World Taekwondo express optimism for the future at first-ever virtual General Assembly
Virtual meeting draws largest-ever number of participants at a non-elective General Assembly SEOUL, Korea (October 6, 2020) – World Taekwondo President Chungwon Choue, speaking at the first-ever virtual World Taekwondo General Assembly, today expressed his optimism for the sport in 2021 as he addressed the safe and simplified taekwondo competitions that will take place next…
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World Taekwondo prepares for first ever virtual General Assembly
SEOUL, Korea (September 29, 2020) – World Taekwondo is making the final preparations to host its first-ever virtual General Assembly on 6 October, as the federation continues to adapt to ensure that it leads the sport forward and provides the best possible support during the current pandemic. The General Assembly had originally been scheduled to…
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World Taekwondo President delivers powerful speech on Taekwondo for peace at SportWorks Talks
09/17/20 World Taekwondo President and Chairman of the Taekwondo Humanitarian Foundation (THF) Chungwon Choue today presented a SportWorks Talks webinar on how taekwondo has been used as an effective tool for social development and peace. More than 700 people from around the world registered to attend the webinar. During the presentation, President Choue discussed how…
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World Taekwondo President meets winners of Korean Children’s Taekwondo Quiz Contest
SEOUL, Korea (May 8, 2020) – World Taekwondo President Chungwon Choue today met with the winners of a nationwide Korean Children’s Taekwondo Quiz Contest, which included a promising taekwondo practitioner. The meeting took place at the World Taekwondo office. Da Eun Choi came first in the quiz and has been training in taekwondo since she was…
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100,000 Masks Will Go To IOC
The president of the World Taekwondo Federation proposed on Wednesday to transfer 100,000 disposable surgical masks to the International Olympic committee (IOC). The masks were originally donated to the World Taekwondo Federation by Wuxi Sports Bureau and Jiangsu Wuxi Economic Development Zone, according to Chungwon Choue, federation president. In recent weeks, the epicenter of the COVID-19…
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WT Announces Changes to Events Calendar
The IOC, IPC, the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government and the Government of Japan announced on 30 March that the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games will take place on 23 July – 8 August 2021 and the Paralympic Games will follow on 24 August – 5 September 2021. As a result of the…
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Caroline Maher; From Egyptian Taekwondo Champ to a Member of Parliament
Caroline Maher, 34 and based in Cairo, is a former professional taekwondo artist and current member of the Egyptian Parliament. She is a member of the 2015 class of the U.S. Department of State and espnW’s Global Sports Mentoring Program (GSMP). Over the course of my amateur and professional taekwondo career, I earned more than…
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Para Taekwondo #KickingItAtHome
Para athletes around the world are getting creative with their workouts to stay on course for Tokyo 2020, which has been postponed to next year due to the coronavirus pandemic. With most confined to home, the World Taekwondo has come up with a unique initiative to ensure that their fighters remain fit, connected and motivated.…
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Taekwondo Events on Kish Island Canceled Over Coronavirus Concerns
Iranian Taekwondo Federation announced that three international events that were due to be held on Kish Island in April has been canceled due to concerns over the new coronavirus outbreak. The decision has been made upon the request of the Asian Taekwondo Union to protect the health of athletes and participants, said the federation on…
Read More WT and World Baseball Softball Confederation sign MOU
World Taekwondo (WT), the Taekwondo Humanitarian Foundation (THF) and the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to promote humanitarian, social inclusion, peace and development-supporting activities. The signing ceremony took place at the World Taekwondo Office and was hosted by WT President and THF Chairman, Chungwon Choue, who was joined…
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