Analysis: Tae kwon do becomes an official Olympic sport beginning with the 2000 Olympics

From: All Things Considered (NPR) | Date: June 15, 2000| Author: NOAH ADAMS, ROBERT SIEGEL | Copyright information


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06-15-2000

Analysis: Tae kwon do becomes an official Olympic sport beginning with the 2000 Olympics

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