1. TECHNICAL COMMITTEE
The technical committee will be composed of the ICSD Technical Director for Taekwondo and members appointed by the Organising Committee:

PARK Jung-bae ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________

- ICSD Technical Director - WTF Representative - WTF Representative - Sports Liaison Officer - Deaf Representative

2. PROTEST COMMITTEE

PARK Jung-bae ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________

- ICSD Technical Director - WTF Representative - WTF Representative - Sports Liaison Officer - Deaf Representative

3. EVENTS
The Taekwondo competitions will comprise the following events:

MEN	WOMEN
Under 58kg 58 - 68kg 68 - 80kg Over 80kg	Under 49kg 49 - 57kg 57 - 67kg Over 67kg

4. PARTICIPANTS

4.1. Age Eligibility
All taekwondo competitors must be at least 16 years old in 2013 (born in 1997 or before).

4.2. Each National Federation may enter maximum four (4) men and four (4) women with one contestant per weight category for the Deaflympics. No contestant is allowed to participate in more than one (1) weight category in one event.

4.3. Contestants shall be the holder of Taekwondo Dan certificate issued by the Kukkiwon.

4.4. A fine of USD $20 is levied on each non-starting athlete with the exception of those presenting a doctor's declaration that he/she should not be allowed to start.

5. REGISTRATION

5.1. The preliminary registrations with an indication of the probable number of athletes in each event must be submitted to the Secretariat no later than 1 August 2008.

5.2. The final registrations with the names of each athlete indicating event entered must be submitted to the Secretariat no later than 1 August 2009. Such submissions will be made via official online registration form or telefax followed by the official registration form.

5.3. No changes or additional entries will be accepted after 1 August 2009.

6. VENUES

6.1. Competition Venue
The Taekwondo competitions will take place at National Taipei University of Education Gymnasium on 3rd floor (3F).

6.2. Training Venue
The training venue will be the same as the competition venue on 1st floor (1F).

7. SCHEDULE

7.1. Competition Schedule
Refer to the competition schedule on the Games website.

7.2. Training Schedule
Refer to the training schedule on the Games website.

8. COMPETITION RULES AND REGULATIONS

8.1. Technical Organisation
ICSD is responsible for the technical organisation of the Taekwondo competitions.

8.2. Competition Rules
The Taekwondo competitions will be conducted in accordance with the Rules and Regulations of the WTF (version April 2005). In case of disagreement in the interpretation of the Rules and Regulations, the English text shall prevail. Unforeseen incidents not covered by the Rules and Regulations shall be dealt with as follows:

8.2.1. Cases of a general nature will be resolved in accordance with Deaflympics Regulations, General Technical Rules – Summer Deaflympics, and this Taekwondo Technical Regulations.

8.2.2. Technical questions related to competition rules shall be resolved according to the WTF Rules and Regulations.

Only athletes who comply with the Deaflympics Regulations are entitled to take part in the Deaflympics Taekwondo competitions.

8.3. Competition Equipment
The body and head protector will be provided by the Organising Committee. The competition area for the Deaflympics shall be installed on a platform 1m high from the base, and the outer part of the Boundary Line shall be over 2m wide, being inclined with a gradient of less than 30 degrees from point of over 2m from the boundary Line, for the safety of the contestants.

8.4. Competition Clothing
The contestant shall wear the trunk protector, head protector, groin guard, forearm guards, shin guards, gloves and a mouthpieces before entering the contest area. The groin guard, forearm guards and shin guards shall be worn beneath the Taekwondo uniform. The contest shall bring this WTF-approved protective equipment, as well as gloves and the mouthpieces, for his/her personal use. Wearing any item on the head other than the head protector shall not be permitted. Contestant will receive head to foot inspection before entering the contest area.

8.5. Draw
The drawing lots shall be conducted under control of the Technical Committee within two (2) days prior to the first competition.

8.6. Duration of Contest

• The duration of the contest shall be three rounds of two (2) minutes each, with a one (1) minute rest period between rounds.
• In case of a tie score after the completion of the 3rd round, a 4th round of two minutes will be conducted as the sudden death overtime round, after a one (1) minute rest period following the 3rd round.
• In case of a tie score in a final match for the champion, the 4th round of three minutes will be conducted with the sudden death overtime system. Any points, Gam-jeom, Kyong-go or superiority of the last three rounds shall not be calculated in the 4th round. When a contestant receives one time of Gam-jeom in the 4th round, the opponent shall be declared as the winner.

