[By NBC-1TV K, Y Yi] GOYANG, Korea (Apr 20, 2022) - The World Taekwondo Council today confirmed during an Extraordinary Meeting that Maldives has become the 212th member of the World Taekwondo family as the sport continues to grow and develop around the world. The hybrid meeting was held ahead of the World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships in Goyang with a welcome dinner held ahead of the meeting for those members attending in-person. The Championships is being hosted in-person for the first time since 2018 and as the largest ever, will showcase the growth of Poomsae over the past four years. Wo
By NBC-1TV K, Y Yi] SEOUL, Korea (Apr 19, 2022) - The Goyang 2022 World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships is set to get underway on April 21-24 as a record 760 athletes and 224 officials from 63 countries will take part in the event after a four-year break. The event was last held in Taipei 2018 with the 2020 edition cancelled due to COVID-19 and the world’s best athletes will soon be gathering at the International Exhibition Center (KINTEX) in Goyang City to showcase their talents to the world. During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, Poomsae rose dramatically in popularity as World Taekwond
[By NBC-1TV K, Y Yi] Following the deadline for applications for the Goyang 2022 World TaekwondoPoomsae Championships, a record 784 athletes and 194 officials from 62countries (Asia 20, Europe 21, the Americas 14, Africa 7, Oceania 1) are set toparticipate at the event. Countriessuch as Belgium, Canada, Chinese Taipei, Denmark, France, Mexico, Niger, SaudiArabia, Peru, and the USA will be represented at the event which will be heldat the Korea International Exhibition Center (KINTEX) in Goyang City from 21 to24 April. It is the largest number of participating countries since theinaugural editi
[By NBC-1TV K, Y Yi] AMMAN, Jordan (Mar 19, 2022) - The inaugural Hope and Dreams Taekwondo Championships concluded on Saturday evening. The event was held at the Prince Rashid Bin Al-Hassan Hall in Al-Hussein Youth City, Jordan, and was organized by the Humanitarian Taekwondo Foundation (THF) in cooperation with the Jordanian Taekwondo Federation. More than 200 athletes participated from the Azraq and Zaatari refugee camps, as well as refugees training in clubs around Jordan. The Tokyo Olympics mats were used for the championships. The tournament aimed to provide refugee players with a tourna
[By NBC-1TV K, Y Yi] PARIS, France (Mar. 15, 2022) - The Taekwondo Humanitarian Foundation (THF) in collaboration with the French Taekwondo Federation (FFTDA) today announced its sport for protection programme which will form part of “Terrains d’Avenir” and aims to support young refugees in France through Taekwondo. The programme was presented by THF Chairman Chungwon Choue to the French Sports Minister Roxana Maracineanu and representative of the Olympic Refuge Foundation (ORF) during a THF training session in Gentilly, France. The programme is designed to empower girls through Taekwondo and
[By NBC-1TV K, Y Yi] SEOUL, Korea (Mar. 7, 2022) - World Taekwondo President Chungwon Choue today received an honorary doctorate in science from Dankook University in Yongin, Korea in recognition of his dedication to the global development of Taekwondo and peace through sport, which is closely aligned with the university’s tenet of truth and service. President Choue was presented with the honorary doctorate during a ceremony in which he expressed his gratitude and honour to receive such an award: “It is a great honour to receive an honorary doctorate from Dankook University. We will continue t
[By NBC-1TV K, Y Yi] (Mar. 3, 2022) - The World Taekwondo Council today met for an extraordinary meeting to decide on further actions that the federation will take in view of the ongoing war in Ukraine and following the IOC’s recommendations. The Council began by reiterating its condemnation of the invasion of Ukraine and the attacks on innocent lives, and expressed its sincere sympathies to the victims. The Council expressed its hope for a peaceful and immediate end to this war. In support of the IOC’s recommendations, the Council decided that Russian and Belarusian athletes and officials wil
[By NBC-1TV K, Y Yi] World Taekwondo strongly condemns the brutal attacks on innocent lives in Ukraine, which go against the World Taekwondo vision of “Peace is More Precious than [By NBC-1TV K, Y Yi] Triumph” and the World Taekwondo values of respect and tolerance. In this regard, World Taekwondo has decided to withdraw the honorary 9th dan black belt conferred to Mr. Vladimir Putin in November 2013. In solidarity with the International Olympic Committee, no Russian or Belarusian national flags or anthems will be displayed or played at World Taekwondo events. World Taekwondo and the European