The World Taekwondo Federation has announced a list of key officials of the WTF Technical, Games, Referee and Education committees.

Mr. Dai Won Moon of Mexico was appointed as chairperson of the WTF Technical Committee, replacing Mr. Eui Min Ko of Germany.

France’s Philippe Bouedo was named as chairperson of the WTF Games Committee, while Mr. Herbert Perez of the United States became new chairperson of the WTF Education Committee.

The new chairpersons of the Games and Education Committees were also appointed as ex officio vice chairpersons of the WTF Technical Committee. The soon-to-be-appointed chairperson of the WTF Referee Committee will also serve as vice chairperson of the WTF Technical Committee.

The WTF also appointed Mr. Steven Capener of the United States, Truong Ngoc De of Vietnam and Korea’s Duk Young Yoonn as vice chairpersons of the WTF Games Committee.

Mr. Leon Preston of the United States, Mr. Myung Ok Yu of Canada, Mr. Chakir Chelbat of Sweden, and Korea’s Jung Ho Choi were named vice chairpersons of the WTF Referee Committee, while Aruba’s Mr. Jose Cornelio and Korea’s Sun Jang Lee were appointed as vice chairpersons of the WTF Education Committee.

The term of the newly appointed committee officials will expire in October 2009.

At the WTF Council meeting in May 2007 in Beijing, China, participants agreed to extend the term of the chairpersons of the WTF Technical, Games and Referee Committees by one year until after the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.

The WTF expects that the operation of the WTF’s key committees will be more efficient as the newly appointed committee officials are all experts in their respective fields.