"We are very proud to have received this award in recognition of the work World Taekwondo and the THF are doing to support refugees and displaced persons around the world," World Taekwondo President and THF chairman Chungwon Choue said.

The  Hope and Dreams Sports Festival organised in February had been singled out for special praise. 

It had been organised by World Taekwondo and the THF in conjunction with the World Baseball and Softball Confederation (WBSC).

The festival was held for the second time in Jordan after it had been conceived in response to a call to "join hands in giving refugees and displaced persons opportunities to enjoy sport".

Some 300 young refugee athletes of all ages took part in the event, organised at the Azraq Refugee Camp where World Taekwondo has established a humanitarian sports centre.

Participants at the event included a refugee team from Afghanistan.

"We believe strongly in the role that sport can play in inspiring hope and promoting peace," Choue added.

"It is for that reason we have always been very open to working with other International Federations so we can reach as many people as possible."

"We started with United World Wrestling in 2019, and this initiative was further demonstrated during the Hope and Dreams Sports Festival when we partnered with the WBSC this year," Choue explained.

This week, International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach highlighted the humanitarian efforts of World Taekwondo in a speech at the IOC Session in Mumbai.

The presentation made by the Olympic Refuge Foundation (ORF) during the IOC Session also included included footage of Wael Fawaz Al-Farraj, a refugee athlete originally from Syria and recipient of an IOC scholarship.

World Taekwondo plans to organise another Hope and Dreams Sports Festival next year.

"We hope we can collaborate with more sports in the future, with the 2024 Hope and Dreams Sports Festival as the platform to further develop the help we provide to refugees," Choue pledged.