[By NBC-1TV K, Y Yi] TASHKENT, Uzbekistan (August 8, 2019) - Another breath-taking day of taekwondo at the Tashkent2019 World Taekwondo Cadet Championships saw Ukraine, Thailand, Russia and Iranall win gold. The daybegan with the men’s -33kg finals. Maksym Manenkov (UKR) faced Minkyu Park(KOR) in a fight which showcased the very best of attacking taekwondo asManenkov emerged victorious with an impressive score of 48-27. Sharing thebronze medals after strong individual performances were Mukhammadamin Aliev(UZB) and Danila Goncharov (RUS). In anexhilarating final in the men’s -37kg, the scores w
By NBC-1TV K, Y Yi] TASHKENT,Uzbekistan (August 7, 2019) - The Tashkent 2019 WorldTaekwondo Cadet Championships got underway in Uzbekistan’s capital today, withthe world’s best athletes aged 12-14 year’s old competing for gold across fiveweight categories. Russia, Mexico, Thailand and Iran wonthe gold medals on offer on an opening day which reinforced the global strengthof taekwondo and the bright future the sport has with these talented youngathletes. Some 550athletes from 64 countries plus one refugee team will compete in theChampionships over four action-packed days. Before the finals beg
[By NBC-1TV K, Y Yi] KATHMANDU,Nepal (August 5, 2019) - World Taekwondo officially recognized the National TaekwondoAcademy in Kathmandu, Nepal as its regional training center in a ceremony onAugust 5, 2019. Thecenter is the 12th WT-designated regional training center. The first WTregional training center was designated in 2008 in Beijing, China, with the latestone in August 2019 in Rome, Italy. WT has other regional training centersin Azerbaijan, Iran, Uzbekistan, Iran,Germany, the United Kingdom, Korea, and Croatia. Inthe opening ceremony of the WT regional training center, WT President Ch
[By NBC-1TV K, Y Yi] SEOUL, Korea (August 4, 2019) - The Tashkent 2019 World Taekwondo Cadet Championships kicks off on August 7, and runs through toAugust 10. Some 550 athletes, aged from 12 to14 willgather to do battle Uzbekistan’s capital, the historic city of Tashkent,accompanied by 285 officials. In all, 64 countries and plus one refugee teamwill be represented on the mats in Tashkent’s Universal Sports Palace. Among the players will be Syrian refugeeMohamad Mahmoud, who is based in Germany and fights in the men -41kg category.He will represent a refugee team that will fight under the W
[By NBC-1TV K, Y Yi] KATHMANDU,Nepal (August 3, 2019) - The opening ceremony of World Taekwondo (WT) Caresprojects for Nepal was held in Kathmandu, Nepal on August 3, 2019. TheNepal Taekwondo Cares projects for reformatory inmates and female victims ofhome violence are jointly supported by WT and the Asia Development Foundation(ADF). Under agreement, the Nepal Taekwondo Association carries out the Nepalcares projects for 2019. Theopening ceremony drew hundreds of people, including 88 students from two reformatoryinmate centers - the Prisoner Assistance Nepal and the Early ChildhoodDevelopmen
[By NBC-1TV K, Y Yi] BANGKOK, Thailand(July 28, 2019) - World Taekwondo(WT), the Taekwondo Humanitarian Foundation (THF) and International FederationMuaythai Associations (IFMA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding(MoU) committing the three parties to cooperate in the promotion ofhumanitarian and peace-building initiatives on July 27, 2019 in Bangkok,Thailand. The MoU was signed by WT and THF President Chungwon Choue and IFMAPresident Sakchye Tapsuan during the IFMA General Assembly in Bangkok. Ms. Khunying PatamaLeeswadtrakul, IOC Member of Thailand and Dr. Gongsak Yodmanee, Governor ofSpor
[By NBC-1TV K, Y Yi] AMMAN,Jordan (July 19,2019) - World Taekwondo,the Taekwondo Humanitarian Foundation (THF) and United World Wrestling (UWW)today hosted the first-ever joint Olympic-sport training event, named Aspire 2gether for Peace, in the Azraq Refugee Camp in Jordan. The joint event is a tangible outcome of the landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between WT,THF and UWW on 22 October 2018 to promote humanitarian, peace and social-development supporting initiatives. The Aspire 2gether for Peace event, sees UWW unite with WT and THF to deliver wrestling training to refugees
[By NBC-1TV K, Y Yi] World Taekwondo(WT), the Taekwondo Humanitarian Foundation (THF), International HockeyFederation (FIH) and The Hockey Foundation (THF) have signed a Memorandum ofUnderstanding (MOU) focused on the promotion of humanitarian and peace-buildinginitiatives. The MOU wassigned on 23 June 2019 by WT President and THF Chairman, Dr. Chungwon Choue,and FIH President Dr. Narinder Dhruv Batra, and reinforces the co-operationbetween the four organisations. Under the MOU, the four organisations aim to commit ondeveloping close cooperation in the following areas: Promoting sport as a pow
[By NBC-1TV K, Y YI] ROMA,Italy (June 9, 2019) –The historic Roma 2019World Taekwondo Grand Prix drew to a close tonight with Russia going out on ahigh as they won both gold medals on offer. Elizaveta Ryadninskaya won the women’s-49kg and Maksim Khramtcov took gold in the men’s -80kg. On the final day of the inauguralPoomsae Grand Prix the freestyle mixed team over 17 medals went to the VietnamNational Team who won gold and silver went to the Italian National Team. Women -49kg Elizaveta Ryadninskaya and Jae-Young Simof Korea contested the first final of the night. In the first round the tw
[By NBC-1TV K, Y Yi] The second day of the Roma 2019 WorldTaekwondo Grand Prix delivered yet more upsets, last-second drama andbreath-taking matches but it was Korea who came out on top, winning all threegold medals on offer. Ah-Reum Lee won the women’s -57kg, Jun Jangwon the men’s -58kg and Da-Bin Lee won the women’s +67kg. The second day of the inaugural PoomsaeGrand Prix saw Korea, Mexico and Italy win the gold, silver and bronze medalsof the freestyle pair over 17, respectively. All three pairings deliveredexceptional performances which drew huge applause from the packed crowds at theFor