WTF Appoints “2009 Miss Thailand World” as Goodwill Ambassador WTF President Chungwon Choue poses with Miss Pongchanok Kanklab, the Miss Thailand World 2009, after giving her a plaque of appointment as the WTF Goodwill Ambassador in a ceremony at Inte...

Taekwondo Department in Uzbekistan Gaining High Popularity The newly established taekwondo department at Uzbekistan State Institute of Physical Education in Tashkent, Uzbekistan is gaining high popularity among young students in the central Asian country....

Launching Ceremony Held for 2009/2010 Winter WTF Taekwondo Peace Corps WTF President Chungwon Choue and Hyu-won Lee, president of the World Taekwondo Peace Corps Foundation, pose with members of the 2009/2010 Winter WTF Taekwondo Peace Corps during the la...

Oman Joins WTF as 190th Member Nation Oman has become the 190th member nation of the world s taekwondo governing body. On Jan. 4, the Oman Taekwondo Committee, headed by Brig. Gen. Ali Salim Al-Sinani, submitted necessary membership documents to the WTF S...

WTF President Stresses Importance of Harmony, Unity Among Taekwondo People WTF President Chungwon Choue poses with the WTF staff on the snow-covered terrace of the WTF headquarters in Seoul, Korea on January 4, 2010, the first working day of the new decad...

Taekwondo Included in 2017 Summer Universiade as Compulsory Sport Taekwondo will be on the official program of the 2017 Summer Universiade and onwards as a compulsory sport. The International University Sports Federation (FISU) has recently informedthe WT...

Press Conference Held in Greece to Mark Taekwondo’s Inclusion of 2013 Mediterranean Games To mark taekwondos inclusion in the program of the 2013 Mediterranean Games, WTF President Chungwon Choue held a press conference at the Greek Olympic Committee bu...

4th World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships Conclude in Success The 4th WTF World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships wrapped in a resounding success for good reasons in Cairo, Egypt on Dec. 2, 2009. The three-day championships, which took place at the Hall 1 o...

Korea, Iran, Spain, Vietnam, Germany Win Gold Medal on 2nd Day of 4th World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships Korea won three gold medals and one silver on the second day of the 4th WTF World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships in Cairo, Egypt on Dec. 1, 2009....

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...

Korea to Host 2011 WTF World Taekwondo Championships in Gyeongju Korea won the right to host the 20th WTF World Taekwondo Championships in 2011 in the ancient city of Gyeongju at the WTF Council meeting in Cairo, Egypt on Nov. 29, 2009. A four-member Kore...

Cairo, Egypt is Ready for 4th World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships Preparations for the 4th WTF World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships scheduled for Nov. 30 to Dec. 2, 2009 in Cairo, Egypt are going smoothly, organizers said on Nov. 25, 2009. We are worki...

WTF President Attends 2009 IF Forum in Lausanne, Switzerland WTF President Chungwon Choue talks with IOC President Jacques Rogge during the opening ceremony of the 2009 annual IF Forum at the Lausanne Movenpick Hotel in Lausanne, Switzerland on Nov. 16, 2...

World Taekwondo Tour 2009 Mexico Concludes in Resounding Success Great Britains Aaron Cook poses during an awarding ceremony for the mens -80kg category of the World Taekwondo Tour 2009 Mexcio at the Palacio de los Deportes in Mexico City, Mexico on Nov....

Official Program of World Taekwondo Tour 2009 Mexico Kicks Off Thirteen athletes, who will compete at the World Taekwondo Tour 2009 Mexico on Nov. 14, pose with Dai-won Moon, chairman of the Organizing Committee of the inaugural event, and chairman of the...

2009 World Taekwondo Tour to be Held in Mexico City on Nov. 14 The inaugural World Taekwondo Tour will be held in Mexico City, Mexico on Nov. 14, 2009. The World Taekwondo Tour 2009 Mexico, which will take place at the Palacio de los Deportes, will draw 1...

Korea Clinches Overall Men’s Title at 2009 World Taekwondo Championships; China Grabs Overall Women’s Title WTF President Chungwon Choue poses with the representatives of the top five best female teams during the closing ceremony of the 2009 World Tae...

Korea Wins 2 Gold Medals; Turkey, China Clinch 1 Gold Each on 4th Day of World Taekwondo Championships Koreas Choi Yeon-ho (left) attacks Afghanistans Mahmood Haidari in the mens under 54kg final match on the fourth day of the 2009 WTF World Taekwondo Cha...

Iran, U.S.A., Korea Win 1 Gold Medal Each on 3rd Day of World Taekwondo Championships Iran , the United States and Korea grabbed one gold medal each on the third day of the 2009 WTF World Taekwondo Championships at the Ballerup Super Arena near Copenhagen...

Spain Clinches 2 Gold Medals on 2nd Day of World Taekwondo Championships Joel Gonzalez Bonilla of Spain delivers a kick to Mexicos Damian Villa in the mens under 58kg final match on the second day of the 2009 WTF World Taekwondo Championships at the Balle...