Taekwondo and Athletics on Penultimate Day

Thirty medals are available on the penultimate day of competition.

We are going to see the Sarah Stevenson in the preliminary rounds of the Taekwondo in the morning, and then returning to the Olympic Stadium for the final day of Athletics, which includes the 4 x 400m relays.

Athletics	7 (Men's Javelin, Women's High Jump, Men's 800m, Women's 1500m, Men's 5000m, Women's 4 x 400m Relay, Men's 4 x 400m Relay)
Baseball	1 (Men's Team)
Basketball	1 (Women's Team)
Boxing	5 (Men's Fly Weight -51kg, Men's Feather Weight -57kg, Men's Light Welter Weight -64kg, Men's Middle Weight -75kg, Men's Heavy Weight -91kg)
Canoe - Flatwater	6 (Men's K1 500m, Men's C1 500m, Women's K1 500m, Men's K2 500m, Men's C2 500m, Women's K2 500m)
Cycling - Mountain Bike	1 (Men's Cross Country)
Diving	1 (Men's 10m Platform)
Football	1 (Men's Team)
Handball	1 (Women's Team)
Hockey	1 (Men's Team)
Gymnastics - Rhythmic	1 (Individual All-Around)
Table Tennis	1 (Men's Singles)
Taekwondo	2 (Women's Over 67kg, Men's Over 80kg)
Volleyball	1 (Women's Team)

Tim Brabants will be amongst the favorites in the Men's K1 Canoe 500m.

Sarah Stevenson has been World Champion in the Heavyweight division of Taekwondo.

In the Stadium, the Athletics Women's 4x400m Relay team of Lee McConnell, Christine Ohuruogu , Nicola Sanders , Vicki Barr and Donna Fraser could also be in medal contention.

Bradley Saunders is a medal contender in the Light welterweight (-64kg) division. Bantamweight (-54kg) Joe Murray is another possibility for a medal.

Taekwondo Team for Beijing 2008

The British Olympic Association (BOA) have selected the Taekwondo members of Team GB for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.

Michael Harvey was named ahead of Tyrone Robinson for the -58kg event, despite the fact that Robinson had earned the quota slot.

Athlete	Event	Final
Michael Harvey	Men’s -58kg	20 August
Aaron Cook	Men’s -80kg	22 August
Sarah Stevenson	Women’s +67kg	23 August

Cook wins Gold at World Juniors

Aaron Cook won the Gold Medal at the World Junior Championship in Izmir, Turkey.

Medals in the Men's -78kg category

Gold Medal : Cook Aaron (Great Britain)
Silver Medal : Yeong Rae Shin (Korea)
Bronze Medals : Keles Celal (Turkey) & Xinwei Wang (China)

The Taekwondo Men’s -80kg category takes place on 22nd August 2008.

Four European Taekwondo medals

Tyrone Robinson won a bronze medal in the Men’s -58kg category at the European Taekwondo Championships in Rome, Italy.

Caroline Fisher won a silver medal in the -51Kg weight category after losing to Brigitte Yague of Spain by 7-2 in the final.

Louise Mair won a bronze medal in the -47Kg weight category.

Martin Stamper won a silver medal in the -62kg weight category. Stamper lost 4-0 to the experienced German Levent Tuncat in the final.

The Taekwondo Men’s -58kg category takes place on 20th August 2008.

Michael Harvey wins Taekwondo Silver

Michael Harvey won the Silver Medal at the Dutch Open to stake a claim to the Olympic place won by Tyrone Robinson at the European Taekwondo Olympic Qualification Tournament.

There were also medals for other competitors where Britain has Olympic places;

• Sarah Stevenson won gold in the -72kg category.
• Aaron Cook won bronze in the -78kg category.

Other medals went to;

• Louise Mair won gold in the -49kg category
• Adam Corrigan won silver -84kg category
• Davoud Etiminani won bronze –72kg category

The Taekwondo Men’s -58kg category takes place on 20th August 2008.

Cook wins Bronze in Olympic Qualification Tournament

Aaaron Cook secured a quota pace in the Taekwondo at the European Taekwondo Olympic Qualification Tournament in Istanbul, Turkey.

Louise Mair, from Elgin, missed out on qualification by one point as she was beaten in her bronze medal match of the -49kg category, by the German Sumeyye Gulec.

