Without an opponent, Chungwon Choue was reappointed as president of World Taekwondo on Thursday. He received 143 votes in favor out of 149 from the member associations (five against, one abstention). He will therefore lead the body until 2029. He promised to " do more ", with the new council, to continue the growth of taekwondo.
« It's a chance to take part in this extraordinary adventure, during which I met wonderful people who have enriched my life., did he declare. Together we achieved many exceptional results which have allowed us not only to maintain the Olympic status of taekwondo, but also to become a globally recognized leader in the field of sport. The mandate you have entrusted to me will serve as inspiration to make taekwondo a marketable, renewed sport, and to raise ourselves to the rank of the most respected international federations in the world. » Fardouza Egueh (Djibouti) will assume the role of vice-president.
The composition of the new council:
Africa
Fardouza Egueh (Djibouti, 83 votes)
Mohamed Shaaban (Egypt, 65 votes)
Asia
Ahmed Hamdan Alzeyoudi (UAE, 93 votes)
Hadwah Moawad (Saudi Arabia, 80 votes)
Europe
Slavtcho Binev (Bulgaria, 90 votes)
Anna Vassallo (Malta, 65 votes)
Oceania
Lauren Burns (Australia, 46 votes)
Maher Magableh (Australia, 81 votes)
America
Maria Rosario Borello Castillo (Guatemala, 46 votes)
Inseon Kim (United States, 90 votes)
The last four seats to be filled went to Angelo Cito (Italy, 87 votes), Metin Şahin (Turkey, 84 votes), Richard Jay Warwick (United States, 78 votes) and Kook Hyun Jung (Korea, 74 votes).
