[By NBC-1TV K, Y Yi] FUJAIRAH, UAE (Feb. 6, 2022) - The Crown Prince of Fujairah, H.H. Sheikh Mohammed Bin Hamad Al Sharqi, announced during the Opening Ceremony of the Fujairah Open in Sheikh Zayed Sport City that he will be donating USD 100,000 to the Taekwondo Humanitarian Foundation (THF). This is the third time the Crown Prince has made a generous donation having also previously donated in 2017 and 2020. He has previously spoken of the refugee crisis being of the greatest facing to humanity and offered his full support to the THF and the work it does in empowering refugees. World Taekwond
[By NBC-1TV K, Y Yi] Refugee Taekwondo athlete Wael Fawaz Al-Farraj made history at the Arab Cup 2022, currently taking place in Fujairah, UAE, as the first Syrian refugee athlete living in the Azraq Camp in Jordan to compete in an international tournament outside the country. The 19-year-old, competing under the World Taekwondo flag, is competing in the two-day tournament and will go onto compete in the 9th Fujairah Open on February 6-8 in the M-74kg category. Wael was the first refugee to graduate to a black belt from the Azraq Humanitarian Taekwondo Center back in 2017, paving the way for a
[By NBC-1TV K, Y Yi] BEIJING, China (Jan. 3, 2022) - Natsiraishe Maritsa, an 18-year-old Taekwondo trainer from Zimbabwe, has today been recognised for her selfless efforts to use Taekwondo to empower young girls in her community, as she was awarded the Winner for Africa at the IOC Women and Sport Awards. Maritsa drew global attention in 2021 as the story spread of how she was fighting child marriage in Zimbabwe through a combination of Taekwondo and discussions about the dangers of early marriage. Maritsa founded the Vulnerable Underaged People’s Auditorium Initiative in 2018 and teaches youn
[By NBC-1TV K, Y Yi] SEOUL, Korea (Jan. 28, 2022) - The World Taekwondo Council today awarded the 2022 World Taekwondo Championships to Cancun and the 2023 World Taekwondo Cadet Championships to Sarajevo. The decision was taken in a vote during today’s online extraordinary Council meeting which focused on restarting World Taekwondo Competitions. The Council considered bids from Baku (Azerbaijan), Beirut (Lebanon), and Cancun (Mexico) for the World Championships with representatives from each of the three cities delivering presentations during the meeting. Following the presentation an electron
[By NBC-1TV K, Y Yi] SEOUL, Korea (January 12, 2022) - World Taekwondo President Chungwon Choue today presented a certificate of commendation on behalf of the Korean Ministry of Sport and Tourism to Russian Taekwondo Union President Anatoly K Terekhov in recognition of his excellent service and contribution to Taekwondo development. Under President Terekhov’s leadership, Russia has hosted the 2015 World Taekwondo Championships in Chelyabinsk and the 2018 World Taekwondo Grand Prix and 2019 World Taekwondo Grand Prix Finals and Gala Awards in Moscow. The country’s athletes have also enjoyed gre
[By NBC-1TV K, Y Yi] SEOUL, Korea (January 7, 2022) - World Taekwondo today announced the winners of its Best of 2021 after receiving thousands of online votes in record time for the awards, which recognise the outstanding Olympic and Paralympic athletes, referees and coaches of the past year. The voting was opened to the public on 4 January and was set to remain open for ten days but it took just two days for the maximum number of votes to be submitted. It was the first time that members of the public could vote for their favourite Paralympians after Para Taekwondo made its Paralympic debut i
[[By NBC-1TV K, Y, Yi] SEOUL, Korea (January 4, 2022) - World TaekwondoPresident Chungwon Choue today began the new year with a meeting of theContinental Unions and invited Committee chairs to emphasise the importance ofeveryone working together for a stronger World Taekwondo. During his opening remarks, President Choue said: “The reason we are meeting today is because 2022 isgoing to be a very important year for us. After a difficult two years in 2020and 2021, this is the year when World Taekwondo will restart our operations. Wehave used these two years to reset and rethink: how can we become
[By NBC-1TV K, Y Yi] SEOUL, Korea (November 23, 2021) - World Taekwondo today officially recognised Athletica Vatican – Vatican Taekwondo with the city state becoming the 211th member of the International Federation. Athletica Vatican – Vatican Taekwondo was approved as the latest member of the taekwondo family via an electronic vote of the World Taekwondo General Assembly. World Taekwondo is only one of two International Federations with a Vatican sport entity among its membership. World Taekwondo has a developed a close relationship with the Vatican in recent years through their shared commi