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Poomsae, in serious risk of being out of the Pan American Games
United States - The registration of an athlete in more than two events of Poomsae, would put at risk the modality in Pan American Games Lima 2019. MasTKD Español
5,000 taekwondo practitioners perform flash mob wishing world peace
South Korea - The DMZ (Demilitarized Zone) Peace Festival took place in Paju, Korea today with thousands of taekwondo practitioners taking part to promote a message of world peace.
World Taekwondo and International Hockey Federation sign Memorandum of Understanding
International - World Taekwondo (WT), the Taekwondo Humanitarian Foundation (THF), International Hockey Federation (FIH) and The Hockey Foundation (THF) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) focused on the promotion of humanitarian and peace-building initiatives.
Historic Roma 2019 World Taekwondo GP draws to a close with a clean sweep for Russia
Italy - The historic Roma 2019 World Taekwondo Grand Prix drew to a close tonight with Russia going out on a high as they won both gold medals on offer.
WT Medical Chairman talked about the importance of mouth guard and taping allowance
Italy - Dr. David Jeong, in charge of Medical Committee at WT talked in exclusive with MasTKD about the cares that every athlete should have for every competition and the mouth guard permitted and kind of taping allowed to compete.
WT Poomsae Referee Chairman excited about the debut of the discipline in the GP
Italy - Master Jung Heon Kim talked in exclusive with MasTKD.com about the launching of Poomsae at the Grand Prix Series, and the importance of the new amendments in order to make it more exciting for the spectators.
WT President Choue meets CONI President Malago in Rome
Italy - World Taekwondo President Chungwon Choue today met with Italian National Olympic Committee (CONI) President Giovanni Malago at the CONI headquarters in Rome.
Demo Team half way through Italian Tour
Italy - The World Taekwondo Demonstration is halfway through its tour of Italy which will see it perform seven demonstrations across six Italian cities to the delight of taekwondo enthusiasts across the country.
Great Britain and Korean claim world titles on day 3 of World Taekwondo Championships
United Kingdom - A dramatic and exhilarating third day of competition at the Manchester 2019 World Taekwondo Championships saw Great Britain and Korea claim the three golds on offer.
Record-breaking WT Championships get underway in Manchester
United Kingdom - The Manchester 2019 World Taekwondo Championships got underway today with a spectacular opening ceremony and breath-taking semi-final matches which saw Iran, Korea and Mexico progress to tomorrow’s finals.
Poomsae, in serious risk of being out of the Pan American Games
United States - The registration of an athlete in more than two events of Poomsae, would put at risk the modality in Pan American Games Lima 2019. MasTKD Español
5,000 taekwondo practitioners perform flash mob wishing world peace
South Korea - The DMZ (Demilitarized Zone) Peace Festival took place in Paju, Korea today with thousands of taekwondo practitioners taking part to promote a message of world peace.
World Taekwondo and International Hockey Federation sign Memorandum of Understanding
International - World Taekwondo (WT), the Taekwondo Humanitarian Foundation (THF), International Hockey Federation (FIH) and The Hockey Foundation (THF) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) focused on the promotion of humanitarian and peace-building initiatives.
Historic Roma 2019 World Taekwondo GP draws to a close with a clean sweep for Russia
Italy - The historic Roma 2019 World Taekwondo Grand Prix drew to a close tonight with Russia going out on a high as they won both gold medals on offer.
WT Poomsae Referee Chairman excited about the debut of the discipline in the GP
Italy - Master Jung Heon Kim talked in exclusive with MasTKD.com about the launching of Poomsae at the Grand Prix Series, and the importance of the new amendments in order to make it more exciting for the spectators.
Demo Team half way through Italian Tour
Italy - The World Taekwondo Demonstration is halfway through its tour of Italy which will see it perform seven demonstrations across six Italian cities to the delight of taekwondo enthusiasts across the country.
WT General Assembly focuses on enhancing good governance
United Kingdom - The World Taekwondo General Assembly took place in Manchester UK today with the meeting focusing on World Taekwondo’s ongoing process of governance reform as it aims to establish itself as a leading International Federation.
WT Council selects Great Britain and Mexico as hosts of future GP events
United Kingdom - The World Taekwondo Council today announced Cancun, Mexico as the host of the 2020 Grand Prix Final and Manchester, Great Britain as the host of the 2021 Grand Prix Series and 2023 Grand Prix Final. The appointments of two world-class cities reflects the continued global interest in hosting World Taekwondo events.
