GB Taekwondo is also looking to bring World Taekwondo Grand Prix tournaments to London in 2017 and Manchester in 2018.

The event in London would be held at the Copper Box Arena in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, while Manchester Arena would play host to the two showpieces in the city in the North West of England.

Jade Jones, who successfully defended her women’s 57 kilograms Olympic title at Rio 2016, has welcomed news of a bid to bring the World Championships to the UK for the first time.

"It’s three events, two cities and one vision," said the 23-year-old of the campaign. 

"I have fought all over the world.

"It was an amazing feeling to retain my title in Rio and to capture the World Taekwondo Grand Prix title in Mexico City the year before.

"But you can never beat the buzz of fighting in front of a home crowd.  

"Even now, four years after winning in London, I still get goose bumps thinking of that day when I won my first Olympic gold medal.

"Yes, there is more pressure to do well but it brings out another level to your performance."

Manchester staged the inaugural World Taekwondo Grand Prix tournament in 2013, before hosting legs of the series in 2014 and 2015.

London also has previous experience of putting on taekwondo events, having hosted this year’s British National Championships at the Copper Box Arena.

"Manchester and London are famous for hosting world class sporting events which are always well supported by the British public," said GB Taekwondo chair Jeremy Beard.

"These iconic cities and our multi-event bid provides the perfect foundation for us to work in partnership with the World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) to strengthen the sport’s international profile and its commercial value.

"We remain committed to supporting WTF in developing taekwondo across the globe, something these events will help to do.

"And more than anything, London, Manchester and the UK will provide our international athletes with unique and memorable experiences as they will be placed at the very heart of our event planning and delivery."

Today is the bid deadline with a decision due to be taken by the WTF’s Executive Council in Burnaby in Canada on November 14.

With a determination to produce a portfolio of events aimed at taking the sport to new heights commercially and strategically, the WTF will award upto 30 tournaments from 2017 through to 2021.

"If we were to be awarded this package of WTF events it would raise the profile of taekwondo in Britain even higher and help attract many new athletes into the sport," said Rio 2016 bronze medallist and current world champion Bianca Walkden.

"I am confident Manchester and London will put on tournaments that will be brilliant for both athletes and spectators."

GB Taekwondo’s bidding partners include UK Sport, the Mayor of London’s Office, Manchester City Council and British Taekwondo.

"UK Sport is delighted to be supporting GB Taekwondo and the cities of Manchester and London in their bid to the WTF," said Liz Nicholl, UK Sport’s chief executive.

"The WTF’s strategy to deliver ambitious world-class sustainable events mirrors that of the UK and we are delighted to support the bid for this package of events, including the pinnacle World Championships.

"These events, particularly the World Taekwondo Championships in 2019, provide an important platform for athletes to compete on home soil as part of their journey towards qualification for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo."