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ArticleFrontiers in sports and active living2026

Temporal structure of national vs. world-level taekwondo competitions: a time-motion analysis in taekwondo.

Hongwei Yan, Yuqiao Zhu, Hu Chen, Linguo Chen, Wang Ren, Qing Guo, Zhenghe Guo, HuiMeng Dong, Junli Yang, Qinjian Xu and 1 more

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Hongwei YanSport Coaching College, Beijing Sport University, Beijing, China.
Yuqiao ZhuSport Coaching College, Beijing Sport University, Beijing, China.
Hu ChenSport Coaching College, Beijing Sport University, Beijing, China.
Linguo ChenSport Coaching College, Beijing Sport University, Beijing, China.
Wang RenSport Coaching College, Beijing Sport University, Beijing, China.
Qing GuoSport Coaching College, Beijing Sport University, Beijing, China.
Zhenghe GuoSport Coaching College, Beijing Sport University, Beijing, China.
HuiMeng DongSport Coaching College, Beijing Sport University, Beijing, China.
Junli YangSport Coaching College, Beijing Sport University, Beijing, China.
Qinjian XuSport Coaching College, Beijing Sport University, Beijing, China.
Taining AnChina Sport and Health Research Institute, Beijing Sport University, Beijing, China.

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Purpose: International taekwondo competition has undergone substantial rule-driven intensification in recent years, yet empirical evidence regarding how Chinese athletes temporally adapt to these demands relative to global elites remains scarce. This study compared the temporal structure of the 2025 Chinese National Games (CNG) and 2025 Wuxi World Taekwondo Championships (WWC) to quantify differences in High intensity activities(HIA), Low intenisty activities(LIA), Referee pause(RP), and Effort: Pause(E:P) ratios. Methods: Time-motion analysis was used on 171 rounds (75 matches) of gold-medal bouts. A 41-indicator taxonomy was developed via the Delphi method and applied frame-by-frame by two certified referees (Cohen's Results: No between-tournament difference was found in round duration ( Conclusions: The discrepancy between domestic and international elite taekwondo lies in intensity distribution rather than total round duration. Chinese domestic competition exhibits lower temporal density. Training should extend high-intensity bout duration, compress recovery, emphasise multi-directional combinations, prioritise clinch-breaking and close-quarters tactics, and develop explosive kicking from static to dynamic states.

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competition intensityeffort-to-pause ratioperformance analysistaekwondotime motion analysis

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