WT President honored with Australian Olympic Committee President’s Trophy
Australia - World Taekwondo (WT) President Chungwon Choue was today honored with the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) President’s Trophy in recognition of his outstanding contribution to Olympic sport and as President of WT since 2004.
WT and ITF promote peace at United Nations Office in Geneva
Switzerland - World Taekwondo (WT) and the International Taekwon-Do Federation (ITF) today showcased the power of taekwondo to promote peace during a joint-demonstration at the United Nations (UN) Office in Geneva.
New black belts in Jordan thanks to THF support
Jordan - Taekwondo Black Belts are pouring in at Azraq Taekwondo Academy as five refugee participants passed their black belt test at the Prince Rashid Bin El Hassan Hall in Amman on March 23rd.
Taekwondo stars named athletes of the year 2018 for the CISM
International - Taekwondo athletes, Yvette Yong (Able Seaman, Royal Canadian Navy) and Rafael Kamalov (Private, Ground Forces of the Russian Federation), have been named as the International Military Sports Council (CISM) Female and Male Athlete of the Year 2018 respectively.
1st WT Educator Certification Course Kicks off
South Korea - The 1st WT Educator Certification Course, designed to train instructors who will then teach national taekwondo coaches, will be held on March 9-11, 2019, at Taekwondowon in Muju, Korea under the auspices of World Taekwondo and the Taekwondo Promotion Foundation.
Dr. Choue visits Saudi Arabia ahead of 1st Islamic Women’s Open Championships
Saudi Arabia - World Taekwondo President Chungwon Choue met with the Saudi Taekwondo Federation and Saudi Arabian Olympic Committee (SAOC) in Riyadh on Feb. 11 to discuss the plans for the first ever Islamic Women’s Open Taekwondo Championships which will be held in Jeddah, November.
WT Medical Chairman talked about the importance of mouth guard and taping allowance
Italy - Dr. David Jeong, in charge of Medical Committee at WT talked in exclusive with MasTKD about the cares that every athlete should have for every competition and the mouth guard permitted and kind of taping allowed to compete.
WT President Choue meets CONI President Malago in Rome
Italy - World Taekwondo President Chungwon Choue today met with Italian National Olympic Committee (CONI) President Giovanni Malago at the CONI headquarters in Rome.
Great Britain and Korean claim world titles on day 3 of World Taekwondo Championships
United Kingdom - A dramatic and exhilarating third day of competition at the Manchester 2019 World Taekwondo Championships saw Great Britain and Korea claim the three golds on offer.
WT, THF sign MoU with International Judo Federation
United Kingdom - World Taekwondo (WT), the Taekwondo Humanitarian Foundation (THF) and the International Judo Federation (IJF) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to promote humanitarian, peace and development activities.
WT hosts Conference on social development, safe sport, and integrity and compliance
United Kingdom - World Taekwondo today hosted an innovative Conference focused on delivering best-in-class insight and interactive discussions on key issues facing taekwondo and the world of sport.
Record-breaking WT Championships get underway in Manchester
United Kingdom - The Manchester 2019 World Taekwondo Championships got underway today with a spectacular opening ceremony and breath-taking semi-final matches which saw Iran, Korea and Mexico progress to tomorrow’s finals.
Dr. Choue delivers keynote speech at United Through Sports Conference Closing Ceremony
Australia - World Taekwondo President Chungwon Choue today emphasised the power of sport to empower the powerless during his keynote speech at the United Through Sports Closing Ceremony in Gold Coast, Australia.
Week of joint WT and ITF demonstrations begins in Vienna
Austria - WT and the ITF today performed a joint-demonstration in Vienna, in which the headquarters of the ITF is located, to mark the ongoing cooperation between the two federations and celebrate taekwondo’s 25th anniversary of joining the Olympic programme.
Effie Zikouli WT Media Committee Vice-chair awarded for her labor
Greece - The Executive Committee of the “Make Place for One More Woman” program in Greece organized the 1st Awarding Ceremony, in which the Program Director Voula Kozompoli honored the top sports figures in the country for their contribution towards the promotion of women in sports.
WT-ADF Taekwondo Cares Development Fund
Cambodia - WT and the Asia Development Foundation (ADF) delivered a taekwondo development fund and university student scholarships to Hang Chuon Naron, minister of Cambodia education, youth and sport, in a ceremony at the Education Ministry in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on March 9, 2019.
