Just like the wrestling and judo, the taekwondo venue for the London Olympics is also the ExCeL (pictured).
128 taekwondo participants of both sexes from 63 countries will participate in various matches of this event. This will mark the fourth summer Olympics that this sport is part of the Olympics, dating back to Sydney 2000.
There is really nothing regarding repeat winners on the men's side, but we all remember the bronze medal match at Beijing 2008 where Angel Matos kicked the ref during an injury timeout, and eventually the WTF gave him a lifetime suspension.
On the women's side, Chen Zhang is the only multiple winner in this Olympic event, winning back to back at Sydney 2000 and Athens 2004 in the women's 68kg+ category.
Looks as just about everyone from Beijing will return to compete in this event at London.
Who knows what's gonna happen at London.
Up next: a look at the boxing.
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