SEOUL, Korea (June 3, 2019) - The final preparations are underway as Rome readiesitself to welcome some of the world's best taekwondo athletes for the first WorldTaekwondo Grand Prix Series of 2019 and the first ever Poomsae Grand Prix. The Rome 2019 Grand Prix will take place in the iconicForo Italico Arena in central Rome between 7-9 June and will attract 255 of the highest ranked taekwondo athletes from 53 countries across four male and four female Olympicweight categories. Athletesincluding Manchester 2019 World Taekwondo Championship winners Alessio Simone(Italy), Jun Jang and Jade Jones
[By NBC-1TV K, Y Yi] MANCHESTER, UK(May 19, 2019) - Four new athletes were todayelected to serve on the World Taekwondo Athletes’ Committee for a four-yearterm from 2019-2023. The new members were elected by theirfellow athletes during the Manchester 2019 World Taekwondo Championships. Itwas the first time that World Taekwondo has held elections for its Athletes’Committee and reflects the federation’s commitment to ensuring that the athletevoice continues to be represented in the governance of the sport. The four elected athletes are: Jingyu WU (China)W-49kg Beijing2008 & London 2012 Ol
[By NBC-1TV K, Y Yi] MANCHESTER, UK(May 19, 2019) - World Taekwondotoday took another step forward in the implementation of its SustainabilityStrategy as World Taekwondo President Chungwon Choue signed a pledge toimplement the principles enshrined in the United Nations Framework Conventionon Climate Change (UNFCCC) Sports for Climate Action Declaration. The letter, addressed to the ExecutiveSecretary of the UNFCCC, was signed in the presence of IOC President ThomasBach on the side-lines of the Manchester 2019 World Taekwondo Championships. Inthe letter, World Taekwondo commits to working coll
[By NBC-1TV K, Y Yi] MANCHESTER, UK(May 17, 2019) - A dramatic and exhilarating thirdday of competition at the Manchester 2019 World Taekwondo Championships sawGreat Britain and Korea claim the three golds on offer. Bianca Walkden and Bradly Sinden ofGreat Britain won the women’s +73kg and men’s -68kg respectively with Jun-SeoBae winning gold in the men’s -54kg. The silver medals were won by China,Russia and Spain. Women’s+73kg The opening final of the night matched thecurrent World Champion, Bianca Walkden of Great Britain, against the currentOlympic champion, Shuyin Zheng of China. The pa
[By NBC-1TV K, Y Yi] MANCHESTER, UK(May 15, 2019) - The Manchester 2019 World TaekwondoChampionships got underway today with a spectacular opening ceremony andbreath-taking semi-final matches which saw Iran, Korea and Mexico progress totomorrow’s finals. A record 927 athletes from 145 countries plus 1refugee team are registered to compete at this year’s Championships making itthe largest by numbers in the sport’s history. The opening ceremony includedperformances from local dance groups and a spectacular demonstration from WorldTaekwondo’s iconic demonstration team. Speaking at the opening cer
[By NBC-1TV K, Y Yi] MANCHESTER, UK (May15, 2019) - World Taekwondo (WT), the Taekwondo Humanitarian Foundation (THF)and the International Judo Federation (IJF) today signed a Memorandum ofUnderstanding (MOU) to promote humanitarian, peace and development activities. The MOU was signed byWorld Taekwondo and THF President Chungwon Choue and IJF President Marius L.Vizer on the side-linesof the Manchester 2019 World Taekwondo Championships, which got underway today. Under the terms of theMOU, the three organisations have committed to develop close collaboration in: · Promoting sportas a powerf
[By NBC-1TV K, Y Yi] MANCHESTER, UK(May 14, 2019) - The World Taekwondo GeneralAssembly took place in Manchester UK today with the meeting focusing on WorldTaekwondo’s ongoing process of governance reform as it aims to establish itselfas a leading International Federation. WorldTaekwondo’s systematic review of all its governance structures began in 2016when, drawing from international best practices in consultation with externaladvisers, it identified improvements that needed to be implemented. The GeneralAssembly was informed of the progress that has been made establishing newrules, policies
[By NBC-1TV K, Y Yi] MANCHESTER,UK (May 13, 2019) - The World Taekwondo Council today announced Cancun, Mexico as the host ofthe 2020 Grand Prix Final and Manchester, Great Britain as the host of the 2021Grand Prix Series and 2023 Grand Prix Final. The appointments of twoworld-class cities reflects the continued global interest in hosting WorldTaekwondo events. The Council meeting tookplace in Manchester ahead of the 2019 World Taekwondo Championships on 15-19May. WorldTaekwondo President Chungwon Choue said: “Weare delighted to partner with Cancun and Manchester to host our future WorldTae