[By NBC-1TV K, Y Yi]ROME, Italy(June 1, 2018) - Day one of Rome’s first ever WorldTaekwondo Grand Prix lived up to expectations as Korea, China and Russia claimedthe first Grand Prix gold medals of 2018. The action unfolded in the grand andtraditional Foro Italico in front of many animated onlookers. Over the courseof the three days, 256 male and female athletes representing 51 differentcountries will compete across eight weight categories. Dae-Hoon Lee of Korea won gold in the men’s-68kg, Mengyu Zhang of China won the women’s -67kg and Vladislav Larin ofRussia claimed gold in the men’s +80
[By NBC-1TV K, Y Yi] ROME, Italy (May31, 2018) - The World Taekwondo demonstration team officially declared openRome’s first ever World Taekwondo Grand-Prix today with another trulyfascinating routine at the beautiful Piazza di Spagna. The performance mirroredyesterday’s historic demonstration in front of His Holiness Pope Francis inVatican City. Hundreds ofonlookers were attracted to theinspired and well-practiced Openingceremony, which proved to be a fitting start to the first Grand Prix of 2018. The four-daycompetition kicks off on June 1 in the multi-purpose sports complex, ForoItalico a
[By NBC-1TV K, Y Yi]VATICAN CITY (May 30,2018) - World Taekwondo todayperformed an historic demonstration in Vatican City in the presence of HisHoliness Pope Francis, further reflecting the federation’s ongoing commitmentto sending out a message of peace through taekwondo. The demonstration took place in St Peter’sSquare in front of thousands of people gathered from all over the world for PopeFrancis’ General Audience. The World Taekwondo demonstration team performed apowerful and highly symbolic demonstration which ended with the team unfurlinga banner which read ‘peace is more precious than
[By NBC-1TV K, Y Yi](May 26, 2018) - The first World Taekwondo Grand Prix of 2018 will take place in Rome on 1-3 June, bringing together the world’s very best taekwondo stars as they battle it out to become Grand Prix champions. A total of 255 male and female athletes representing 51 different countries will compete across eight different weight categories in the multi-purpose sports complex, Foro Italico.Top athletes participating in the event include: Jade Jones and Bianca Walkden of Great Britain; Shuyin Zheng of China; Taehun Kim, Dae-hoon Lee and So-hui Kimof theRepublic of Korea;Cheick
[By NBC-1TV K, Y Yi]RHODES,Greece (28 April 2018) – The fourth andfinal day of the Rhodes 2018 World Taekwondo Beach Championships was concludedin total success on Saturday 28April in Rhodes island, Greece. The event brought a strong dose of vitamin sea and sun to the sport oftaekwondo. The majestic images of high jumps, technical breaking and technical skillswere combined with the blue of the sky, the summer and the festive mood of theisland. Today’sschedule included the Technical Breaking finals for all Divisions Final and theFree Style Dynamic Kicks & Breaking Challenge final, while it
[By NBC-1TV K, Y Yi]RHODES,Greece (27 April 2018) - The third competition day of the 2018 Rhodes WorldTaekwondo Championships was successfully concluded with the medal ceremony ofthe event in stunning sea foreground and the historic castle of Rhodes island. Thespectacular scenery of the event traveled throughout the world, as milestone ofthe day was the live streaming on the Olympic Channel for the categories ofRecognized Poomsae and Freestyle Poomsae finals including all divisions. Among thecountries that collected the highest number of gold medals were Denmark, Thailand, and Finland while th
[By NBC-1TV K,Y Yi]Greece (April, 25) - In the middle of the Aegean Sea, World Taekwondo Beach Championships were successfully launched in Rhodes island, Greece. The first competition day begun in a totally summer mood in both outfit and atmosphere, joining national taekwondo teams from across the world to celebrate the sport, while participating in the most spectacular taekwondo championships. The World Taekwondo Beach Championships, promoted by World Taekwondo and Organized by World Taekwondo Europe with co-organizers the Government of South Aegean Region, the Municipality of Rhodes and Spor
[By NBC-1TV K,Y Yi]HAMMAMET, Tunisia (April 13, 2018) - The record-breaking World Taekwondo Junior championships drew to a close today with Russia and Iran finishing top of the female and male medal table respectively following five-days of thrilling action.Over the course of the Championships nearly 1,000 young athletes from 118 countries around the world took part, demonstrating the universality of taekwondo. 27 countries also won medals demonstrating the sport’s extensive strength in depth. The final day saw the gold medals claimed by Althea Laurin of France in the junior female -68kg categ