WUXI, China (Dec 17, 2018) – World Taekwondo (WT) and International Taekwon-Do Federation (ITF) held a meeting at the World Taekwondo Wuxi Centre on December 15, 2018. The meeting was a follow-up to the historic agreement signed in Pyongyang, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, on November 2, 2018.
The WT delegation was led by President Chungwon Choue, and Vice Presidents Ahmed Fouly and Kyuseok Lee. The ITF delegation was led by President Ri Yong Son and Senior Vice-President Hwang Ho Yong.
Both organizations discussed comprehensively on a strategic roadmap, including the creation of a committee tasked with jointly developing the implementation plans for the realization of ‘One Taekwondo’.
The WT and ITF officials also attended the WT Grand Slam Champions Series held on December 12-16, and the inaugural World Taekwondo Wuxi Forum on December 16.
The World Taekwondo Wuxi Centre was created in July 2018 with the aim of supporting WT’s education and development programs. Wuxi will be the host city of the WT World Taekwondo Championships and World Para-Taekwondo Championships in 2021.
25 Years at #1: Your best source of news about the Olympics is www.aroundtherings.com, for subscribers only
Últimas Noticias
Brigitte Henriques: “The important thing is that the women who are elected should be chosen for their ability, not because we are looking for modernization in terms of gender”
“When I was a girl I couldn’t find a club to play soccer in because most of them didn’t work with women,” Henriques tells Around the Rings during an in-depth interview in Crete, Greece.
The Hula Report: Winds of Change for ANOC in Crete
New leaders coming for peak Olympic group. Whether other candidates emerge in the months ahead, a contested election for the ANOC presidency will be a first for the organization.
Gilles Gilbert Gresenguet, presidential candidate for AFCNO: “We must take advantage of Paris 2024 to bring the Olympic Games back to French”
The elections take place November 18, and Abakar Djermah Aumi, president of the Chad Olympic Committee, is also aiming to win them.
USOPC announces 613-member 2020 U.S. Olympic Team
Roger Federer pulls out of Tokyo Olympics: "I am greatly disappointed"
(ATR) Federer cites "a setback with my knee" for the decision.
