World Taekwondo President Chungwon Choue and Hong Kong Taekwondo Association President Louis Ching signed the contract for the Championships, which will be the first ever Poomsae Championships held in Hong Kong, China.

Hong Kong was unanimously selected to host the Championships at the last World Taekwondo Council meeting in Bangkok in February.

"It is our great pleasure to sign this Host City contract with Hong Kong and formalise our partnership to host the 2024 World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships,” said Choue.

"We are delighted to take the Championships to Hong Kong for the first time and to continue to grow the popularity of Poomsae around the world.

"We know that under President Ching’s leadership Hong Kong will host an unforgettable event."

The World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships was first held in 2006 and has been staged 12 times since then.

Last year’s event in Goyang in South Korea saw 784 athletes from 62 countries take part.

Poomsae - which means patterns - is a non-contact form of taekwondo that is practiced individually.

It comprises sets of pre-arranged defence and attacking movements that gradually become more complex.

A date for next year’s Championships is expected to be announced shortly.