Three premier Taekwondo events are coming to Wuxi next week as the capital of Taekwondo in China prepares to host some of the world’s best athletes for the final international events of the year and the latest opportunities to qualify for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

The European Taekwondo Under-21 Championships 2023 took place in Bucharest, Romania from December 7 to 10. 

The European Taekwondo Under 21 Championships 2023 is poised to kick off in Bucharest, marking a significant event in the world of martial arts. This prestigious event brings together young athletes from both the Senior and Junior classes, showcasing their skills and competitive spirit.

British Taekwondo’s End of Year Awards for 2023 were held at the House of Sport at the Manchester Regional Arena during the World Taekwondo Grand Prix Final weekend on Sunday 3rd December.

During the ceremony the best athletes, coaches and referees received their awards.

On November 27-30 of this year, the prestigious "Uzbekistan Open" international tournament in taekwondo (WT) at the "G2" level was held in Tashkent.

The Olympic Channel Services and the European Taekwondo Union (ETU) have signed an Agreement for the exclusive media rights for live coverage on Olympics.com and on olympics social media handles of the European Qualification Tournament for PARIS 2024, that will be held in Sofia, Bulgaria in March 2024. The parties also discussed further cooperation for the future EQTs throughout time.

As expected, Australian taekwondo fighters took half of 16 gold medals in the Taekwondo tournament of the Pacific Games in Solomon Islands. In women’s competition Juliet Lahood (49 kg), Stacey Hymer (57 kg), Rebecca Murray (67 kg) and Reba Stewart (+73) didn’t give any chance to their opponents. In men’s competition Benjamin Camua (59 kg), Matthew Summerfield (68 kg), Liam Sweeney (80 kg) and Tyrone Staben (87 kg) won the champions’ titles. 

Taekwondo stars from around the globe today delivered magnificent performances at the Grand Prix Final Manchester 2023, with athletes from Belgium, Côte d'Ivoire and Korea emerging victorious in the electric conclusion to the season.

Taekwondo’s finest athletes, coaches and officials were today recognised at the World Taekwondo 2023 Gala Awards, marking a fitting conclusion to an extraordinary season.  The Gala Awards serve as a celebration of excellence, recognising outstanding athletes, coaches and officials who have left their mark on the global Taekwondo stage throughout the year. 

The opening day of the World Taekwondo Grand Prix Final Manchester 2023 dazzled spectators with jaw-dropping action and performances, culminating in athletes from Italy, Thailand, Hungary, China and Korea securing gold.

On December 2-3 2023 World Taekwondo Grand Prix Final will be held in Manchester. A day earlier the 2023 World Para Taekwondo Grand Prix Finals took place again in Manchester. World’s best para taekwondoins were competing for one of the prestigious titles of the year.

Prior to 2024 Pan American Taekwondo Union held an informative meeting for all association’s members. More than 80 participants took part in the online meeting. 

The top athletes of taekwondo will gather in Manchester from December 2 to 3 for the World Taekwondo Grand Prix. The last big event of the year will also give opportunities to the athletes to gain qualification points for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

Brazil remains without a gold medal on the last day of the taekwondo tournament of 2023 Parapan American Games in Santiago.

Brazil ended the second day of the para taekwondo tournament with three gold medals in Parapan American Games 2023. If the first day of the competition in Santiago brought only one gold medal, the second day was way better. Three Brazilian para taekwondoins went through preliminaries without defeat and reached the finals.