On Saturday, the men's team Baltic Sea Cup invitational tournament will be held in St. Petersburg. There are teams from Russia, Korea and Finland. Among taekwondo athletes, our country is represented by Teemu Heino (+80 kg), Petteri Kauppinen (-80 kg) and Juho Kostiainen (-68 kg). The team is strengthened by Sami Lahtinen (-58 kg), representing Loviisa Taekwondo. The team's coach is Sampo Pajulampi, and the delegation also includes the chairman of the Finnish Taekwondo Association, Markku Murto.
The competition is played in a cup system, team against team. According to preliminary information, there will be 6 teams and the best parts of the tournament will be seen on television (in St. Petersburg). The scoring devices are the new KP electronic scoring devices, which have been tested in Korea for a long time.