[By NBC-1TV K, Y Yi] LAUSANNE, Switzerland (October 30, 2021) - The Taekwondo HumanitarianFoundation (THF) Board met in Pully, Lausanne on 30 October to discuss a numberof key issues and appoint a new Board member. Angelo Cito, Chairman of the Fondazione Umanitaria Italiana di Taekwondoand President of FITA, was elected as a member of the THF Board for athree-year mandate during the meeting. THF Chairman Chungwon Choue said:“We are delighted to welcome Angelo to the THF Board. Angelo brings a lot ofexperience and expertise and will help us strengthen the support we provide torefugees around th
[By NBC-1TV K, Y Yi] The Seoul International Aerospace & Defense Exhibition (SEOUL ADEX) will be held at Seoul Airport (Seongnam, Gyeonggi-do) for 5 days from Oct, 19(Tue) to Oct, 23(Sat). It started as the ‘Seoul Air Show’ in 1996 and has been integrated into the ground defense sector since 2009 and Seoul ADEX 2021 is Korea's largest trade show specializing in aerospace and defense. Seoul ADEX is held every odd-numbered year in October to expand export opportunities for domestic aerospace and defense products and to exchange technology with advanced overseas companies. This year, 440 comp
[By NBC-1TV K, Y Yi] SEOUL, Korea (October 11, 2021) - Chungwon Choue was today re-elected as World Taekwondo President for the term 2021 to 2025 by electronic vote during the virtual World Taekwondo General Assembly 2021. President Choue was the sole Presidential candidate and received 129 of the 131 votes. He has served as President since 2004 and has helped oversee a transformational period in the sport’s history with a focus on making Taekwondo fairer, more transparent and more inclusive. Speaking following his election, President Choue said:“It is a great honour to have been re-elected as
[By NBC-1TV K, Y Yi] SEOUL, Korea (October 10, 2021) - The World Taekwondo Council met virtually today ahead of tomorrow’s General Assembly which will see the elections of the President, Council members and Auditor. World Taekwondo President Chungwon Choue opened the meeting by congratulating the President and members who have been elected onto their respective Continental Union Councils:• Issaka Ide (Niger) – World Taekwondo Africa President• Kyu Seok Lee (Republic of Korea) – Asian Taekwondo Union President• Sakis Pragalos (Greece) – European Taekwondo Union President• John Kotsifas (Austral
[By NBC-1TV K, Y Yi] CHIBA, Japan (September 4, 2021) - World Taekwondo President Chungwon Choue met with Para Taekwondo star Parfait Hakizimana, a Burundian refugee living in Rwanda during the Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020. President Choue praised Hakizimana for all he has achieved and presented him with his black belt in Chiba on the last day of competition at Tokyo 2020. Hakizimana had lost his first match at Tokyo 2020 in the M-61kg on September 2 but reflected positively on his experience. “To come here a lot of people helped me,” he said. “I would like to thank the children that I teach at
[By NBC-1TV K, Y Yi] SEOUL, Korea (29 August, 2021) - World Taekwondo today praised the collective efforts of theInternational Paralympic Committee (IPC), the Centre for Sports and HumanRights, and governments in working with the federation to ensure AfghanistanPara Taekwondo athlete Zakia Khudadadi can compete at the Paralympic GamesTokyo 2020. In a major operation, World Taekwondo was involved in ensuringmembers of the Afghanistan delegation were able to travel to Tokyo. Khudadadiwas joined by Para Athletics athlete Hossain Rasouli and Chef de Mission ArianSadiqi from Paris to Tokyo. Khudada
[By NBC-1TV K, Y Yi] SEOUL,Korea (17 August 2021) - World Taekwondo today hosted a Joint ParalympicWorkshop for approximately 60 coaches and international technical officialsahead of the Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020. ParaTaekwondo will make its historic Paralympic Games debut in Tokyo and the JointWorkshop was an opportunity to run through important rules and procedures forthe Para Taekwondo competitions. A total of 30 referees (15 male and 15 female)from 30 countries will officiate the competitions in Tokyo. Just like in Rio2016 and Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, World Taekwondo is sending equal nu
[By NBC-1TV K, Y Yi] SEOUL, Korea (August 11, 2021) - The World Taekwondo Election Committee today announced the list of the eligible candidates running for election at the virtual election on 11 October. Incumbent President Chungwon Choue is the sole candidate standing as President. A total of 40 candidates, representing all five continents, are standing for the 17 available Council member positions and 2 candidates are standing for the one Auditor position. This includes 11 female candidates, which is a significant increase on the number of female candidates who ran at the last elections and