Tag: taekwondo
Nine-Year-Old Syrian Gets Taekwondo Bug Thanks to THF
The Taekwondo Humanitarian Foundation (THF) has highlighted the case of a nine-year-old Syrian girl who has been practicing the sport at a refugee camp.
The...
Jordan, Iran Make History With Rio 2016 Taekwondo Medals
Congratulating Jordan on winning its first ever Olympic medal and Iran on winning its first ever female Olympic medal, Chungwon Choue, President of the...
Abughaush Produces Shock After Shock to Win First Olympic Gold Medal for Jordan
Britain's Jade Jones reigned supreme once again on the second day of taekwondo action at Rio 2016, while a new champion was born in...
Olympic Champions On Top as Jones and Tazegül Claim European Taekwondo Championship Titles
Two of the sport's biggest stars in Servet, Tazegül and Jade Jones, each claimed gold today as the European Taekwondo Championships continued in Montreux.
Jones,...
Together all stakeholders in the Olympic Movement must promote access
Comments by Chungwon Choue, President World Taekwondo Federation
At a time when international sport is facing many difficulties, it is important that we do not
forget the...
2019 Pan American and Parapan Games Awarded to Lima, Peru
Peru's capital city Lima was awarded the 2019 Pan American and Parapan Games after winning in the first round of voting four years after...