On 2027 World Taekwondo Championships will take place in Astana. The capital of Kazakhstan was appointed by the World Taekwondo Council, meeting in Wuxi (China). A a major first for the Central Asian country, which will be in the spotlight one year before the Los Angeles Games. The U21 World Championships will take place the same year in Samokov, Bulgaria. Two excellent hosts " said WT President Chungwon Choue.
Reunion and Saint-Pierre and Miquelon were also officially welcomed as associate members, bringing the number of WT members to 215. " The addition of two new associate members underlines the universality of taekwondo and places World Taekwondo among the top 3 international Olympic federations in terms of members ", the authority congratulates itself on its website.
