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Korea and Chinese Taipei win gold on final day of Muju Taekwondowon 2023 World Taekwondo Grand Prix Challenge

Lonnie Matthews — Fri, 28 Jul 2023 00:49:03 +0000

MUJU, Korea (Jul 17, 2023) – The Muju Taekwondowon 2023 World Taekwondo Grand Prix Challenge today finished as it began, with Korea and Chinese Taipei atop the podium. The two nations won the two golds on offer in the women’s +67kg and men’s +80kg adding to the five gold medals they won in the previous two days.

In the women’s +67kg, Chinese Taipei’s Yun Ci Pan faced Miseo Kwon of Korea. Pan showed great dominance in the first round winning 12-3. In the second round it looked like Pan would dominate again but Kwon did not give up fighting back to provide a thrilling end to the round. However it was not enough and Kwon won 7-5. Seungju Oh of Korea won the bronze medal beating compatriot Ga yoon Kim in the third place match.

In the men’s +80kg final it was another Korean match up with Chan-hui Park facing Jimin Hyun. Both fighters struggled to land points in the first round which went the way of Park courtesy of higher registrations after a 0-0 finish. Park put on an impressive display in the second round using his longer leg reach to pick Hyun off on the counter attack and win 12-2. Dong-ju Lee of Korea won bronze after Refugee Team athlete Mohammad Emami withdrew.

Pan and Kwon both booked their places Taiyuan 2023 World Taekwondo Grand Prix in October courtesy of their first and second place finishes in the women’s +67kg. However, as the top three finishers in the men’s +80kg were all Korean and given only one athlete per country can qualify per weight category, Park will be joined by fourth placed Emami in Taiyuan.

Source : http://www.worldtaekwondo.org/wtnews/view.html?nid=140240&mcd=C02

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2023 Grand Prix International Tournament

Lonnie Matthews — Sat, 10 Jun 2023 01:26:50 +0000

Fun day for Taekwondo Times to welcome referee’s , coaches and players to Iowa . 2023 Grand Prix International Tournament. Good luck everyone. Enjoy home town of Taekwondo Times.

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Traditional Taekwondo Do

Lonnie Matthews — Tue, 18 Oct 2022 19:38:33 +0000

ITF World Cup before ITF attendance 40%, WT 60% – now upside down. All over the world people are turning to Traditional Taekwondo. Traditional Taekwondo teaches good family values, assist with discipline and structure for childern.

알젠티나 적은도시에서 ITF World cup 은 남미나라와 미국3팀 유럽은 그리서 30개국가참석 만참석 900여선수가 참여하고 알젠티나 국가 채육장관도나오고 정부지원 대단하엿고 Grand master George vitale 가돌와서 소식주엊어요 남미는 TIF약70% WT가약30% 세게가 추레지스날 태권도로 중국을비롯하여 변화하고 잊음니다.ITF 북한 사범들은 유로피안 뉴니언에서 비자를거이 주지안아서 여행이 너무어렵담니다,

The first ITF World Cup Taekwon‑Do Games in a huge success

11 Oct 2022

The first ITF World Cup Taekwon‑Do Games in a huge success

The World Cup Taekwon‑Do Games have first ever successfully been held in Santiago del Estero Argentina, from 3rd to 10th Oct. 2022.

This event will remain in the great history of the ITF, since it had an EXPECTACULAR development from Start to Finish, where nothing was missing according to the standards of the Championships of the ITF World.

There participated 1131 participants including 846 competitors(Gup holders: 434 and Dan holders: 412), Umpires and Coaches from 30 countries around the world.

The following member countries were present:

USA, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Haiti, Grenada, Trinidad & Tobago, Jamaica, Ecuador, Brazil, Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, Chile, Greece, New Zealand, Australia, Spain, Italy, Scotland, England , and host Argentina.

The Organizing Committee was chaired by: GM Adolfo Villanueva, Vice President ITF and President of FAAT, and GM Ing. Osvaldo Ríos Olivero President PTC.

The following authorities of the ITF executive body were present:

Prof. Master Ri Yong Son, ITF President,

Grand Master Prof Dato Leong Wai Meng, ITF Vice President,

Grand Master Michael Prewett, President of the European ITF Federation,

Grand Master Low Ming Tuk, President of the Ocean Taekwon‑Do Federation,

Grand Master Dr. George Vitale,Chairman of the ITF Public Relations Committee,

Grand Master Leslie Hutchison, ITF EB member(Scotland),

Grand Master Dr. Enrique Deacon, Secretary General of PANAM Taekwon‑Do Council,

Mr. Anton Archipov, ITF Dataprotection officer,

Grand Master Enrique Godoy,

Grand Master Augustus Mitchell

Grand Master Raul Bonilla.

