World-class Taekwondo in London: £1.50 tickets for schools
The Mayor and GB Taekwondo are pleased to offer your students another chance to enjoy world-class sport for just £1.50 a ticket. From 19-22 October, the Copper Box Arena in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park will host the World Para Taekwondo Championships and the World Taekwondo Grand Prix. It’s the first time world-class Taekwondo has come to London since the summer of 2012.
Book now so your school doesn’t miss out on this incredible opportunity.
Ticket offer
Tickets for all sessions are available to London school groups for just £1.50 for all students and teachers/accompanying adults.
How to get this offer
You can book your tickets now by calling the Ticketmaster group line on 0844 248 5176 and quoting the password 'KICKING FOR GLORY', or if you have an enquiry please email [email protected]
What’s on?
19 October: The World Para Taekwondo Championships makes its UK debut ahead of its Paralympic debut at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games. Britain's top Paralympic star, Amy Truesdale, will take on the world's best as she battles for ranking points towards her first Paralympic Games. There’ll also be a host of fresh talent from the 2016 Fighting Chance initiative – including newcomers Lief Thobroe, Matt Bush and Joseph Lane.
Paralympic (combat) style Taekwondo is like the Olympic discipline where athletes wear protective jackets and headgear. Events will take place all day, across three competition areas for athletes with upper limb deficiency. Another two competition areas will feature Poomse categories. This is a non-contact form for athletes with a wider range of impairment.
Session times
20 - 22 October: The World Taekwondo Grand Prix will bring leading Olympians together to compete for valuable ranking points in the run up to Tokyo 2020. Big names to watch out for include Olympic medalists Jade Jones, Bianca Walkden and Lutalo Muhammad.
The world's top 250 Olympic level athletes in eight different weight categories will compete on three competition areas, over three days. They will wear the electronic body and head protector scoring system familiar from Olympic competition. Qualifying rounds take place in the morning and afternoon sessions, with a pre-show and finals on the evening of each day.
Session times
See full event details at: www.kickingforglory.com
How to get there
- The nearest Overground station is Hackney Wick (5-minute walk)
- The nearest Underground station is Stratford (15-minute walk)
- The 388 bus runs every 10 minutes from Stratford bus station to Blackfriars station and stops directly outside the Copper Box Arena (stops M & N)
- Stratford International station is just a 10-minute walk away
- St Pancras International and Kings Cross stations are just seven minutes away by train to Stratford International
To plan your journey visit TfL journey planner
If your school is registered with Transport for London’s free school party travel scheme you can apply as normal at
Find out more about TfL’s free school party travel scheme.
ArcelorMittal Orbit school discount
While you’re at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park why not visit the ArcelorMittal Orbit? Your students could enjoy breath-taking views from the 80m high viewing platforms. They could even challenge their classmates to a 40 second trip down the world`s tallest, longest and fastest tunnel slide (age and height restrictions apply).
Find out more at: www.arcelormittalorbit.com/school-groups/
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