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The Paris Grand Prix brought together 238 athletes, with 230 matches and 515 rounds recorded. These numbers offer a technical picture that the medal table cannot show: where points came from, which categories recorded more scoring activity and how much penalties contributed.

According to the tournament’s statistical summary, 1,682 body kicks and 594 head kicks were recorded. Of these 2,276 actions, body kicks accounted for 73.9% and head kicks for 26.1%: around 2.8 body kicks for every head kick.

Body kicks led in number; head kicks were worth more per action

Counting hits is only part of the picture. Head kicks were less common in the records, but their share increases when their point value is considered.

The document separates two-point body kicks from three-point head kicks and also lists their technical bonuses. The summary shows 55 bonuses for body kicks and 23 for head kicks. These are bonus awards, not additional kicks, and should not be counted as separate actions.

Multiplying these counts by the point values listed in the results book gives 3,474 points associated with body kicks and 1,851 with head kicks, including bonuses. Head kicks therefore rise from 26.1% of recorded kicks to 34.8% of their calculated point value. This comparison includes only kicks and their bonuses; it does not reconstruct the tournament’s actual total score.

From a sporting perspective, body kicks were the main source of points, while head kicks delivered more points per recorded action. This helps explain how scores were built, without confusing scoring frequency with the accuracy or sensitivity of the electronic protectors.

The lighter weights recorded the most scoring activity

Looking only at totals can be misleading because the categories did not have the same number of matches or rounds. A more useful comparison is the number of recorded kicks per round.

The breakdown below uses the published summary and combines actions from both athletes. Technical bonuses are not counted as extra kicks.

Men -58 kg

• Body kicks: 258
• Head kicks: 93
• Recorded kicks per round: 5.32

Women -49 kg

• Body kicks: 249
• Head kicks: 128
• Recorded kicks per round: 5.31

Men -68 kg

• Body kicks: 241
• Head kicks: 92
• Recorded kicks per round: 5.05

Women -57 kg

• Body kicks: 208
• Head kicks: 61
• Recorded kicks per round: 4.34

Women -67 kg

• Body kicks: 221
• Head kicks: 70
• Recorded kicks per round: 4.28

Men +80 kg

• Body kicks: 181
• Head kicks: 73
• Recorded kicks per round: 4.16

Men -80 kg

• Body kicks: 182
• Head kicks: 43
• Recorded kicks per round: 3.81

Women +67 kg

• Body kicks: 142
• Head kicks: 34
• Recorded kicks per round: 2.84

Women’s -49 kg had the highest total, with 377 recorded kicks, and the most head kicks, with 128. After accounting for rounds, however, it was almost level with men’s -58 kg: 5.31 versus 5.32. The gap is too small to describe either category as clearly more active.

In women’s -49 kg, around one in every three recorded kicks was to the head, the highest share among the eight categories. In contrast, that share was close to one in five in men’s -80 kg and women’s +67 kg.

Greater body weight did not always mean less scoring activity. Men’s +80 kg recorded more head kicks and more kicks per round than men’s -80 kg. Each division therefore needs to be considered on its own.

These figures describe kicks listed in the scoring statistics, not every kick attempted. The document does not show which category attempted the most kicks or had the highest scoring success rate.

Penalties also contributed to the score

The penalties section shows 526 one-point Gam-jeom entries and 245 two-point entries, for a total of 771 recorded penalties. Across 230 matches, this is an average of 3.35 per match, counting both athletes.

Using the values listed on the match sheets, those counts are equivalent to 1,016 penalty points in the summary-based calculation. Two-point penalties make up around 31.8% of all penalties, but account for 48.2% of their total point value.

Men’s -58 kg had the highest average number of penalties per match: 136 across 29 matches, or about 4.69 per match. Women’s +67 kg had 67 across 28, an average of about 2.39.

These figures show how often penalties appeared, but they do not measure how many matches were «decided by the referee» or the quality of the referee’s decisions. The summary does identify four rounds that ended under R-PUN: two in women’s -49 kg and two in women’s -67 kg. This is a different measure from simply counting penalties.

Video replay: nearly three in ten requests were accepted

The tournament recorded 101 Instant Video Replay requests: 30 accepted and 71 rejected. The acceptance rate was 29.7%. Separately, there were 13 technical reviews, with eight accepted and five rejected.

These figures help describe how the review process was used. However, the summary does not provide enough detail on the reasons for each request to say whether accepted reviews concerned undetected hits, penalties, bonuses or other situations. Thirty accepted requests cannot automatically be treated as thirty electronic system failures or refereeing errors.

Korea led in total points; Hungary stood out in points per appearance

To compare countries, a separate total was calculated using the points in the P column for each round, rather than the Total Score field, which shows the match result in rounds. This distinction matters: a 2-0 win is not the same as scoring two points.

Adding the figures from all 230 match sheets produces the following leading delegations by total points:

South Korea

• Athletes: 15
• Match appearances*: 38
• Total points: 703
• Points per appearance: 18.50

Hungary

• Athletes: 7
• Match appearances*: 20
• Total points: 458
• Points per appearance: 22.90

Iran

• Athletes: 7
• Match appearances*: 20
• Total points: 382
• Points per appearance: 19.10

Uzbekistan

• Athletes: 9
• Match appearances*: 24
• Total points: 362
• Points per appearance: 15.08

China

• Athletes: 14
• Match appearances*: 32
• Total points: 361
• Points per appearance: 11.28

Brazil

• Athletes: 10
• Match appearances*: 22
• Total points: 328
• Points per appearance: 14.91

Spain

• Athletes: 14
• Match appearances*: 26
• Total points: 327
• Points per appearance: 12.58

Russia

• Athletes: 10
• Match appearances*: 19
• Total points: 307
• Points per appearance: 16.16

Calculated from the match sheets. One appearance means one athlete listed on one match sheet; recorded WDR results are included. Points are those shown on the scoreboard, including points awarded for an opponent’s penalties.

Total points and averages tell different stories. Korea led with a 15-athlete delegation, while Hungary scored 458 points with seven athletes and had the highest average per appearance in this count, at 22.90.

Neither measure alone ranks technical efficiency. Weight categories, opponents, rounds completed and progress through the draw all have an effect. In fact, Brazil and Iran each finished with two gold medals, while Korea won one. Leading the points total is not the same as leading in titles.

One match, 131 points, and a notable detail about punches

Individual match sheets also tell stories that averages can hide. In the women’s -49 kg round of 16, Alisa Angelova and Elif Sude Akgul scored a combined 131 points across three rounds: 67 for Angelova and 64 for Akgul. Angelova advanced by two rounds to one; the points total does not replace that official result.

That match recorded 20 head kicks between the two athletes, along with 28 body kicks. It shows how one contest can combine a high number of body kicks with a strong presence of head kicks.

Punches provide another contrast. The summary records 179 across the tournament, and women’s +67 kg had the most, with 30, close to its 34 head kicks. That comparison concerns the number of actions, not their point value.

Overall, Paris presents a picture of competition with clear differences between divisions: body kicks were more common, head kicks had a greater relative value in points, and penalties made a measurable contribution. These statistics help explain how points were scored.

Assessing the reliability of the electronic protectors requires a further study of both what happened and what was not recorded.

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