[By NBC-1TV S.A Lee]International referees from ATU that worked in Indonesia Open Taekwondo Competition in Pekanbaru, Indonesia from September 3rd are taking pictures with ATU President, Lee Kyu-Seok(In the middle of the front row).
[By NBC-1TV S A Lee]The 2014 WTF World Taekwondo Grand Prix Series 2 kicks off in Astana, the capital city of Kazakhstan, on Aug. 29, 2014 for a three-day run. The Astana Grand Prix series, to be held at the Sport Center "Daulet," has drawn a total of 206 top athletes, including 101 males, and 181 officials from 50 countries. Forty five international referees are to officiate at the three-day Astana Grand Prix, the second of three WTF World Taekwondo Grand Prix series set for this year. Among the participating athletes are six male and three female Olympic taekwondo medalists. Three octagon-sh
[By NBC-1TV S. A Lee]BAKU, Azerbaijan (July 27, 2014) --- Iran showed its supremacy in taekwondo as it clinched both the overall male and female titles at the 1st WTF World Cadet Taekwondo Championships, which wrapped up in Baku, Azerbaijan on July 27, 2014. The inaugural WTF World Cadet Taekwondo Championships, which were for the youth aged between 12 and 14, took place at the National Gymnastic Arena in downtown Baku, drawing a total of 574 athletes from 65 countries.In the male division, Iran took home three gold medals, three silver medals and one bronze medal for a total of 82 points for
[By NBC-1TV S. A Lee]BAKU, Azerbaijan (July 25, 2014) --- Iran continued its supremacy in taekwondo as it took one gold medal and two silver medals on the second day of the 1st WTF World Cadet Taekwondo Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan on July 25, 2014.Russia took home one gold, one silver and one bronze, while Chinese Taipei, Jordan and Italy grabbed one gold each.Croatia and Latvia clinched one silver medal each on the second day of competition at the inaugural World Cadet Taekwondo Championships, which are for the youth aged between 12 and 14. The event takes place at the National Gymnasti
[By NBC-1TV S. A Lee]Host Russia won the overall men's title at the 5th WTF World Para-Taekwondo Championships in Moscow, Russia on 22 June, 2014. Turkey took the overall women's title.Host Russia took three gold medals, three silver medals and four bronze medals for a total of 71 points for the top honors, followed by Iran with 2 golds and 1 silver for a total of 31 points. Turkey came next with two golds and one bronze for 31 points. Azerbaijan finished fourth with one gold and one bronze for 28 points, followed by Mongolia with one gold and one silver for 21 points.In the women's division,
[By NBC-1TV S. A Lee]The Taekwondo Hall of Fame which is based in the USA and recognized world-wide recently named Professor Kook Hyun Jung and GM Dong Keun Park as Korea’s All Time Best Taekwondo Players. Induction into the Taekwondo Hall of Fame is the highest honor one can receive in the world of sports. Dong Keun Park recently named Korea’s All-Time Best National Taekwondo Champion by the Taekwondo Hall of Fame served as captain of the Korea national team in the 1960’s. He was undefeated winning 6 gold medals in national competition before retiring. In addition to introducing Taekwondo to
[By NBC-1TV S. A Lee]Dearest global taekwondo family, It is my great pleasure to announce that June 11 marks the 10th anniversary of my election as President of the World Taekwondo Federation. I cannot believe that 10 years have already passed. Over the past decade, together we achieved many accomplishments. Today, taekwondo is considered the martial art that has most successfully transformed itself into a modern sport known for dynamic, viewer-friendly, and transparent competitions. Taekwondo has secured its firm position in the Olympic program through the year 2020. Taekwondo is included in
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]The 2014 Incheon Asian Games Organizing Committee (IAGOC) held their World Press Briefing for the 17th Asian Games on April 10. In attendance at the event that was held at the Songdo Convensia were: Mr. Kim Youngsoo, President of IAGOC; Mr. Hemasiri Fernando, Vice president of the Olympic Council of Asia; Mr. Charles Lo, Chairman of the Media Committee; and around 200 guests from the media and various sports organizations. The President Mr. Kim Youngsoo, said that the organizers had been preparing hard for six years to welcome some 23,000 athletes, officials and media fro
[By NBC-1TV S. A Lee]The 2014 Incheon Asian Games Organizing Committee (IAGOC) held a PR roadshow in New Delhi, India, on March 18.In attendance at the event held at the Hyatt Regency Delhi were: Mr. Kim Young-soo, the president of IAGOC; Mr. Narayana Ramachandran, the president of the Indian Olympic Association; Mr. Jitendra Singh, the Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports of India; Mr. Raja Randhir Singh, the Secretary General of the Olympic Council of Asia; and around 100 guests from the government, sports, and the media.At the roadshow, Mr. Sushil Kumar, a wrestler who was the 201
[By NBC-1TV H. J Yook]Korea took both the men's and women's overall titles at the 10th WTF World Junior Taekwondo Championships in Taipei City, Chinese Taipei, which concluded its four-day competition on March 26, 2014.In the junior male division, Korea won two gold medals, one silver and two bronze medals for a total of 63 points for top honors in the medal tally. Russia earned a total of 54 points with one gold, two silvers and one bronze, followed by host Chinese Taipei for 44 points with one gold and one bronze. Iran stood at fourth as it grabbed one gold, one silver and one bronze for a t