Qualifiers in the Men's -80kg category

1st : Bahri Tanrikuku (Turkey)
2nd : Rashad Ahmadov (Azerbaijan)
3rd : Aaron Cook (Great Britain)

The Taekwondo Men’s -80kg category takes place on 22nd August 2008.

Robinson wins quota place for Team GB

Tyrone Robinson secured a quota pace in the Taekwondo at the European Taekwondo Olympic Qualification Tournament in Istanbul, Turkey.

Qualifiers in the Men’s -58kg category

1st : Pedro Miguel Moreira Povoa (Portugal)
2nd : Tyrone Robinson (Great Britain)
3rd : Juan Antonio Ramos Sanchez (Spain)

The Taekwondo Men’s -58kg category takes place on 20th August 2008.

Taekwondo star qualifies for Beijing

Sarah Stevenson qualified for Beijing by taking the Silver medal at the World Taekwondo Olympic Qualification Event in Manchester, England.

The women's over 67kg Competition takes place on the 23rd August

Day 15 - 23rd August 2008

Thirty medals are available on the penultimate day of competition.

Athletics	7 (Men's Javelin, Women's High Jump, Men's 800m, Women's 1500m, Men's 5000m, Women's 4 x 400m Relay, Men's 4 x 400m Relay)
Baseball	1 (Men's Team)
Basketball	1 (Women's Team)
Boxing	5 (Men's Fly Weight -51kg, Men's Feather Weight -57kg, Men's Light Welter Weight -64kg, Men's Middle Weight -75kg, Men's Heavy Weight -91kg)
Canoe - Flatwater	6 (Men's K1 500m, Men's C1 500m, Women's K1 500m, Men's K2 500m, Men's C2 500m, Women's K2 500m)
Cycling - Mountain Bike	1 (Men's Cross Country)
Diving	1 (Men's 10m Platform)
Football	1 (Men's Team)
Handball	1 (Women's Team)
Hockey	1 (Men's Team)
Gymnastics - Rhythmic	1 (Individual All-Around)
Table Tennis	1 (Men's Singles)
Taekwondo	2 (Women's Over 67kg, Men's Over 80kg)
Volleyball	1 (Women's Team)

Tim Brabants will be amongst the favorites in the Men's K1 500m. Sarah Stevenson has been World Champion in the Heavyweight division of Taekwondo, whilst the Men's and Women's 4x400m Realy teams could also be in medal contention.

Day 12 - 20th August 2008

Twelve medals are available on 20th August.

Athletics	3 (Women's Hammer Throw, Men's 200m, Women's 400m Hurdles)
Basketball
Baseball
Beach Volleyball
Boxing
Canoe - Flatwater
Cycling - BMX
Diving	1 (Men's 3m Springboard)
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Handball
Hockey
Sailing	2 (Men's Windsurfer, Women's Windsurfer)
Softball
Swimming	1 (Women's 10km Marathon)
Table Tennis
Taekwondo	2 (Women's Under 49kg, Men's Under 58kg)
Volleyball
Water Polo
Wrestling	2 (Men's Freestyle 66kg, Men's Freestyle 74kg)

Youngster Aaron Cook is an outside chance for a medal on the first day of the Taekwondo competition.

Cook wins Taekwondo Gold at Youth Olympics

Aaron Cook battled through the heat to win taekwondo gold in the men's 63-73kg category at the Australian Youth Olympics.

The 16-year-old Aaron Cook has fond memories of Australia as he also won gold at the 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games.

Britiish Competitors also won medals in ther Men's 48 - 55kg Division (Silver - Jonathan Gayle) and Women's 48 - 55kg Division (Bronze - Stella Whitehead).

Teams from Australia, China, Chinese Taipei, Oceania, and New Zealand are competing in the Taekwondo events in Sydney.

Medal chances

Events that we are considering seeing for the chance of seeing a British medal.

• Archery (specific events)
• Athletics (specific events)
• Badminton (Mixed doubles)
• Canoe/Kayak - Slalom (specific events)
• Cycling - Road Race (Women's road race)
• Cycling - Track (specific events)
• Diving (specific events)
• Gymnastics - Artistic (specific events)
• Hockey (Women's finals)
• Judo (specific categories)
• Rowing (specific events)
• Swimming (specific events)
• Taekwondo (specific categories)