4th WTF World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships Kick Off in Ca

2010-01-27 15:15　来源：WTF 作者：Daoba 点击: 次　我要投稿
4th WTF World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships Kick Off in Cairo, Egypt


The 4th WTF World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships kicked off in Cairo, Egypt on Nov. 30, 2009, attracting 563 athletes, including 220 females, from a record 59 countries.
 
The annual WTF-promoted Poomsae Championships, which takes place at the Hall 1 of Cairo Stadium, continue until Dec. 2, with 16 gold medals up for grabs.
 
The inaugural Poomsae Championships were held in Seoul in 2006, which drew 407 athletes from 57 countries, while the second event took place in Incheon, west of Seoul, attracting 400 athletes from 50 countries. The 3rd event took place in Ankara, Turkey, with the attendance of 363 athletes from 48 countries.
 
Among the participating countries are Azerbaijan, Brazil, Croatia, the Dominican Republic, Great Britain, Guatemala, Hungary, India, Isle of Man, Japan, Kenya, Korea, Lebanon, Macao, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, Russia, Vietnam and host Egypt.
 
The opening day of the three-day event featured four events: the men’s individual junior, the women’s individual junior, the men’s individual 1st master and the 2nd pair division.
 
Korea showed its supremacy in taekwondo as it clinched three gold medals, while Italy won one gold in the second pair division.
 
In the women's individual junior category, Korean Han-Sol Yang won the gold medal, while Chinese Taipei's Ying Hsian Lee earned her country the gold medal. The bronze went to Vietnam's Minh Tu Nguyen and Iran's Negin Gilsamaei.
 
In the men's individual junior division, Korea's Won-Chul Kang took the gold medal and Iran's Madhi Jamali Fashi won the silver. The bronze went to Vietnam's Anh Minh Le China's Yuziang Zhu.
 
In the men's individual 1st master category, Korea's Gwang-Hyeon Yu won the gold, while Denmark's Ky-Tu Ding Dang took the silver. The bronze was shared by Iran's Barari Ari Borjali and Turkey's Yilmaz Moustafa.
 
Italy's Andrea Notaro and Maria Giovanna Chiappelli won the gold medal in the 2nd pair division, while Chinese Taipei's Ho Pin Lin and Chi Lin Wu had to settle for the silver. The bronze went to Turkey's Yilmaz Moustafa and Nesime Altun, and Mexico's Ugarte Aura Trevino and Nava Santa Miguel Angel. 
 
In the afternoon, there was an opening ceremony of the Poomsae Championships.
 
“Since its inaugural championships in Seoul in 2006, the WTF World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships have become an ever-popular event in the WTF calendar,” said Chungwon Choue, president of the World Taekwondo Federation, in his speech during the opening ceremony.
 
He continued to say, “Poomsae reaches out to all enthusiast around the world, featuring a global sport-for-all not limited by gender or age.”“The WTF has been encouraging universality and expansion of poomsae events.”
 
“I also extend my hearty appreciation to the leadership of the Egyptian Taekwondo Federation and Gen. Ahmed Fouly, WTF vice president and president of the African Taekwondo Union, for the warmest hospitality to the taekwondo family in this historical city of the world,” WTF President Choue said.
 
The second day will feature seven divisions and the final third day with five categories.


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