council could ...

UFC wasted no time signing a Cuban fighter who knocked out his opponent in less than five seconds at Fury FC 84 on Sunday. Robelis "The Bad Boy" Despaigne certainly made his impression with UFC ...

Gold medallist Russia’s Sofia Pozdniakova celebrates on podium during the medal ceremony for the womens individual sabre during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Makuhari Messe Hall in Chiba City, ...