2010 Taekwondo Magazine

World Taekwondo Championships Copenhagen 2009

World Taekwondo Peace Corps Foundation

Chungwon Choue Re-elected as President of World Taekwondo Federation

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Taekwondo is now moving beyond sport and serving as a tool for world peace and youth education. Since its launch in the summer of 2008, the WTF Taekwondo Peace Corps has dispatched 207 taekwondo instructors to 49 countries. With growing popularity and a positive evaluation, the World Taekwondo Peace Corps Foundation was established in September 2009 to facilitate the efforts by volunteer taekwondo instructors to reach more regions in the world that are in need of help. In addition to Taekwondo Peace Corps activities that give youth the opportunity to learn and practice taekwondo, the WTF, together with the Taekwondo Promotion Foundation, held the World Youth Taekwondo Camp in Seoul and Muju to bring together young taekwondo practitioners from all over the world to become immersed in Olympic values and taekwondo spirit. The camp drew more than 260 athletes and officials from 33 countries and featured a diverse range of events, including friendly kyorugi competitions in preparation for taekwondo competition in the 2010 Youth Olympic Games and training sessions with Olympic gold medalists. With the support of the IOC, the WTF has put an Olympic Values Education Program (OVEP) in practice through taekwondo training, actively joining in the Olympic Movement for youth. Taekwondo as an Olympic sport has been evolving. It has now reached a new juncture which could determine our course toward the future of taekwondo.

At the WTF General Assembly in Copenhagen, Denmark in October 2009, we elected a new leadership and Council which will shape the course of development over the next four years. I ask for your full support and trust in this new leadership, and in the World Taekwondo Federation, to carry out our duty to bring a better future of taekwondo as a permanent Olympic sport. Now is the time for us to put aside our differences and rivalries. We are one family sharing the same vision for the progress of taekwondo. With renewed spirit as one, we need to move forward for the further development of our sport. In the year 2010, let us unite for a new chapter in taekwondo history and toward a groundbreaking evolution of taekwondo. Acting together as one, nothing will be impossible. I extend my warmest regards and best wishes to our entire taekwondo family for the year 2010.

Dear global taekwondo family members, I would like to extend my heartfelt appreciation to the entire taekwondo family around the world for helping promote our beloved sport and for supporting the World Taekwondo Federation. In the year 2009, we saw many significant achievements for taekwondo as well as several noteworthy developments at the World Taekwondo Federation. First, taekwondo was confirmed as one of the 26 core sports for the 2016 Olympic Games at the IOC session in Copenhagen on October 8. I wish to take this opportunity to thank our worldwide taekwondo family for your dedication to promoting our sport and its development as an Olympic sport. The evolution of taekwondo from a demonstration sport at the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games into a core Olympic sport today owes itself to your heartfelt sacrifice and passion. The evaluation of taekwondo in the IOC Report on the 26 core Olympic sports was quite impressive and shows that we are moving in the right direction. Taekwondo now retains considerable status in the international sports community. In November, taekwondo was accepted as a compulsory sport in the program of the Summer Universiade from 2017 onward and was also included in the official program of the 2013 Mediterranean Games. We also are making efforts to introduce taekwondo to the Paralympics as witnessed by the success of the 1st WTF World Para-Taekwondo Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan in June 2009. With continued progress, I am confident that not only can taekwondo become firmly established in the Olympics but also become a model international sport, setting the standards by which other international sports and sports organizations are measured. The international governance of taekwondo is more transparent, fairer, and more professional than ever before. This is our accomplishment and our pride. Let us congratulate ourselves for all the commitment and hard work we have made to express our love of taekwondo. The 2009 WTF World Taekwondo Championships marked the biggest one of its kind ever with participating athletes and officials from 142 countries and media coverage by more than 30 TV broadcasters across five continents. As we saw at the World Cup Championships in Baku in June, the use of electronic protectors together with the instant video replay system at the world championships in Copenhagen has created a synergy that makes taekwondo competitions fairer and more transparent, and has significantly minimized controversy related to referee decisions. It has brought us hope and confidence that our sport is moving closer to the IOC ideal.

Chungwon ChouePresidentWorld Taekwondo Federation

We are one family sharing the same

vision for the progress of taekwondo.