The Opening Ceremony took place with 5,000 people in attendance on 5th of Oct. 2022, at Nodo Tecnologico SDE Santiago del Estero in which His Excellency Dr. Gerardo Zamora, the Governor of Santiago Del Estero, and other Dignitaries were invited. At the Opening Ceremony the congratulatory speeches were made by the Governor and the ITF President.

The Governor offered his thanks to the ITF for honouring his city Santiago Del Estero, to host the World Cup Taekwon‑Do Games first ever held in the ITF history as well as for reviving the normal lives of peoples throughout this game who were in tremendous troubles due to the corona pandemic and emphasised the role of Teakwon-Do in his city, especially for the education of the young peoples and expressed his concern to support the ITF Taekwon‑Do in the future.

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World Taekwondo appoints Jeongkang Seo as Secretary General

Lonnie Matthews — Tue, 11 Oct 2022 15:52:02 +0000

Article @ world Taekwondo

Article SEOUL, Korea (Oct 7, 2022) – World Taekwondo President Chungwon Choue today announced Jeongkang Seo as World Taekwondo Secretary General.

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Cancun Mexico will host 2022 World Taekwondo Championships

Michael Pagan — Tue, 01 Feb 2022 05:03:03 +0000

SEOUL, Korea (Jan. 28, 2022) – Today the World Taekwondo Council awarded Cancun Mexico as the city which will host the 2022 World Taekwondo Championships and the 2023 World Taekwondo Cadet Championships to Sarajevo.

The decision was made during an online council meeting which focused on bringing back the world Taekwondo Competitions. The council considered bids from Beirut (Lebanon), Baku (Azerbaijan) and Cancun (Mexico). Representatives from each city delivered presentations and after them all an electronic vote concluded that Cancun was awarded with 52% of the votes.

World Taekwondo President Chungwon Choue said:

“We are delighted to announce Cancun and Sarajevo as the hosts of the 2022 World Taekwondo Championships and 2023 World Taekwondo Cadet Championships respectively. Both cities presented very strong bids and we have no doubt they will deliver wonderful competitions. Mexico has a proud history in hosting excellent World Taekwondo events including World Championships and Grand Prixes and we are sure Cancun will build on this heritage. For Bosnia and Herzegovina, it will be the first time they have hosted a World Taekwondo event and we believe this will act as a catalyst for the further growth of the sport in the country. Today’s meeting showed how much interest there is in hosting World Taekwondo events and we are committed to restarting our competitions this year in a safe and successful manner.” – President Chungwon Choue (World Taekwondo)

The world championships was scheduled to take place in April 2022 in Wuxi, China but was postponed due to Covid-19.

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Lonnie Matthews — Thu, 08 Apr 2021 22:23:26 +0000

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Taekwondo Humanitarian Foundation fundraising mission reaches Kilimanjaro’s summit

Justin Matthews — Tue, 02 Feb 2021 16:17:40 +0000

Jordan’s taekwondo athlete Farah Al Asa’ad has successfully reached the top of Mount Kilimanjaro on her fundraising mission for the Taekwondo Humanitarian Foundation (THF).

The THF’s Middle East and North Africa coordinator was part of a group which made it to the summit of Africa’s highest mountain after nearly a week of climbing.

She unveiled the THF flag at the peak which measures in at 5,895 metres.

Kilimanjaro is the highest free-standing mountain in the world with Al Asa’ad’s expedition to Tanzania led by Jordanian mountaineer Mostafa Salameh, a former refugee who became the first Jordanian to scale Mount Everest.

The THF works to teach taekwondo to refugees and displaced people around the world and its flagship academy is at Jordan’s Azraq camp, which is home to Syrians who have fled the conflict in their country.

“I would like to send a message to support the refugees in all refugee camps around the world,” said Al Asa’ad.

“To achieve their dreams and aspirations by practicing sport that develops their bodies, minds, and their self confidence, that teaches them tolerance and sport’s ethics, and enlighten their lives with hope for a better future.”

Sponsorship for the trip was provided by G Global Marketing and Business Management and Tatweeg news, and the ascent received backing from World Taekwondo and its President Chungwon Choue.

The trip was to raise funds for the Taekwondo Humanitarian Foundation ©THF

It was Choue who first announced the creation of the THF on the International Day of Peace in 2015, during a speech at the United Nations in New York City.

