The 3rd Arab Taekwondo Championships Cup kicked off on April 22, 2010 for a five-day run in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. The WTF-sanctioned event drew about 120 athletes from 12 Arab countries. The participa…
Mexico’s Teodoro Guerrero Bonilla captured the top honors at the 1st WTF Photo Contest. Another Mexican Jesus Zurita Salazar was selected as the second-prize winner. A 10-member WTF review bo…
The World Taekwondo Federation approved Oman’s new membership and the revised WTF Competition Rules, among others, at its General Assembly in Tijuana, Mexico on March 2, 2010.With the additio…
The Mexican city of Tijuana is ready for the upcoming WTF World Taekwondo Qualification Tournament for the 2010 Youth Olympic Games and the 8th WTF World Junior Taekwondo Championships.The Wo…
The World Taekwondo Federation signed a collaborative agreement with the National Center for Korean Traditional Performing Arts in a ceremony in Seoul, Korea on Feb. 5, 2010. The agreement was sig…
The World Taekwondo Federation appointed Miss Pongchanok Kanklab, the Miss Thailand World 2009, as a “Goodwill Ambassador” of the WTF in a ceremony in Bangkok, Thailand on Jan. 23, 2010. For…
Esteemed Speaker of the National Assembly, esteemed Members of the National Assembly. Thank you for your kind introduction, Mr. Speaker. Please accept also my sincere gratitude for inviting me to sp…
The 4th WTF World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships wrapped in a resounding success for good reasons in Cairo, Egypt on Dec. 2, 2009. The three-day championships, which took place at the…
Korea won the right to host the 20th WTF World Taekwondo Championships in 2011 in the ancient city of Gyeongju at the WTF Council meeting in Cairo, Egypt on Nov. 29, 2009.A four-member Korean delegatio…
WTF President Chungwon Choue is attending the 2009 IF Forum in Lausanne, Switzerland, which drew about 250 delegates from 31 of the summer and winter Olympic federations. The third edition of the an…
Amid high interest from both the public and international media, the World Taekwondo Tour 2009 Mexico wrapped up in a resounding success in Mexico City, Mexico on Nov. 14, 2009.Before a jam-packed…
The inaugural World Taekwondo Tour will be held in Mexico City, Mexico on Nov. 14, 2009.The World Taekwondo Tour 2009 Mexico, which will take place at the Palacio de los Deportes, will draw 16 top athlete…
Dr. Chungwon Choue was re-elected to his third term as president of the World Taekwondo Federation at the WTF General Assembly at the Scandic Copenhagen Hotel in Copenbhagen, Denmark on Oc…
Korea managed to clinch the overall men’s title atf the 2009 WTF World Taekwondo Championships, which concluded five days of competitions in Copenhagen, Denmark on Oct. 18, 2009. China grabbed…
A 10-member taekwondo team from Uzbekistan arrived in Korea on July 22, 2009 to receive an intensive taekwondo training at a Korean university in Busan in preparation for the World Youth Taekwondo Cam…