[By NBC-1TV K, Y Yi] ROME, Italy (Jun 2, 2022) - World Taekwondo President Chungwon Choue visited the Pontifical Council of Culture of the Vatican on June 2 to meet with the Secretary, S.E.R. Mons. Paul Tighe and seven students who are training in Taekwondo in the seminary. Vatican Taekwondo was recognised as an official Member National Association of World Taekwondo in November 2021 and has had a strong connection with the sport in recent years. The Federazione Italiana Taekwondo (FITA) partnered with the Saint Pius X Institute of Vatican City to organize a Taekwondo course for the students o
[By NBC-1TV K, Y Yi] The eagerly anticipated World Taekwondo Grand Prix will return in spectacular fashion on 3-5 June as the world’s best Taekwondo athletes will come together in Rome to battle it out for the coveted Grand Prix title. The Roma 2022 Grand Prix will mark the first time since the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 that so many of the world’s best Taekwondo athletes have competed against each other in person. The star-studded line up in the Italian capital will feature a host of Olympic medallists from Tokyo 2020, including gold medallists Vito Dell'Aquila (ITA), Ulugbek Rashitov (UZB), An
[By NBC-1TV K Y Yi] LAUSANNE, Switzerland (May 12, 2022) - The World Taekwondo Council today awarded the city of Baku, Azerbaijan the 2023 World Taekwondo Championships during an Extraordinary meeting at the Olympic House in Lausanne. Baku presented its bid to the Council during the meeting alongside Wuxi, China. The World Championships will be particularly special as they will fall on the 50th anniversary of World Taekwondo. The exact dates will be confirmed in due course. IOC President Thomas Bach attended the meeting and heard a number of key reports from the Council. World Taekwondo Presid
By NBC-1TV K, Y Yi] GOYANG, Korea (April 24, 2022) – World Taekwondo has held a total of 12 World Poomsae Championships since the inaugural event in 2006 - and following their victory in Goyang today, Team Korea has won every one of them. At the close of the Goyang 2022 World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships, with four days of competition over and done, Korea had won 20 gold medals, followed by Chinese Taipei with four, Spain and USA with three each. The top teams of the event were named as Korea, followed by Chinese Taipei, USA, Spain and Iran. In addition to the countries mentioned above, Den
[By NBC-1TV K, Y, Yi] GOYANG, Korea (April 22, 2022) - It was another day of thrills and spills, spins and flips, tricks and kicks as the Goyang 2022 World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships stormed on. At the end of the day, host country Korea was leading the medal tables with 16 golds, followed by Chinese Taipei with four, and Spain and USA with three each.The day’s schedule was not as packed as the multiplicity of finals that were contested on Day 2. However, the atmosphere was even more electric. Day 3 was a Saturday. The venue, the KINTEX exhibition in Goyang, is a popular spot for weekend g
[By NBC-1TV K, Y Yi] GOYANG, Korea (April 22, 2022) - The Goyang 2022 World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships got into full swing today, after mainly preliminaries and the opening ceremony on Day 1. At the end of the day, host country Korea was leading the medal tables with 11 golds, followed by Chinese Taipei with three, and Spain and USA with two each. Multiple categories were in play – recognized and freestyle, male and female, individuals and teams, mixed and pairs. With the creative categories offering musical accompaniment, the sound system got a workout as the huge venue echoed to the sou
[By NBC-1TV K, Y Yi] GOYANG, Korea (Apr 22, 2022) – For Chenbo Chang, Poh Yeh and Muen Chiou, the three members of Chinese Taipei Under 30 Male Team for recognized Poomsae, unity was the ingredient that delivered gold. “All of us are individuals, we have different styles, but as a team, we needed to get rid of some of our specialties,” said Chiou, 23. “We spent a lot of time developing the chemistry.” While all are – obviously – elite Poomsae players, the central issue for the team was coordination: Moving as a single well-oiled machine, rather than three individuals. “How to perform as a team
[By NBC-1TV K,Y Yi] GOYANG, Korea (Apr 21, 2022) - The record-breaking World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships began in Goyang today with female athletes in the recognized team over 30 and recognized single under 65 kicking off the tournament in style and showcasing athletes of all ages can excel in Poomsae. In the women’s recognized team over 30, it was the team from Korea, comprising M. Kim, Y.S Choi, and M.J Jang, who took the gold medal, with USA claiming silver and Brazil and Mexico sharing bronze. In the women’s under 65, Barbara Brand of the USA saw off the challenge of Belgium’s Vera Moe