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by administrador patutkdPATU Press (03.12.2023). Once again, the Dominican Republic welcomes the elite of continental taekwondo, this time to witness and host the Olympic and Paralympic qualification to Paris 2024 of competitors from the Americas in the framework of the Pan American Olympic Qualifier 2024, from April 9 to 10.
The event has been designated to be held at the Santo Domingo Volleyball Palace, this 2023 venue of the Pan American Cadet and Junior Championships, as well as the taekwondo tournament of the Central American and Caribbean Games.
The information was made official this December 1st by the Pan American Taekwondo Union, the entity presided over by LAE. Juan Manuel López Delgado, also vice-president of World Taekwondo.
"In our administration, the Dominican Republic has become a place of high organizational level, with a good experience in the past Pan American Championships in Punta Cana 2022 and this year hosted the Pan American Cadet and Junior Championships, which served as a rehearsal for this taekwondo sub venue in the framework of the Central American and Caribbean Games 2023," explains Lopez Delgado.
The Americas will be the closing Qualifier for all continents, in a circuit of events that starts in Africa (Dakar, Senegal February 10-11), continues in Europe (Sofia, Bulgaria March 9-10), and then continues the same month in Asia (Tai'an City, China March 15-16). On April 6, Oceania will hold its Olympic qualifying tournament in Honaira, Solomon Islands.
The Olympic Qualification system for Paris 2024 through the Continental tournaments will allow 16 competitors from the Pan American area (the finalists of each weight division) to qualify for the Olympic Games.
The same formula applies to Africa, Asia and Europe, while only eight athletes from Oceania will qualify through the Pre-Olympic.
The taekwondo tournament of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games will be held at the Grand Palais in Paris from August 7 to 10.