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CONTENTSOFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE WORLD TAEKWONDO FEDERATION2010, lssue No.97 / ISSN 1599-3779

PART 01 COMPETITIONS

008 2009 World Taekwondo Championships012 4th World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships016 1st WTF World Para-Taekwondo Championships020 2009 World Cup Taekwondo Team Championships022 1st World Taekwondo Tour 2009 Mexico026 Smaller Competition Area, New Point System Add New Dynamic030 WTF Referees035 WTF Events Calendar 2010-2013042 Meet the WTF Family

008 012

016 030

058 062

082 112

114 118

121 126

PART 02 PICTORIAL

052 2009 World Taekwondo Championships056 4th World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships058 1st World Taekwondo Tour 2009 Mexico060 WTF General Assembly062 Taekwondo Demonstration By Korean, U.S. Presidents

PART 03 INTERNATIONAL

068 Taekwondos Inclusion in Major Multi-sport Games Broadens its Future069 Taekwondo Solidifies its Status as an Olympic Sport076 WTFs New Vision in Action; IOC President Praises Initiatives082 WTF General Assembly Re-elects Chungwon Choue as President089 Oman Joins WTF as 190th Member Nation092 WTF, Daedo Sign Recognition Contract on Electronic Protectors096 Continental Union Activities110 Taekwondo Department Gains Popularity at Uzbek University112 WTF Appoints 2009 Miss Thailand World as Goodwill Ambassador 114 World Taekwondo Peace Corps Foundation Launched118 1st World Youth Taekwondo Camp121 WTF Demonstration Team 2009 Tours Span the Globe126 WTF Anti-Doping Education Top Priority in 2010132 Taekwondo Park in Muju, Korea to House World Taekwondo Academy

Taekwondo Solidifies its Status as an Olympic Sport.

008 2009 World TaekWondo Championships

012 4th World TaekWondo poomsae Championships

014 3rd World TaekWondo poomsae Championships

016 1st WTF World para-TaekWondo Championships

020 2009 World Cup TaekWondo Team Championships

022 1st World TaekWondo Tour 2009 mexiCo

026 smaller CompeTiTion area, neW poinT sysTem add neW dynamiC

028 inTroduCTion oF eleCTroniC proTeCTors

030 WTF reFerees

035 WTF evenTs Calendar 2010-2013

042 meeT The WTF Family

The 2009 WTF World Taekwondo Championships, which took place in Copenhagen, Denmark on Oct. 14-18, 2009, drew a total of 928 athletes, including 558 men, from 142 countries, the largest ever in WTF Championships history.

The 2007 Beijing World Taekwondo Championships attracted 865 athletes from 116 countries.

For the first time in WTF history, electronic body protectors were used at the World Championships. Under revised Competition Rules, an instant video replay system was introduced, along with a new point system, which gives an athlete three points per kick to the head and two points per turning kick to the body.

A record number of TV broadcasters showed the championhsips in either live or delayed formats.

Korea managed to clinch the overall mens title at the 2009 World Taekwondo Championships, while China

grabbed the overall womens title.

The WTF Taekwondo Demonstration Team, together with Danish taekwondo demonstrators, made excellent taekwondo demonstrations for the participants of the opening ceremony of the championships. In the mens division, Korea won three gold medals and one silver medal for the top place in terms of total points, followed by Iran with one gold, one silver and three bronze medals. Spain came next with one gold, one silver and one bronze, while Turkey grabbed one gold and two bronze medals for the fourth place. The United States followed with one gold and one bronze. In the womens category, China took home two gold medals, two silver medals and one bronze medal for the top place, while Korea stood at second with two golds, one silver and two bronzes. Spain came next with two golds and two bronzes, followed by France with one gold and one bronze, and the United States with one gold medal. It marked the first time that Korea failed to win both the mens and womens overall titles at the Championships.

Mr. Steven Lopez of the United States was chosen as the male MVP of the Championships, as he became the first five-time world champion, while Spains Ms. Yague Enrique Brigitte was chosen as the female MVP as she became the three-time world champion. The Best Referee Awards went to Mr. Predreg Tesovic of Serbia, Mr. Faraj Alfadhel of Kuwait, Mr. Jung Kwnag Jun of Korea, Ms. Sandra Megally Pena of Colombia and Mr. Myung Chan Kim of the United States. WTF President Chungwon Choue also honored five best coaches of the Championships during the closing ceremony. They were Mr. Sin Hak Min of Afghanistan, Ms. Myriam Baverel of France, Mr. Jorge Gomes Ramos of Mali, Harriot Oliver of Puerto Rico, and Mr. Alexey Zemischev of Russia. The Active Participation Prizes went to Greece, Turkey and Ukraine, while the Good Fighting Spirit Prizes went to Denmark, Senegal, and Trinidad and Tobago.

