Prince Faisal bin Hussein, centre, met with World Taekwondo President Chungwon Choue, left ©JOC

Jordan's Prince Faisal bin Hussein met with World Taekwondo President Chungwon Choue during a visit to the Azraq Refugee Camp.

The pair met at the Taekwondo Humanitarian Foundation's (THF) Academy which works with youngsters displaced by the conflict in Syria.

Prince Faisal, the President of the Jordan Olympic Committee, was elected to the Executive Board of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) last month.

His discussions with Choue saw him represent IOC President Thomas Bach.

The pair attended a joint training event held between World Taekwondo, the THF and United World Wrestling.

This followed a Memorandum of Understanding signed between the three parties in October to promote humanitarian, peace and social-development initiatives.

The pair held a joint event staged by taekwondo and wrestling ©World Taekwondo
The pair held a joint event staged by taekwondo and wrestling ©World Taekwondo

Table tennis, judo, hockey and badminton have signed similar partnerships to use the Academy to promote their sports.

Choue was in Jordan to also attend the Asian Championships for junior, cadet, Para and poomsae athletes in Amman.

The South Korean officially announced his plan to establish the THF in his speech at the United Nations headquarters in New York City, on the 2015 International Day of Peace. 

It aims to teach the sport and stage educational programmes with refugees and displaced people around the world.

As well as Jordan, projects are up and running in countries including Turkey, Rwanda, Djibouti, Burundi and Nepal.