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Relative Age Effect Presence among Taekwondo Athletes in Youth Olympic Games

Aim of this investigation is analysis of relative age effect on success in taekwondo. Research is conducted on sample composed of Youth Olympic games competitors (n=100), both male and female, on Youth Olympic games held 2018. Data composed of birth dates, weight categories and sex were collected. According to the criterion of chronological age, sub-surveys of subjects were formed: a) 2001, and b) 2002. By applying the χ2- squared test, statistically significant differences were found (χ 2 = 9.000 ; p = 0, 0027) between observed and expected frequencies per year of birth. Results showed that 65 % of competitors were born in 2001, and 35 % of them 2002 which means that most participants born in 2001 are potentially up to 12 months older than their opponents born in 2002.

RAE ; taekwondo ; age ; Youth Olympic ; success

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