Five Taekwondo athletes were named by International Olympic Committee (IOC) to take part at the Paris 2024. With five athletes, Taekwondo is the third most represented sport in the team. The addition of five refugee athletes will result in the largest number of Taekwondo athletes ever at an Olympic Games with more than 130 due to compete in Paris.

Australian Taekwondo has appointed Josh O'Brien to the role of Chief Executive Officer. O'Brien comes to Australian Taekwondo from Basketball ACT where he held the position of Chief Operating Officer.

The 2024 edition of the World Taekwondo President's Cup - Europe was held in Tallinn, Estonia on 26-28 April. The adult division had some star names among the participants.

The Oceania Taekwondo Union (OTU) Management Committee recently met with Atma Maharaj, the Oceania National Olympic Committees (ONOC) Programme Lead for the Brisbane 2032 Programme, in Brisbane. 

On May 1st, Rio de Janeiro will become the epicentre of action, hosting the prestigious Pan American Poomsae Championships, an event that has attracted the attention of the Pan American family.

The second edition of the Taekwondo Humanitarian Foundation (THF) Hope and Dreams Sports Festival is set to take place in Jordan on May 1-3 and refugees will be offered another opportunity to experience sports.

Rio 2016 bronze medallist Alizadeh, who fled Iran and represented the Refugee Olympic Team (EOR) at Tokyo three years ago, has obtained Bulgarian citizenship. She will compete under her new country's flag at Paris 2024.

The Gulf Youth Games Taekwondo competitions kicked off with great enthusiasm, with 124 male and female competitors taking part. Ahmed Hamdan Al Zeyoudi, the President of the UAE Taekwondo Federation graced the occasion in the presence of the heads of other Gulf federations.

In February 2024, Insidethegames reported on the situation in Taekwondo New Zealand. Athletes who were due to represent New Zealand at the Olympic Qualification Tournament were told by the Oceania Taekwondo Union (OTU) that the New Zealand Olympic Committee (NZOC) "will not be nominating any taekwondo athletes to compete at the Paris Olympic Games as there is no recognised organisation for the sport of taekwondo in New Zealand".

In an unprecedented sporting showcase, the Dominican Republic has been the epicentre of sporting excellence, successfully hosting three internationally renowned events: the Paris 2024 Olympic Qualifier, the Paralympic Qualifier and the prestigious Dominican Open.

Team USA will field a four-man taekwondo team at Paris 2024. CJ Nicholas, silver medallist at the 2022 World Championships, qualified for the Olympic Games via the Olympic rankings in the men's -80kg.

Taekwondo Canada national team member Josipa Kafadar earned a spot on Canada's Olympic taekwondo team at the Pan American qualifying tournament in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

Following the Pan American Taekwondo Qualification Tournament in Santo Domingo, the Dominican Republic hosted the Paralympic Qualification Tournament on 11 April.

Bianca Cook will represent the Isle of Man at the European Taekwondo Championships in Belgrade in May as she looks to book her place at Paris 2024. She will be competing for an unprecedented 5th European title.

The final continental qualifier for the Paris 2024 Taekwondo tournament took place in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, from 9-10 April.