The THF, established by the World Taekwondo Federation (WTF), aims to teach the sport and related educational programmes to refugees and displaced persons worldwide.

Pilot projects are underway in Syrian refugee camps in Jordan and Turkey and among earthquake victims in Nepal.

These could now be extended to include refugees with disabilities and impairments, the THF has confirmed.

The study, announced by the THF, will attempt to "identify the issues they specifically face in a displaced situation as to develop long-term solutions".

The United Nations Refugee Agency estimates that several million persons with an impairment are currently displaced by conflict or natural disaster and it is hoped the THF will help to improve their quality of life amid the adversity they have already suffered.

The news marks the latest step forward for the project, in which a number of schemes and initiatives have already been launched.

The WTF recently outlined plans to build their own taekwondo academy at the Azraq refugee camp in Jordan.

It is hoped construction will begin next month, with the aim that the new facility will help to build on the governing body’s existing work at the camp.

Earlier this month, it was also announced that a group of South Korean taekwondo masters had made voluntary donations to support the facility.

Woo-sup Kim, Eunsoo Yoo and Sung-min Yu volunteered after visiting the WTF headquarters in Seoul last month.