— 24 August 2023
It’s a done deal. The International Taekwondo Federation (World Taekwondo) has initialled the final agreement to transfer its world headquarters to the South Korean city of Chuncheon. Currently based... Read more »
— 21 August 2023
There can be no further doubt: North Korea’s interminable isolation from the Olympic movement is over. A few weeks before the next Asian Games in Hangzhou (23 September to... Read more »
— 24 May 2023
After fencing earlier this week, a new international federation has unveiled the list of Russian and Belarusian athletes admitted to compete under neutral status. World Taekwondo announced that it... Read more »
— 19 May 2023
Ukraine insists. After the World Judo Championships held at the beginning of the month in Doha, it is also preparing to boycott the World Taekwondo Championships. They are to... Read more »
— 13 April 2023
With only six participations since its official debut at the Sydney 2000 Games, taekwondo is still one of the youngsters of the Olympic program. But the choice of the... Read more »
— 4 April 2023
And that’s three. After fencing and table tennis, a third summer Olympic sport has followed the IOC’s recommendation and authorised the return of Russian and Belarusian athletes to international... Read more »
— 17 February 2023
The Russian-Belarusian issue is shaping up to be one of the upcoming spring topics in the international federations. In particular, the taekwondo body – World Taekwondo – is planning... Read more »
— 23 September 2022
A strange case. According to a South Korean whistleblower, the entry of taekwondo into the Olympic programme at the Sydney Games in 2000 was greatly facilitated by the payment... Read more »
— 27 May 2022
The event promises to be a major one. The International Taekwondo Federation (World Taekwondo) will celebrate the 50th anniversary of its creation next year in Baku. Meeting on Wednesday... Read more »
— 28 April 2022
The conflict in Ukraine and Russia’s exclusion from the international sports movement are complicating the task of the International Taekwondo Federation (World Taekwondo) in its search for a host... Read more »