[By NBC-1TV K, Y Yi] SEOUL, Korea (23 June 2021) - World Taekwondo continues to innovate and push boundaries as it announced virtual sparring as the latest product to emerge from its pioneering partnership with Refract Technologies. Coinciding with Olympic Day, World Taekwondo previewed the future with Virtual Taekwondo – an immersive, non-contact virtual sport which uses highly accurate, real-time motion tracking of a player’s full body movements to turn taekwondo skill into virtual competition. Players’ bodies are transformed into gaming controllers as they are able to kick and punch to beat
[By NBC-1TV K, Y Yi] SEOUL, Korea (June 17, 2021) - The World Taekwondo Council today confirmed to postpone the Wuxi 2021 World Taekwondo Championships at the request of the Wuxi government. The World Taekwondo Presidential and Council elections will go ahead as planned but will be conducted virtually. The Council discussed that China’s current policy means that many teams would not be able to enter the country or would have to quarantine for weeks. It was therefore agreed with the Wuxi Government that it would not be viable to host the Championships this October. The decision to postpone the
[By NBC-1TV K, Y Yi] For two Nigerian Taekwondo athletes, nothing could stop them from competing in last week’s African Taekwondo Championships. Even Nigerian Taekwondo Federation could not afford supporting their travel to the Championships in Dakar, Senegal, they did not give up. 2015 All African Games Gold medallist Uzoamaka Otuadinma teamed up with 2015 All African Games bronze medalist, Ifeoma Dennis Juliet to travel over 4000 km across six countries in order to compete at the Championships. The journey took seven days as they travelled from their homes in Nigeria, which are more than 200
[By NBC-1TV K, Y Yi] SEOUL, Korea (June 9, 2021) - World Taekwondo today hosted its online Referee Training for Tokyo 2020 as it aims to ensure the highest level of officiating at next month’s Olympic Games in Japan. The training course was opened by World Taekwondo President Chungwon Choue. The 30 referees (15 male and 15 female) from 30 NOCs who have been selected for Tokyo 2020 attended the training. During the training, presentations were given by the Technical Commission Chair, Inseon Kim on understanding the role of ethics in sport and competition; by the Medical Chair, Dae Hyoung Jeong
[By NBC-1TV K, Y Yi] WorldTaekwondo is delighted to announce that three Taekwondo athletes will competefor the Refugee Olympic Team at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. KimiaAlizadeh Zonouzi (W-57kg), Dina Pouryounes Langeroudi (W-49kg) and AbdullahSediqi (M-68kg) have been selected for the Refugee Olympic Team based on sportperformance, confirmed refugee status and balanced representation across sportsregions and genders. The full composition of the Refugee Olympic Team wasapproved by the IOC Executive Board during their meeting on Tuesday. Theathletes are three of eight Taekwondo athletes who ar
[By NBC-1TV K, Y Yi] SEOUL, Korea (April 15, 2021) - World Taekwondo today announced that Taekwondowon, Muju, Korea will host the first ever World Taekwondo Grand Prix Challenge, an innovative event that will serve as a gateway for new Taekwondo athletes to enter the international stage. The official signing ceremony took place at the World Taekwondo headquarters in Seoul, with World Taekwondo President Chungwon Choue, Taekwondo Promotion Foundation Chairman Yong-gap Jang and Korea Taekwondo Association Secretary-General Sung Jae-joon signing the host city contract. The G1 event is expected to
[By NBC-1TV K, Y Yi] World Taekwondo President Chungwon Choue has expressed his hope that the Gender Equity and Women Leadership Forum, will create a meaningful legacy for women in Taekwondo. The second edition of the virtual Forum took place on 6-7 March and was co-hosted by UK Sport. Speaking at the Forum, President Choue said: “Through the World Taekwondo Gender Equity and Women Leadership Forum, we have created a platform to showcase the achievements of women in and through sport. The forum is not just for World Taekwondo, but an initiative to work with other organisations to advance the v
[By NBC-1TV K, Y Yi] SEOUL, Korea – (March 4, 2021) - World Taekwondo today shared the agenda for the second edition of the World Taekwondo Gender Equity and Women Leadership Forum, which will be held virtually on March 6-7 in conjunction with International Women's Day. The two-day Forum is being hosted in partnership between World Taekwondo and UK Sport and will draw expert speakers and panelists from in and out of Taekwondo. The Forum will be opened by World Taekwondo President Chungwon Choue and UK Sport Chair Dame Katherine Grainger before moving into four sessions over two days. IOC Execu