Additional three athletes will don the pride of Southeast Asia as three countries successfully won tickets to the quadrennial meet in Tokyo.
Taekwondo athletes from all over Asia gathered in Amman, Jordan for 16 Olympic slots from 8 divisions (4 for male and 4 female).
Winning the ticket on the first day was Vietnam's Trương Thị Kim Tuyến in the women's -49kg. She qualified after winning over Kazkhstan's Fariza Aldangorova in the semifinals, 26-12.
In the second day and final day of the competition, Thailand's Ramnarong Sawekwiharee defeated Haroon Khan of Pakistan in the semifinals of in the Men's -58kg with the score of 32-to-26 and earned him one of the tickets of the said event.
The last athlete who qualified for Tokyo Olympics was Kurt Barbosa of the Philippines. After winning against Mongolian opponent in the quarter finals, he victoriously won over host Jordan's Zaid Al-Halawani in the men's -58kg semifinals. The come-from-behind win ended with the score of 50-49.
Aside from Vietnam, Thailand and the Philippines, other Southeast Asian countries like Cambodia and Timor Leste competed in the two-day qualifying event.
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