[By NBC-1TV K, Y Yi]MANCHESTER, UK (Oct. 21, 2018) – Thepenultimate Grand Prix of 2018 came to a close, as Great Britain claimed itssecond gold of the tournament, whilst Spain claimed its first on yet anotherexhilarating day of action in Manchester. Raul Martinez Garcia claimed gold in themen’s -80kg, whilst crowd favourite, Jade Jones of Great Britain secured herseventh Grand Prix title in the Women’s -57kg. M-80kg The penultimate final of the Grand Prixfeatured home-grown hero, Damon Sansum of Great Britain and Raul MartinezGarcia of Spain. Martinez Garcia started strongly with a kick to
[By NBC-1TV K, Y Yi] PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (12 Nov. 2018) - WT President Chungwon Choue delivered a 'taekwondo development fund' to Hang Chuon Naron, president of the Cambodian Taekwondo Federation in a ceremony in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on Nov. 10, 2018. Dr. Hang also serves as minister of education, youth and sport. In a meeting at the education minister's room in the Cambodian Olympic Stadium building, WT President Choue and Dr. Hang agreed to organize a 'Cambodia Open Taekwondo Championship' or a 'Cambodia Friendship Taekwondo Championship' in July 2019. The minister said he would positively
[By NBC-1TV K, Y Yi] SEOUL, KOREA (Sep 19, 2018) –A senior World Taekwondo (WT) delegation, led by WT President Chungwon Choue,and the WT Demonstration Team have been invited to North Korea byInternational Taekwondo Federation (ITF) President Ri Yong Son as the twofederations continue to develop their collaboration. Atotal of 50 WT members and 22 members from the WT Demonstration Team, based inSeoul, South Korea, have been invited to fly over to Pyongyang for a five dayvisit from 30 October to 3 November 2018. Duringthe visit, the WT Demonstration Team will perform twice at the PyongyangTaek
[By NBC-1TV K, Y Yi]SEOUL,Korea (Sept. 10, 2018) - Taekwondo’s high-kicking elite will gather to dobattle for Olympic ranking points and thousands of dollars in prize money atthe third edition of the 2018 Grand Prix series, to be held in Taoyuan, ChineseTaipei. Organizedby the Chinese Taipei Taekwondo Association, the tournament takes place overthree days, from Sept. 19-21 in the Taoyuan Arena, in the city of Taoyuan where it will hold its first ever WT Grand Prix. The Grand Prix is aninvitation-only contest featuring eight Olympic weight categories, four maleand four female. And with World Ta
[NBC-1TV 박승훈 기자] 국빈 방한 중인 조코 위도도(Joko Widodo) 인도네시아 대통령의 부인 이리아나 조코 위도도(Iriana Joko Widodo) 여사가 10일 오전 국립서울현충원을 참배한 후 방명록에 서명하고 있다.
[[By NBC-1TV K. Y Yi]Indonesian President Joko Widodo joined World Taekwondo President Chungwon Choue and Korean Prime Minister Nakyeon Lee at the JCC Plenary Hall in Jakarta on 19 August to watch the taekwondo poomsae competiton at the Asian Games. President Widodo’s surprise appearance was very well received by local spectators who cheered and took photographs. The excellent atmosphere may have been a contributing factor in Rosmaniar Defia, from Indonesia, winning gold in the women’s individual poomsae, much to the delight of the home crowd. It was the first taekwondo medal and first gold me
[By NBC-1TV K, Y Yi]MOSCOW, Russia (Aug 12,2018) – Korean and Russian both struck gold on the third and final dayof the 2018 World Taekwondo Grand Prix, as the last two categories of thetournament were contested in the USK CSKA Bascetball Arena in Moscow, Russia. Silvers were won byCroatia and Jordan, while Korea, Turkey, Croatia and Uzbekistan had to besatisfied with bronzes. Women’s -49kg In the first semifinalof the category, Rio Olympic gold medalist So-hui Kim of Team Korea took onteammate and World Champion Jae-young Sim. The two Koreans know each other’s games inside out and it showed
[By NBC-1TV K.. Y Yi] MOSCOW, Russia (Aug 11,2018) – Turkey, Korea and Poland captured the three gold medals up for grabs onthe second day of the three-day Moscow 2018 World Taekwondo Grand Prix, held inthe city’s USK CSKA Bascetball Arena. The silvers were takenby Croatia, Iran and Turkey, while bronzes were won by Russia, Turkey, Italy,Russia (again), China and Serbia. Moscow is the secondedition of the elite-level, invitational Grand Prix series, following theseason opener in Rome, Italy. Women’s -57kg In the first semifinalof the category, European Champion Tatiana Kudashova of Russia t