World Taekwondo President Chungwon Choue claimed the sport's main theme of 2019 will be development as he attended the World Taekwondo Europe (WTE) Extraordinary Council meeting.
World Taekwondo President Chungwon Choue has praised China's decision to further integrate the sport into its school system.
World Taekwondo has received a cash donation of $90,000 (£70,000/€80,000) from the Asia Development Foundation (ADF).
The Taekwondo Humanitarian Foundation (THF) and World Taekwondo have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Badminton World Federation (BWF) to promote humanitarian, peace and "development supporting" activities.
The President of World Taekwondo Chungwon Choue has used his New Year's message to highlight the continuing growth of the sport.
International Taekwondo Federation (ITF) President Ri Yong-son has promised the body will work hard to develop the sport with World Taekwondo.
Officials from the World Taekwondo and the International Taekwondo Federation (ITF) held "comprehensive" discussions on a strategic roadmap as they seek to create a joint organisation.
The 2018 World Taekwondo calendar has come to an end with a mixed day for Great Britain in the Grand Slam Champions Series finals in Wuxi, as they picked up two golds and two silvers.
Upsets defined the day's action at the World Taekwondo Grand Slam Champions series in Wuxi today, as several favourites crashed out in the semi-finals.
Representatives of World Taekwondo and the International Taekwondo Federation are due to meet during this week’s Grand Slam Champions Series in Wuxi to discuss the accord proposed last month.
Leading world class fighters, including the previous Grand Slam winners and gold medallists in the year’s Grand Prix events, will take part in the lucrative World Taekwondo (WT) Grand Slam Champions Series starting tomorrow in Wuxi in China.
Saudi Arabia has been announced as the host of the inaugural Islamic Women's Taekwondo International Open Championships, which will be held in 2019.
World Taekwondo’s Taekwondo Humanitarian Foundation (THF) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), with the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF), to promote "peace and development activities", it has been announced.
World Taekwondo President Chungwon Choue presented the Fujairah Crown Prince Mohammed bin Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi with an eighth dan taekwondo black belt at the 2018 World Taekwondo Grand Prix Final.
Defending men’s champions Iran won a dramatic victory in the Taekwondo Team Championships at Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates, earning the winning points in a 32-31 score against Russia with just three seconds to spare.
At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Iranian judoka Arash Miresmaeili was disqualified for weighing in at nearly four pounds above the limit for his weight class of his under-66 kilograms match against an Israeli opponent Ehud Vaks in the first round. It was claimed Miresmaeili had gone on an eating binge to protest the International Olympic Committee's recognition of the state of Israel. Iran does not recognise the state of Israel, and Miresmaeili's actions won praise from high-ranking Iranian officials. Mohammad Khatami, the country's President at the time, was quoted as saying Miresmaili's actions would be "recorded in the history of Iranian glories". He was later awarded $125,000 by the Government - the same amount given to Olympic gold medallists.
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