[By NBC-1TV K, Y Yi] WUXI, CHINA (Dec. 16) – Acaptivating final day of the World Taekwondo Grand Slam Champions Series saw Great Britain, China, Korea, Iran,Russia and Thailand claim gold. Jun Jang of Korea won gold in the men’s-58kg, crowd favourite Shuai Zhao of China won the men’s -68kg, MaksimKhramtcov of Russiasecured gold in the -80kg and Sajjad Mardani of Iran won the men’s +80kg. Inthe women’s categories, number two seed Panipak Wongpattanakit of Thailand wongold in the -49kg, Lijun Zhou of China succeeded in the women’s -57kg, andLauren Williams and Bianca Walkden, both of Great Bri
[By NBC-1TV K, Y Yi] WUXI, CHINA (Dec. 15) – Thefourth day of the World Taekwondo Grand Slam Champion series once againstshowcased the very best of taekwondo as the sport’s brightest stars fought itout for a place in the finals. Taekwondo athletes competed across alleight weight categories producing displays of breath-taking athleticism, shockvictories and great entertainment. M-58kg The men’s -58kg category saw number oneseed Tae-hun Kim face Yushuai Liang of China. Despite being the favourite, Kimwas not able to defeat Liang, who, spurred on by the home crowd won 2-0. The second semi-final
[By BVC-1TV K, Y Yi] WUXI,CHINA (Dec. 14) - The third day of the Wuxi2018 World Taekwondo Grand Slam Champions series saw taekwondo stars progressto the semi-finals after a scintillating round of quarter finals. Taekwondoathletes in all eight categories now know their semi-final fate afterprogressing through from the quarter finals, which threw up some surprisedefeats. M-58kg Themen’s -58kg category saw number one seed Tae-hun Kim of Korea convincinglyovercome Tawin Hanprab of Thailand 2-0 to set up a semi-final fight with YushuaiLiang of China. Crowd favourite, Liang narrowly beat number fo
[By NBC-1TV K, Y Yi] WUXI, CHINA (Dec. 13) - Anexhilarating second day of action at the Wuxi 2018 World Taekwondo Grand Slam Champions Series saw a number ofhigh profile World Taekwondo stars progress to the Quarter-finals. Onday two, some of the world’s best taekwondo athletes competed in front of apacked out crowd in the women’s -49kg, women’s -57kg, men’s -58kg and men’s-68kg. W-49kg Thewomen’s -49kg category saw number one seed and 2017 Grand Slam champion So-huiKim of Korea progress by overcoming crowd favouriteQing Guo of China in a tense goldenpoint round. Kim will now face fellow Kor
[By NBC-1TV K, Y Yi] WUXI, CHINA (Dec. 12) - Thesecond World Taekwondo Grand Slam ChampionsSeries exploded into action in Wuxi, China, as some of thesport’s most high-profile athletes faced off in the preliminary rounds in fourdifferent weight categories. A scintillating first day of action unfolded inthe Wuxi Taihu International Expo Centre in front of a packed out, animatedcrowd. The world’s best fighters, including the previous Grand Slam championand gold medallists in each of the five Grand Prix events in 2018, competed inthe women’s -67kg, women’s +67kg, men’s -80kg and men’s +80kg. W-6
[By NBC-1TV K,Y Yi] SEOUL, Korea (Dec 7, 2018) –The 2018 World Taekwondo Grand Slam Champions Series will begin its five-day runfrom Dec. 12- Dec. 16, in Wuxi, China as the elite competition once again drawstogether the very best fighters from around the world. Sixteen world-class fighters,including the previous Grand Slam champions and gold medalists in the year’sGrand Prix events, will be invited to do battle in each of the eight Olympicweight categories (four male, four female) that are being contested in Wuxi. The Grand Slam is designed tomaximize TV exposure, so boasts the very highest pr
[By NBC-1TV K, Y Yi] TOKYO, JAPAN (29 Nov, 2018) – Saudi Arabia is set to host the firstever Islamic Women’s Taekwondo International Open Championships in the Kingdomnext year. The event was confirmed when WT President Chungwon Choue met H.E.Prince Fahad Bin Jalawi Alsaud, the international relations director of theSaudi Arabian Olympic Committee on 28 November, 2018 in Tokyo, Japan during theANOC General Assembly. H.E. Prince Fahad recognized that taekwondo is one of the fairestsports on earth, and that it is getting increasingly popular in Saudi Arabia.Choue endorsed the event. “Taekwondo
[By NBC-1TV K, Y Yi] FUJAIRAH, UAE (Nov. 25, 2018) – Defending champions China comfortably retained the women’s team title while defending champions Iran won the men’s team title by a razor-thin margin in the final seconds, and last-year’s runner-up, Russia, seized the mixed gender title at Fujairah’s Zayed Sports Complex on Sunday. There were thrills and spills aplenty on the 2018 World Taekwondo Team Championship second and final day. Team play is faster and more furious than the individual game, making it taekwondo’s most crowd-friendly format. Men’s and women’s teams feature five players,