A total of 189 athletes from 54 countries, plus one refugee team, are due to compete in four male and four female Olympic weight categories at the Grand Prix, scheduled to take place until Sunday (October 22).

Choue was speaking to insidethegames during today’s World Para-Taekwondo Championships, also being held here at the Copper Box Arena, a venue used for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

"Everybody knows that Great Britain is the number one sport-loving country, especially given the success of the London Olympic Games," he said.

"I was a witness to the enthusiasm for watching sport, so this coming Grand Prix event in London will be very successful."

Aside from hosting handball at London 2012, the Copper Box Arena also provided the setting for modern pentathlon fencing during the Olympics and was the goalball venue for the Paralympics.

Choue believes it is also a "wonderful venue" for taekwondo.

The Grand Prix is the third of four in 2017 and comes less than a month after the conclusion of the second leg held in Morocco’s capital Rabat.

The victor in each category will win $5,000 (£3,800/€4,200) in prize money, while the silver medallist will receive $3,000 (£2,300/€2,500) and the two bronze medallists will go home with $1,000 (£760/€850) each.

The event, which will be officiated by 50 referees, will also offer participants the opportunity to secure Olympic ranking points.

Competition is due to begin tomorrow with the men’s over 80 kilograms and under 68kg categories and the women’s under 67kg division.

Action on Saturday (October 21) will feature the women’s under 57kg and over 67kg categories and the men’s under 58kg division.

Rounding out proceedings on Sunday (October 22) will be the women’s under 49kg and men’s under 80kg categories.

Jade Jones, the double Olympic champion at under 57kg, will spearhead a 15-strong British squad at the Grand Prix.

The squad also includes two-time world gold medallist Bianca Walkden, who will compete in the women’s over 67kg, but will not feature double Olympic medallist Lutalo Muhammad,

He has pulled out after claiming he is "not fighting fit".

Great Britain won three medals in Rabat last month with gold for Walkden and Mahama Cho, an over 80kg competitor, as well as silver for Jones.

Among the overseas names to look out for in the men’s categories are Niger’s Abdoul Issoufou, who became his country’s first Olympic medallist for 44 years when he won over 80kg silver at Rio 2016.

Ireland’s Jack Woolley, who rose to world number one at under 54kg earlier this year, the first Irishman to ever achieve such a position in taekwondo, is also due to take part.

Moldova’s Aaron Cook, competing in the under 80kg category, is also likely to attract a lot of attention from the home crowd.

The three-time European champion is the most prominent taekwondo player who has represented Moldova with the British Olympic Association having cleared him to represent the nation in 2015.

Cook represented his country of birth at Beijing 2008 before talk of a possible nationality switch arose after he was controversially snubbed for London 2012 by British selectors.

He was ranked world number one at the time but missed out on competing at his home Games when Muhammad, then the world number 59, was selected instead.

On the women’s side, Rio 2016 Olympic bronze medallist Jackie Galloway of the United States is one to watch in the over 67kg category.

The Texan-based fighter, who has dual nationality, trained to represent Mexico at London 2012 but, after failing to make the team, moved back to the US.

She became the first American heavyweight to qualify for the Olympics and did not disappoint, winning a bronze medal.

Turkey’s Nur Tatar, the under 67kg world champion, is also likely to be in contention for top honours.