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What is Virtual Taekwondo? All you need to know about the sport making its Asian games debut in Aichi-Nagoya
Virtual Taekwondo is one of the six sports making its debut at the Asian Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya. The event will be played on October 2.
One of the six sports making its debut at the Asian Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan is a virtual taekwondo, The mixed-gender event will feature 16 athletes from Asia competing for three podium finishes, in a straight knockout tournament at the Toyohashi Gymnasium on October 2.
It was approved by the Olympic Council of Asia in June 2026, thus becoming the first-ever virtual sport at the Asian Games. The traditional taekwondo - which is a Korean martial art and combat sport involving primarily kicking techniques and punching - is also among the 43 sports to be played at the Asian Games this year.
Unlike the traditional taekwondo, the virtual version is a non-contact and a digitised regular sport. In Virtual Taekwondo, players use VR (virtual reality) headsets and motion -tracking devices which are attached to different parts of the body.
