Park Soo Nam has been appointed honorary President of the European Taekwondo Union ©DTU

Germany's Park Soo Nam has been appointed Honorary President of the European Taekwondo Union (ETU) during an Executive Council meeting in Athens.

The South Korean-born official is a longstanding athlete and coach and is currently President of the German Taekwondo Federation.

The 68-year-old has previously sat on the ruling Councils of both the ETU and the World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) and is a former "special assistant" of ex-WTF chief and International Olympic Committee vice-president Un-Yong Kim.

He stood unsuccessfully against Chungwon Choue for the WTF Presidency in 2009.

His latest appointment requires the ratification of the full ETU Council.

The ETU Council met in their new headquarters building in Athens ©ETU
The ETU Council met in their new headquarters building in Athens ©ETU

The decision was made during a meeting at the new ETU headquarters building in Athens.

A proposal of the ETU President Sakis Pragalos to introduce a quota system for medallists participating in the WTF President’s Cup to qualify for the subsequent European Championships was approved.

Next year's World Taekwondo President’s Cup will be held in a yet-to-be-specified location in Greece, it was also decided.

Other decisions made included the awarding of the next European Para-Taekwondo Championships 2017 to Ulyanovsk in Russia.

Georgia Gatsis was also appointed general director of the ETU office in Athens, meaning she will lead the office and all staff with immediate effect.