Taekwondo's position is believed to be under threat because of a series of judging scandals, including at last year's Olympics in Beijing.

But Rogge said that the WTF has "made a huge progress" since the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games. 

The WTF plans to strengthen the function and role of its office in Lausanne, which will ultimately serve as a global center of the WTF for international relations and Olympic coordination.

The WTF will also expand its solidarity programs for the disabled and less-privileged people and Taekwondo Peace Corps programmes, as well as focus on youth education.

WTF President Chungwon Choue made public the WTF’s new vision action programs in his speech during a ceremony to mark the opening of a newly expanded WTF Lausanne office at the Maison du Sport International (MSI) in Lausanne.

He said: "Our new vision to reorganise the WTF into a dual structure is to bring taekwondo closer to the center of the Olympic Movement and to the international sports community.

"Our Seoul office will concentrate on taekwondo development, technical issues and finance.

"Our Lausanne office will function to coordinate with the IOC, the WADA (World Anti-Doping Agency), international sports federations, and overall international sports organisations."

The ceremony drew more than 70 high-ranking sports figures, including Rogge.

Among other attendees at the ceremony were Denis Oswald, the president of the Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF), Hein Verbruggen, president of the General Association of International Sports Federations (GAISF).

Rogge said: “I am grateful of the initiatives of the WTF.

"I would like to thank the WTF for its exemplary collaboration with the IOC.”

"If I make a comparison with the 2000 Sydney Olympics, now the WTF has made a huge change.

"The sport of taekwondo has become more dynamic."

The WTF officially opened its Lausanne liaison office in December 2006, with Jean-Marie Ayer, a special assistant to the WTF President, serving as the WTF attaché of the office.

Choue said: Our WTF Lausanne office will cover extensive work related to international relations, communication, and cooperation, as well as globalization strategy of public relations and marketing.

"Phil Coles, a WTF vice president and IOC member, will be based in our Lausanne office for two months, helping out the office to lay out the foundation in a desirable direction.

It has been some four years since we had a WTF Council meeting here in Lausanne in the presence of IOC President Rogge.

"There, we confirmed our commitment to improve our measures for the WTF to meet the global standards, and projected our resolution to realize the reform initiatives.

"For excitement, we introduced media-friendly world athlete ranking system, with diverse events such as the World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships, Para-taekwondo Championships, and professional taekwondo competitions, etc.

"The WTF is also involved in some upcoming projects for youth, such as the World Taekwondo Youth Camp and the World Taekwondo Academy.

"The projects are to facilitate taekwondo in the Youth Olympic Games and to support the OVEP (Olympic Values Education System) of the IOC.

It is my great pleasure to share with the Olympic family together with the taekwondo family of our new vision and commitment, especially on the occasion of the opening of celebrating the opening of our new Lausanne office.

"The reconfirmation of the WTF’s goals signals our strong commitment in realising our vision.

"We are fully open to your friendly advice and cooperation."