[NBC-1TV 이광윤 보도본부장] 벤자민 체보이 케냐 바링고 주지사가 14일 오후 9시(한국 시간) 케냐 글로벌 랭귀지 에덴에셀을 방문한 월드베스트프랜드(이사장 차보용) 방문단을 환영하고 지역 경제 발전에 기여하고 있는 업적에 감사를 표했다. 이날 참석한 월드베스트프랜드 방문단 명단은 다음과 같다. ☞이사장 차보용, 후원회장 류재훈, 사무총장 김영규, 회원 강형환. 박덕근, 박천민, 최재원, 명구섭, 정윤자, 이강호, 이현숙, 김기조, 김충만.
[By NBC-1TV K, Y Yi] ROMA, Italy (Jun 7, 2023) - The world’s best Taekwondo athletes do not have long to wait before they have the chance to test themselves at the highest level once again with the Roma 2023 World Taekwondo Grand Prix set to kick off this Friday (9 June). A total of 253 of the highest ranked athletes from 55 countries plus Refugee team are set to compete in the three-day competition which comes less than a week after the conclusion of the Baku 2023 World Taekwondo Championships. Athletes will compete across four male and four female weight categories in a best of three format
[By NBC-1TV K, Y Yi] BAKU, Azerbaijan (Jun 3, 2023) - IOC President Thomas Bach today joined World Taekwondo President Chungwon Choue at the Baku 2023 World Taekwondo Championships to support the competing athletes and enjoy the spectacular action on show. Ahead of the evenings finals, President Bach and President Choue visited the Taekwondo for All stand on the side-lines of the competition to learn more about the meaningful work World Taekwondo and the Taekwondo Humanitarian Foundation (THF) are doing to support those in need. President Bach also met with the newly elected Athletes’ Committe
[By NBC-1TV K, Y Yi] (May22, 2023) - Nearly 1,000 of the best Taekwondo athletes from across the globeare making their final preparations ahead of the historic Baku 2023 WorldTaekwondo Championships which will be held in the Azeri capital on May 29-June4. Coincidingwith the 50th anniversary of World Taekwondo, the WorldChampionships will see athletes from 144 countries plus a Refugee Team competeacross 16 weight categories (8 men and 8 women) for the coveted world title aswell as vital qualification points for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. WorldTaekwondo President Chungwon Choue said: “Withjus
[By NBC-1TV K, Y Yi] Hong Kong signs Host City Contract for 2024 World Taekwondo Poomsae ChampionshipsSEOUL, Korea (May 12, 2023) - Hong Kong today signed the Host City Contract for the 2024 World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships at a special signing ceremony at the World Taekwondo Headquarters in Seoul. World Taekwondo President Chungwon Choue and Hong Kong Taekwondo Association President Louis Ching signed the contract for the Championships, which will be the first ever Poomsae Championships held in Hong Kong, China. Hong Kong was unanimously selected to host the Championships at the last Wor
[By NBC-1TV K, Y Yi] SEOUL, Korea (May 9, 2023) - The renowned World Taekwondo Demonstration Team continued to amaze spectators from around the world as they put on an unforgettable show at the AIPS Sports Media Awards Ceremony. A total of 20 Demonstration Team members performed in perfect unison under the theme Taekwondo Spirit, demonstrating a variety of powerful and exhilarating Taekwondo techniques. The audience were left in awe by the team’s breath-taking acrobatics and gravity-defying stunts which have become a hallmark of their performances and seen them gain worldwide recognition. The
[By NBC-1TV K, Y Yi] (Apr. 3, 2023) - The World Taekwondo Council convened today for an Extraordinary meeting to discuss the IOC Executive Board’s recommendations for International Federations on the neutral participation of athletes and support personnel with Russian or Belarusian passports. The Council reaffirmed its calls for peace and its solidarity with the Olympic community in Ukraine. World Taekwondo will continue to support Ukrainian athletes in ensuring they can participate in Taekwondo events. Following deliberation, the Council decided to allow the participation of Individual Neutra
[By NBC-1TV K, Y Yi] SEOUL, Korea (Mar 28, 2023) – As the world’s elite Taekwondo athletes battle through the rankings on the path to Paris 2024, a related process is underway across five continents - the selection of the best and brightest of WT’s international referees, or IRs, to officiate the Olympics. Over February and March, IR Selection and Training Camps have been held across the globe with the aim of choosing Taekwondo’s 60 best referees. Region N. of Participants Selected n. of Pax Place Period Remarks 1st Asia 80pax 16pax(M8/W8) Uzbekistan (Tashkent) Feb.14-16 Oceania 20pax 4pax(M2/