“The mountain that has inspired the African continent on its journey to freedom, today its inspiration extends to reach all the world’s refugees, renewing hope in them and promising them a better tomorrow,” Al Asa’ad added.

“From here I send a message to all the refugees of the world as stated by Ibrahim Nasrallah in his book Souls of Kilimanjaro.

“Every person has a summit that he/she must ascend, otherwise he/she will remain at the bottom, no matter what he/she ascends from the top.”

The THF at Azraq could produce a Tokyo 2020 Olympian this year with Wael Fawaz Al-Farraj, the project’s first black belt, bidding to be part of the Refugee Olympic Team in the Japanese capital.

Paris 2024 is also a target for the athletes training at the facility.

Salameh is one of the few people to have completed the Explorers Grand Slam, meaning he has visited both the North and South Poles and the Seven Summits – the highest mountains on each continent.

Donations for the THF can be made here.

Original Article:

https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1103696/taekwondo-thf-kilimanjaro-summit

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World Taekwondo Extraordinary Council looks ahead to return of taekwondo events in 2021

Justin Matthews — Tue, 02 Feb 2021 16:10:05 +0000

02/01/21

The World Taekwondo Council met virtually today for its first Extraordinary Council meeting of 2021, with a particular emphasis placed on the safe return of taekwondo events this year.

This year is scheduled to see the return of the two biggest events in the taekwondo calendar – the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games and the Wuxi 2021 World Taekwondo Championships. During the meeting, the Council discussed that the federation is continuing to plan for Tokyo 2020 to go ahead and aims to have held the final two Continental Qualifications for Asia and Europe by May.

The Council heard that the dates for the World Championships have been amended slightly in agreement with the host city and Organizing Committee. The World Championships are scheduled to take place on October 12 – 18 and the World Para Taekwondo Championships will be held on October 21 – 22. The Council Meeting will be held on October 10, the General Assembly and Opening Ceremony on October 11. In addition, as of February 1, 2021, there are 72 taekwondo events planned for this year. That includes 15 World Taekwondo events (including five online events), 10 taekwondo competitions at multi-sport events, 9 Continental Union promoted events and 38 World Taekwondo recognized events.

This year will see a number of inaugural events including the World Taekwondo Women’s Open Championships, World Taekwondo Grand Prix Challenge, World Taekwondo Urban Championships and Super Talent Show.

World Taekwondo President Choue said:

“Restarting our competitions is a priority; for our athletes, for our fans and for the future of our sport. However, we have to make sure that we have robust plans in place to ensure that our events can be held safely. This is something we have been working on carefully as it should not be rushed and must be guided by expert advice. Stakeholder safety is our priority and I would like to thank the host cities and organizers for their preparation to ensure the health of our athletes and officials at their events.

“We have many excellent events planned for this year; from the biggest events – the Olympic and Paralympic Games and World Championships – to a number of new exciting and innovative competitions. We look forward to a great year of taekwondo.”

During, the Council meeting, there was also a presentation on governance and a discussion on how World Taekwondo can further improve its governance and support its Member National Associations in doing so.

The next Council meeting is proposed to be a hybrid Extraordinary Council meeting in Seoul on April 22-24 should quarantine measures have been relaxed. If the situation does not improve, the next Extraordinary Council meeting will take place virtually on April 21.

Original Article:

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World Taekwondo, Taekwondo Humanitarian Foundation, and International Bowling Federation sign MOU to promote humanitarian activities

Justin Matthews — Tue, 15 Dec 2020 17:21:33 +0000

SOUTH KOREA – 2020/05/07 – World Taekwondo (WT), the Taekwondo Humanitarian Foundation (THF) and the Union Internationale Motonautique (UIM) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) today to promote humanitarian, peace and development initiatives in Sport.

In light of the current situation provoked by the impact of the COVID-19 epidemic, the signing ceremony was conducted online, with WT and THF President, Chungwon Choue, and UIM President Raffaele Chiulli both attending from their home base in Seoul and Rome respectively. Each of the Presidents delivered introductory remarks on the work their respective organizations are doing in support of humanitarian and social development causes before signing the MoU. The ceremony concluded with the two Presidents highlighting their Federations’ mottos ‘Yes we Care’ (UIM) and ‘Peace is more Precious than Triumph’ (WT).

Under the terms of the MOU, the three organizations committed to developing close cooperation in the following areas including developing an educational program for refugees to support them become global citizens:

Promoting sport as a powerful vehicle towards peace, social development and
integration of vulnerable populations;
Uniting forces in offering sport for development and peace activities, in particular in
Taekwondo Humanitarian Foundation’s existing Taekwondo Humanitarian Centre in
Azraq Refugee Camp, Jordan, and potentially other locations worldwide;
Exchanging and sharing of expertise, know-how, information and publications.

