[By NBC-1TV K, Y Yi]HAMMAMET, Tunisia (April 13, 2018) - Iran and Serbia won two golds each on an explosive fourth day of action at the World Taekwondo Junior Championships. These golds meant that Iran extended their gold medal tally to six, whilst Serbia claimed their first two. Serdja Stevic of Serbia in the junior women’s -59kg, Mahdi Mohammad Emadi of Iran in the junior men’s -68kg,Nadica Bozanic of Serbia in the junior women’s -63kg and Ali Eshkevarian of Iran in the -73kg claimed the gold medals on offer. Juniors Women -59kg Serdja Stevic of Serbia and Ju-A Park of Koreafought in the fin
[By NBC-1TV K, Y Yi]HAMMAMET, Tunisia (April 12, 2018) - Iran today added a fourth gold medal to their haul, whilst Azerbaijan, USA and Chinese Taipei won their first golds in an exhilarating third day of action at the World Taekwondo Junior Championships in Hammamet, Tunisia. The gold medals were won by Anastasija Zolotic of USA in the junior women’s -52kg, HamedAsghariMahiabadi from Iran in the junior men’s -59kg, Chia-Ling Lo of Chinese Taipei in the junior women’s -55kg and JavadAghayev of Azerbaijanin the junior men’s -63kg. Today’s results mean that the overall medal table is unchanged a
[By NBC-1TV K, Y YI]The World Taekwondo Junior Championships began in spectacular fashion today in Hammamet, Tunisia with Korea winning two gold medals and Iran and Great Britain winning one gold each on a day of fast-paced and exciting action. Over the course of the five-day competition almost 1,000 athletes from a record 118 countries will compete across 10 male and 10 female weight categories. To be eligible, an athlete must be born between 1 January 2001 and 31 December 2003. Mi-Reu Kang of Korea won gold in the Juniors Women -42kg, Hossein Lotfi from Iran claimed gold in the Juniors Men
[By NBC-1TV K, Y YI]HAMMAMET, Tunisia (April 7, 2018) - The second day of the World Taekwondo Qualification Tournament for the Buenos Aires 2018 Youth Olympic Games (YOG) in Hammamet, Tunisia came to an end today. Competitors representing Russia, Iran, Greece and China claimedthe five gold medals on offer. Junior athletes in the male -55kg, -63kg, -44kg and female -55kg and +63kgweight categories competed in an exhilarating second day of action. Overall,Iran and Russia have claimed a total of six quota places each, whilst Korea and China have secured five and four places respectively. The full
[By NBC-1TV K, Y YI]HAMMAMET, Tunisia (April6, 2018) - A thrilling first day of the World Taekwondo Qualification Tournament for the Buenos Aires 2018 Youth Olympic Games (YOG) saw Egypt, Uzbekistan, USA and Mexico win the five gold medals on offer. The opening day of action saw junior athletes compete in the male -48kg, -73kg and +73kg and female -49kg and -63kg weight categories as they all tried to secure a qualification place at Buenos Aires 2018. A total of 40 athletes from 30 countries won qualification places. As it stands, Iran has secured three quota places with Korea, Croatia, Tun
[By NBC-1TV K, Y YI]HAMMAMET, Tunisia (April 5, 2018) - The World Taekwondo General Assembly today unanimously approved a series of changes to its Competition Rules as part of its ongoing commitment to ensure taekwondo is as exciting and engaging as possible for its global fan base. The General Assembly took place in Hammamet, Tunisia ahead of the World Taekwondo Qualification Tournament for the Buenos Aires 2018 Youth Olympic Games and the Hammamet 2018 World Taekwondo Junior Championships.The approved rule changes, devised to increase the intensity of the competition and ensure athlete saf
[By NBC-1TV K, Y YI]HAMMAMET, Tunisia (April 4, 2018) - The World Taekwondo Council today approved the Hammamet Declaration, which included a commitment to ensuring safe sport by taking all relevant measures for the prevention of injury and protection of athletes from all types of abuse. The declaration stated that World Taekwondo will act in “in full compliance with the IOC Toolkit for safeguarding athletes from harassment and abuse in sport, and will continue to enhance its policies and regulations for safety and health of athletes.” In addition, the declaration also stated that World Taekw
[By NBC-1TV K, Y YI]AMMAN, Jordan (April 1, 2018) -On Sunday April 1st, 2018, the Azraq Taekwondo Academy training facility was officially inaugurated by Taekwondo Humanitarian Foundation (THF) Chairman and World Taekwondo(WT) President Dr. Chungwon Choue, just short of two years after the launch of the Foundation’s first pilot project in the camp. His Royal Highness, Prince Rashid Bin El Hassan, President of Jordan Taekwondo Federation, attended this historic event, along with representatives from Jordan authorities, includingVice-President of Jordan Olympic Committee, Amman Mayor Office and
[By NBC-1TV K, Y YI]AMMAN, Jordan (March 29, 2018) - World Taekwondo President Chungwon Choue presented IOC Member and President of the Jordan Olympic Committee, HRH Prince Feisal Al Hussein, with a 7th Dan black belt in Amman, Jordan on Thursday 29 April. The honour was presented to HRH Prince Feisal in recognition of the significant contribution he has made to the development of taekwondo in Jordan. Taekwondo in Jordan has developed enormously in recent years. At Rio 2016 the country won its first ever Olympic medal in any sport in taekwondo with Ahmad Abughaush claiming gold in the men’s
[By NBC-1TV K, Y YI](March 9, 2018) - World Taekwondo has created a working group to explore taekwondo’s inclusion in the Commonwealth Games for Birmingham 2022 and beyond. Following the Olympic success of Bianca Walkden, Lutalo Muhammad and Jade Jones at London 2012 and Rio 2016, taekwondo would be assured a venue full of knowledgeable and passionate fans at Birmingham 2022 if included in the sports program. However, the working group,headed by Commonwealth Taekwondo Union President Anthony Ferguson and comprised of representatives from World Taekwondo’s events department as well as British