World Taekwondo reveals newly appointed Commission and Committee Chairs

Jingyu WU (Left) with World Taekwondo President Chungwon CHOUE (Right). By WT

[By NBC-1TV K, Y Yi] World Taekwondo announced the chairs of its Commissions and Committees with greater women representation than ever before reflecting the federation’s commitment to gender equality.

The chairs include a mixture of new appointments and re-appointments with terms running through until the end of Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games or until the 2025 World Taekwondo General Assembly and World Championships depending on the Commission or Committee.

World Taekwondo Commission & Committee Chairs. By WT

Of the 29 available positions, 11 are held by women representing 38% and an increase from 34% in the previous terms. The chair of the Coaches Committee will be announced following the conclusion of the election.

The list of Chairs can be found below (in alphabetical order of the Commissions first then Committees)

Committee / Commission	Chair	Country	Term	Remarks
Member Relations and Development Commission (Re-appointed) & Development Committee Chair (Re-appointed)	Maria Borello Castillo	Guatemala	Until 2025 General Assembly	WT Vice President
Technical Commission (newly appointed as Acting Chair) & Games Committee Chair – (Re-appointed as Chair)	Mohamed Shaaban	Egypt	Until Paris 2024 Olympic Games	WT Council Member
Athletes Committee	Jingyu WU Cheick CISSE	China Cote d’Ivoire	Until 2027 World Taekwondo Championships	Newly elected
Coaches Committee	TBD	TBD	Until 2027 World Taekwondo Championships	TBD
Education Committee	Hassane Sadok	France	Until 2025 General Assembly	Re-appointed
Finance Committee	Pimol Srivikorn	Thailand	Until 2025 General Assembly	WT Treasurer
Integrity Committee	Jean-Marie Ayer	Switzerland	Until 2025 General Assembly	WT Council Member
Juridical Committee	Jason Pfeffer	USA	Until 2025 General Assembly	Newly appointed
Medical & Anti-doping Committee	Dae Hyoun Jeong	Korea	Until Paris 2024 Paralympic Games	Re-appointed
Para Taekwondo Committee	Usman Dildar	Great Britain	Until Paris 2024 Paralympic Games	Newly appointed
Para Taekwondo Classification Committee & Taekwondo For All Committee Chair (Re-appointed)	Hadwah Moawad	Saudi Arabia	Until 2025 General Assembly	Re-appointed
Poomsae Committee	Jung Heon KIM	Korea	Until 2025 General Assembly	Re-appointed
Referee Committee	Songchul KIM	Canada	Until Paris 2024 Olympic Games	Newly appointed
Sustainability Committee	Jamie Lee Carpenter	Australia	Until 2025 General Assembly	WT Council Member