8.7. Officials

8.7.1. Judges, Referees and Recorder

8.7.1.1. Qualification
Judges and Referees shall be the holders of International Referee Certificate registered by the WTF.

8.7.1.2. Duties
Referee

• The referee shall have control over the match.
• The referee shall declare “Shi-jak”, “Keu-man”, “Kal-yeo”, “Kye-sok” and “Kye-shi”, winner and loser, deduction of points, warnings and retiring. All the referees’ declarations shall be made when the results are confirmed.
• The referee shall have the right to make decisions independently in accordance with the prescribed rules.
• The referee shall not award points.
• In case of a tie or scoreless match the decision of superiority shall be made by all refereeing officials after the end of the fourth round.

Judges

• The judges shall mark the valid points immediately.
• The judges shall sate their opinions forthrightly when requested by the referee.

Recorder

• The recorder shall time the contest and periods of time-out, suspension, and also shall record and publicize the awarded points, and /or deduction of points.

8.7.1.3. Responsibility for Judgment
Decision made by the referees and judges shall be conclusive and they shall be responsible to the Protest Committee for those decisions.

8.7.1.4. Uniform of the Refereeing Officials

• The referees and judges shall were the uniform designed by the WTF.
• The refereeing officials shall not carry or take any materials to the arena which might interfere with the contest.

8.7.2. Appointment
The Organizing Committee shall appoint an appropriate number of judges, referees, and recorders.

8.8. Weigh-in

• Weigh-in of the contestants on the day of competition shall be completed on the previous day of the relevant competition.
• During weigh-in, the male contest shall wear underpants and the female shall wear underpants and brassiere. However, weigh-in may be conducted in the nude in the case that the contestant wishes to do so.
• Weigh-in shall be made once, however one more weigh-in is granted within the time limit to the contestant who did not qualify the first time.
• So as not to be disqualified during official weigh-in, scales, the same as the official one, shall be provided at the contestants’ place of accommodation or at the arena for pre-weigh-in.

9. PROTESTS

9.1. Procedure for lodging a protest
All sport related protests will be resolved in accordance to the WTF Rules and Regulations and will be managed by the Taekwondo Protest Committee. Any official protest must be submitted in writing in English on the Official Deaflympics Protest Form. The form must be given to the ICSD Technical Director with USD $50 within 10 minutes after the pertinent contest.

The ICSD Technical Director will decide whether the protest is sporting related or eligibility related. The Taekwondo Protest Committee will review all sport related protests, and the ICSD Executive Committee will review all eligibility protests. The deposit of USD $50 will be returned to the appellant only if the protest is considered valid.

9.2. Procedures for reviewing a protest
The Taekwondo Protest Committee will meet in the Technical Directors office in Taipei at a time decided upon by the chairperson of the committee.

• The ICSD Technical Director will be the chairperson of the committee.
• The Sports Liaison Officer (SLO) will be responsible to book the meeting room and interpreters.
• The Sports Liaison Officer (SLO) will contact all committee members to inform them of the meeting time and location.
• The ICSD Technical Director will be responsible for liaising with the State Sports Association's Competition Manager.

The Sports Liaison Officer (SLO) will be responsible for informing Games Headquarters GHQ and the ICSD Technical Director will be responsible for informing ICSD Executive Committee about the protest and also the outcome of the protest.

10. CONTROL AND SANCTIONS

10.1. Hearing Aids
The use of any hearing aid/amplification or external cochlear implant parts are not permitted within the restricted zone area.

10.1.1. Restricted Zone Area
The restricted zone area is in effect from the time athletes enter on the competition area on 3rd floor (3F) during the warm-up and competition period.

10.1.2. Violation and Penalty
When this rule is violated, refer to Audiogram Regulations, Article 6: VIOLATIONS and PENALTIES.

10.2. Medical Control
Refer to General Technical Rules - Summer Deaflympics, Article 4 - CONTROL AND SANCTIONS.

11. TECHNICAL MEETING

11.1. Date and Location
The Taekwondo technical meeting will be held on 5 September 2009 in Gong Cheng Complex in Taipei Municipal University of Education at 9:00.

11.2. Attendance
Each participating National Federation may be represented by two officials, of whom at least one must be deaf and, if necessary, an interpreter.