[By NBC-1TV K Y Yi] GUADALAJARA, Mexico (Nov 7, 2022) - Stand by for top-tier Taekwondo action: The 2022 World Championships kick off in Guadalajara, Mexico, on Nov. 13, running through to Nov. 20. Taekwondo’s biggest competitive event decisively ends the sport’s COVID hiatus. And by pitching the game’s elite up-and-coming fighters against established Grand Prix, World and Olympic champions, it will provide a signpost on who to watch on the path to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Battle will take place at the Centro Acuatico CODE Metropolitano in Guadalajara. Fighting it out on the mats will be
[NBC-1TV K Y Yi] AZRAQ, Jordan (Oct 25, 2022) - In his first such visit since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, World Taekwondo President Chungwon Choue today visited the Taekwondo Humanitarian Foundation’s (THF’s) flagship project at the Azraq Refugee Camp for displaced Syrians in Jordan. “It is great see how far the students have progressed since my last visit, and how much good work is being done here,” President Choue said. “The success of you all here at Azraq is a benchmark for the THF, and also a benchmark for the wider Olympic family as we strive to improve the daily lives of refu
[By NBC-1TV K Y Yi] MANCHESTER, UK (Oct 23, 2022) - The final day of competition at the Manchester 2022 World Taekwondo Grand Prix saw more new faces joining the ranks of elite taekwondo athletes, as the sport continues its exciting journey to this year’s Grand Prix Finals and then on towards the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. In the men’s -80kg, the two Korean wildcard entrants - respectively winner and runner-up of the WT Grand Prix Challenge at the Muju Taekwondowon - further demonstrated the value of that event in accelerating the progress of new talent. Hwan Namgoong finished the WT Grand Prix
[By NBC-1TV K Y Yi] MANCHESTER, UK (Oct 22, 2022) - Saturday evening at the Manchester Regional Arena saw more exciting action at the Manchester 2022 World Taekwondo Grand Prix. Champions and newcomers alike took advantage of the opportunity to demonstrate their abilities in front of a full house, live TV coverage in the host country and global broadcast interest. In the women’s -57 kg event, crowd-favourite Jade Jones of Great Britain showed how she earned the nickname of head-hunter by landing head kicks in each of the first two rounds against her semi-final opponent, Hatice Kubra Ilgun of T
[By NBC-1TV K Y Yi] MANCHESTER, UK (Oct 21, 2022) - The first medals of the Manchester 2022 World Taekwondo Grand Prix were awarded, as elite competition returned to the UK in front of a vocal crowd at the Manchester Regional Arena. An exciting evening session of competition combined established champions with up-and-coming talent, as Olympic champion Panipak Wongpattanakit won the women’s 49 kg category event and newcomer Tae-Joon Park won the men’s 58 kg. With the Olympic Qualification period for the taekwondo competitions of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 now underway, athletes competed for G
[By NBC-1TV K Y Yi] SEOUL, Korea (Oct 19 2022) - The World Taekwondo Demonstration Team tonight performed a spectacular routine at the internationally recognised ANOC Awards 2022 ceremony, which honoured the best athletes from the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022. The five-minute performance was the final act of a fantastic ceremony which was held at the COEX Convention Centre in Seoul in the presence of representatives from nearly 190 National Olympic Committees (NOCs). The performance featured their iconic blend of acrobatic board breaking and intricately coordinated poomsae movements, expr
[By NBC-1TV K Y Yi] The World Taekwondo Grand Prix will return to its birthplace in Manchester on October 21-23 as the world’s best Taekwondoin battle it out once again for Grand Prix glory. A total of 256 athletes from 61 countries plus a Refugee team will compete in the three-day competition which is sure to guarantee thrilling Taekwondo. Among the competing athletes are a number of Olympic and World Champions as well as former Grand Prix medallists. Athletes will compete across eight Olympic weight categories refereed by 275 officials. World Taekwondo President Chungwon Choue said: “The Wor
[By NBC-1TV K y Yi] SEOUL, Korea (Oct 7, 2022) - World Taekwondo President Chungwon Choue today announced Jeongkang Seo as World Taekwondo Secretary General. Seo has been serving as Acting Secretary General and Director General since October 2021. Seo has extensive knowledge having previously worked as head of the World Taekwondo Sport Department, as the President’s Chief of Staff and as Senior Director of Member Relations and Development. Away from Taekwondo, Seo’s ability as an international sports expert has been recognised as he has served as a member of ASOIF Sustainability, Development a