The 2023 “Haikou Cup” China Taekwondo Open Concludes – Sports – China Engineering Network

Original title: 2023 “Haikou Cup” China Taekwondo Open Concludes

China News Service, Haikou, November 28th. The 2023 “Haikou Cup” China Taekwondo Open ended on the 27th at the NBA Haikou Basketball Training Center in the Mission Hills Division. Eight gold medals at the adult level were determined that day, all of which were won by Chinese players.

Photo provided by the organizer of the competition site

The men’s 87kg final is a rematch between two old rivals, Zhao Jiongpu of China’s Henan team and Tang Hao of China’s Shanxi team. Zhao Jiongpu is two meters tall, and although Tang Hao does not have an advantage in stature, he relies on his fast, accurate, ruthless and consistent close-quarters kicking and control of the offensive and defensive distance to win against tall opponents. On the contrary, it has more advantages. In this battle, Tang Hao still became the ultimate winner. Although Zhao Jiongpu failed to defeat this “hard hand”, he accumulated experience time and time again in the competition. After the game, he said that the next time he fights again, the victory will definitely belong to him.

Photo courtesy of the organizer of the award ceremony

One of the innovations of this tournament is that it takes advantage of Haikou’s local resource endowment and organizes the competition in two venues. In addition to the indoor arena at Mission Hills, an outdoor competition area has also been set up at the Sky Mountain Station, where Internet celebrities check in, in Haikou City, and Taekwondo free poomsae, an emerging event that combines music and dance moves, has been placed in the Sky Mountain Station. It is carried out on the sunken square of the mountain. The audience sat on the grass next to the square and enjoyed the charm of music, sports and dance.

The audience sat on the grass to watch the game. Photo provided by the organizer

Wang Ke, Secretary of the Party Leadership Group and Director of the Haikou Municipal Tourism, Culture, Radio, Television and Sports Bureau, said that Taekwondo should be labeled as an Internet celebrity and trend in Haikou. The holding of the “Haikou Cup” China Taekwondo Open has a greater significance for the development of Taekwondo than the sport itself. It is not only a manifestation of the fashion and trend of Taekwondo sports, but also an extension of Taekwondo sports culture. It is also a change in the development concept of Taekwondo sports and the Taekwondo sports lifestyle. The “Haikou Cup” China Taekwondo Open takes advantage of the sea breeze in Qiongzhou to bring a new landscape to the sport of Taekwondo.