[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
[By NBC-1TV K, Y Yi] WUXI, China(July 28, 2018) - A breath-taking second day at theWorld Taekwondo World Cup Team Championships set up a China vs Russia final inthe mixed gender category, whilst China’s first and second team, Morocco andKorea advanced to the semi-finals in the women’s category. Seven mixed gender teams from China, CoteD’Ivoire, Morocco, Turkey, Croatia, Korea and Russia faced off in an actionpacked second day. Only China and Russia were left in the running for gold, asthey beat opponents Morocco and Croatia in their respective semi-finals. Russiaconvincingly beat Croatia with
[By NBC-1TV K, Y Yi] The very best taekwondo teams from around the world are gearing up to compete in the World Taekwondo World Cup Team Championships, which will showcase all the speed, drama and thrilling-action of team taekwondo. The three-day event will be held in Wuxi – the new home of taekwondo in China – from 27-29 July. It will feature the nine male teams, six female teams, and seven mixed gender teams from 10 countries. The winners of each category at the Abidjan 2017 World Cup Team Championships, (Iran in the male category and China in the female and mixed categories) will all be pr
[By NBC-1TV K, Y Yi] The2018 Jeju World Peace Walkathon was concluded in a resounding success on the"World Peace Island" of Jeju on July 17, 2018. Theinaugural charity walking event, which was held at the Jeju Seaside Art Centerin Jeju City, was jointly promoted by World Taekwondo and GCS International, aSeoul-headquartered, UN-recognized NGO. Underthe slogan "Peace is More Precious than Triumph," the walkathon drewhundreds of people, mostly athletes and officials attending the 2018 Jeju KoreaOpen International Taekwondo Championships, which kicks off on July 18 for aweek-long event. Thewal
[By NBC-1TV K, Y YI]ROME, Italy (June 3, 2018) - Rome’s debut Grand Prix drew to aclose today as Korea claimed its secondgold, whilst Russia claimed a third on a breath-taking final day of action. So-HuiKim of Korea claimed her third Grand Prix title in the women’s -49kg, whilstMaksim Khramtcov claimed his second in the men’s -80kg weight category. Bothfighters will have significantly increased their Olympic points tally in therun in to Tokyo 2020. W-49kg Pre-tournamentfavourite, Rio 2016 gold medal winner and Rabat 2017 Grand Prix champion, So-HuiKim of Korea and Talisca Reis of Brazil foug
[By NBC-1TV K. Y YI]ROME, Italy(June 2, 2018) - Russia claimed their second goldmedal, whilst Great Britain and Poland claimed their first on an exhilaratingsecond day of action in Rome, which threw up some shock results. Jade Jones of Great Britain claimed herseventh World Taekwondo Grand Prix by winning gold in the women’s -57kg, MikhailArtamonov of Russia added his second Grand Prix as he won gold in the men’s-58kg, whilst Aleksandra Kowalczuk of Poland won her first Grand Prix bywinning the women’s +67kg weight category. W-57kg The first final of the day sawpre-tournament favourite and R
[By NBC-1TV K, Y Yi]ROME, Italy(June 1, 2018) - Day one of Rome’s first ever WorldTaekwondo Grand Prix lived up to expectations as Korea, China and Russia claimedthe first Grand Prix gold medals of 2018. The action unfolded in the grand andtraditional Foro Italico in front of many animated onlookers. Over the courseof the three days, 256 male and female athletes representing 51 differentcountries will compete across eight weight categories. Dae-Hoon Lee of Korea won gold in the men’s-68kg, Mengyu Zhang of China won the women’s -67kg and Vladislav Larin ofRussia claimed gold in the men’s +80
[By NBC-1TV K, Y Yi](May 26, 2018) - The first World Taekwondo Grand Prix of 2018 will take place in Rome on 1-3 June, bringing together the world’s very best taekwondo stars as they battle it out to become Grand Prix champions. A total of 255 male and female athletes representing 51 different countries will compete across eight different weight categories in the multi-purpose sports complex, Foro Italico.Top athletes participating in the event include: Jade Jones and Bianca Walkden of Great Britain; Shuyin Zheng of China; Taehun Kim, Dae-hoon Lee and So-hui Kimof theRepublic of Korea;Cheick
[By NBC-1TV K,Y Yi]Greece (April, 25) - In the middle of the Aegean Sea, World Taekwondo Beach Championships were successfully launched in Rhodes island, Greece. The first competition day begun in a totally summer mood in both outfit and atmosphere, joining national taekwondo teams from across the world to celebrate the sport, while participating in the most spectacular taekwondo championships. The World Taekwondo Beach Championships, promoted by World Taekwondo and Organized by World Taekwondo Europe with co-organizers the Government of South Aegean Region, the Municipality of Rhodes and Spor