The two International Federations will also work together on environmental projects as part of the MoU. The UIM is committed to raising awareness of the environmental performance of the powerboating sport. Ensuring environmental protection and sustainable development are key elements of the UIM’s programme. The WT’s commitment to reducing its carbon footprint and contributing to a more sustainable future obtained far reaching recognition when it was assigned the joint International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Dow ‘Carbon Initiative Award.’

WT and THF President Choue said:

“WT and the THF are delighted to have signed this MoU with the UIM. All three of our organizations share similar values and a common desire to use the power of sport to deliver meaningful and lasting social change. Today more than ever, when the world is facing unprecedented challenges, sport has the power to unite us in solidarity and to contribute to a better and more peaceful world.”

“Taekwondo and the THF have been empowering refugees around the world and have brought hope and inspiration to thousands of those who need it most. With projects in six countries around the world, we are using taekwondo to help young refugees live healthier lifestyles and learn key skills that will help to shape them into global citizens. The UIM has a lot of experience in delivering a number of excellent social and environmental programs. By working together, we can share knowledge and enhance the support we provide refugees and forcibly displaced and vulnerable youth populations.”

UIM President Raffaele Chiulli said: “The UIM is proud of entering this partnership with World Taekwondo and with the Taekwondo Humanitarian Foundation, two Organizations which, under the wise leadership of President Choue, have been showing the way to the Sports Movement how to grow their base and how to illuminate the days of those in greatest need through humanitarian initiatives with refugees.”

“Social inclusion and sustainable development are two important pillars among the UIM’s efforts to grow the powerboat sport and we are eager to embrace this joint initiative with World Taekwondo and its Humanitarian Foundation which will allow us to share basic values of our sport with young refugees and to give them access to its safe practice.”

In March, President Choue was honoured with the Stefano Casiraghi Memorial Award at the UIM Awards Giving Ceremony in Lausanne in recognition of his dedication and achievements in instilling the integrity of sport through peace-related activities.

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World Taekwondo Council plans for future during last meeting of 2020

Justin Matthews — Tue, 24 Nov 2020 16:37:49 +0000

11/24/20

The World Taekwondo Council met virtually today for the final time in 2020 as it looked forward with optimism to the start of another successful decade for the sport.

World Taekwondo President Chungwon Choue said:

“I look forward to 2021 with hope and optimism. I do not wish for us to look back. We should look at 2021 as the start of another successful decade for World Taekwondo. One of the silver linings from the pandemic is that it allowed us to reset and adapt creatively to the current challenges and lay the foundations for our future.

“2021 will be the 48th anniversary of World Taekwondo’s founding. In two years’ time in 2023, we will celebrate 50 years of our federation. I want World Taekwondo to be recognized as one of the most sustainable and respectable international federations by 2023.”

Next year, World Taekwondo will present its Sustainability Strategy for 2021 to 2030 to the General Assembly. This 10-year strategy will guide the federation’s actions and ensure it makes a positive contribution to promoting and upholding sustainable initiatives.

President Choue also reiterated World Taekwondo’s commitment to good governance and working with all Continental Unions and Member National Associations to ensure good governance is maintained at all levels of the sport.

During the Council meeting, IOC Sports Director Kit McConnell presented the process for establishing the event programme for the Olympic Games Paris 2024, which will be decided by the IOC Executive Board in December. World Taekwondo’s proposal for a Mixed Gender team event for Paris 2024 is currently being reviewed.

In line with World Taekwondo’s promotion of gender equality, the Council were informed by Council member Sarah Stevenson about the WT Gender Equity and Women Leadership Forum. The Forum is organized together with the Saudi Arabian Olympic Committee and will take place on 27-28 November. It is hoped the event may lead towards the first World Taekwondo Women’s Open Championships.

The Council received an update on the first Online World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships which is ongoing and has seen more than 1,560 registrations from 98 countries, including refugees taking part from their camps. The Championships is open to families and people of all ages as part of World Taekwondo’s commitment to contributing to a healthy society. Maximising the opportunities presented by virtual competitions, World Taekwondo will also have online events such as the seasonal WT Poomsae Challenge, and the WT Super Talent Show in February.

World Taekwondo is also considering developing a WT Grand Prix Challenge. The idea is to organize the event before the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, in Taekwondowon, to provide more opportunities for athletes to compete.

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