COMPETITIONS

2009 COPENhAgEN WORLd TAEkWONdO ChAMPIONShIPS dRAW RECORd 142 COuNTRIES

World Taekwondo Federation 9

COMPETITIONS

Place Dates

1st Seoul, Korea May 25-27, 1973 19 200

2nd Seoul, Korea Aug. 28-31, 1975 30 165

3rd Chicago, U.S.A. Sept. 15-17, 1977 46 720

4th Stuttgart, Germany Oct. 26-28, 1979 38 453

5th Guayaquil, Ecuador Feb. 24-27, 1982 36 229

6th Copenhagen, Denmark Oct. 20-23, 1983 51 353

7th Seoul, Korea Sept. 4-8, 1985 63 280

8th Barcelona, Spain Oct. 7-11, 1987 62 434

9th Seoul, Korea Oct. 9-14, 1989 59 446

10th Athens, Greece Oct. 28-Nov. 3, 1991 49 434

11th New York, U.S.A. Aug. 19-21, 1993 83 669

12th Manila, Philippines Nov. 17-21, 1995 77 598

13th Hong Kong, China Nov. 19-23, 1997 80 710

14th Edmonton, Canada June 2-6, 1999 66 550

15th Jeju City, Korea Nov. 1-7, 2001 90 643

16th Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany Sept. 24-29, 2003 97 894

17th Madrid, Spain April 13-17, 2005 114 748

19th Copenhagen, Denmark Oct. 14-18, 2009 142 928

18th Beijing, China May 18-22, 2007 116 865

Nations Contestants

History of World taekWondo CHampionsHipsSTEvEN LOPEz BECOmES 1st 5-TIME WORLd ChAMPION IN TAEkWONdO

Steven Lopez of the United States became the first five-time world champion as he won the gold medal in the mens under 80kg category on the opening day of the 2009 WTF World Taekwondo Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark on Oct. 14, 2009. Lopez, the gold medal winner at both 2000 and 2004 Olympic Games and a bronze medalist at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, brushed aside a stiff challenge from Spains Nicolas Garcia Hemme in the final match to earn the honor.

He won the World Championships titles in 2001, 2003, 2005 and 2007.

The victory means a lot to me. I won a bronze at the Beijing Olympic Games and I have trained very hard to this day. I made history in taekwondo and I am proud of being part of the history, said Lopez shortly after the final match.

Continuous efforts to increase TV and new media exposure succeed

More than 30 TV broadcasters across 5 continents show entire 5 days of competition and/or highlights

Over 400 broadcast networks screen news coverage of Championships

The World Taekwondo Federations TV-media strategy came to fruition at the 2009 WTF World Taekwondo Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark through agreements on event coverage with a record number of broadcasters around the world. More than 30 TV broadcasters across 5 continents took entire or partial coverage of the five days of competition, i.e. more than 12 hours of air time. Among them were Eurosport Asia, TLC Mexico, TRT Turkey, Arirang TV of Korea, MBC ESPN of Korea, UK Sky Sports, USA Fuel and ESPN Middle East. A news and highlights package, which were produced and distributed by the WTF from Copenhagen, were relayed to about 1,000 TV stations through the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). In addition, a number of influential TV magazine programs used event coverage in their weekly editions of October 20 to 25. WTF President Chungwon Choue said, It is encouraging, because it signals that our strategic approach to transform taekwondo into a more exciting and media-friendly sport is working. But it is just a beginning. We will continue our utmost to cooperate with more broadcasters around the world, particularly in improving live coverage. DR of Denmark was the host broadcaster for the 2009 WTF World Taekwondo Championships which were held in Copenhagen from October 14 to 18, 2009. Worldwide, the WTF has a global membership of 190 countries, and is striving to increase this to more than 200.

RECORd TV COVERAgE uShERS IN NEW ERA

Korea

Iran

Spain

Turkey

U.S.A.

Mali

Mexico

Canada

Afghanistan

Italy

Azerbaijan

Germany

Kazakhstan

Argentina

Senegal

Thailand

Serbia

China

Korea

Spain

France

U.S.A.

Thailand

Russia

Cuba

Itary

Puerto Rico

Canada

Turkey

Croatia

Norway

Chinese Taipei

Guatemala

Brazil

Mens Division Womens Division

MEdAL TALLY BY NATION

10 WTF World Taekwondo Federation 11

1DWLRQKorea

Vietnam

Iran

Spain

Germany

Italy

Philippines

Turkey

Chinese Taipei

U.S.A.

Egypt

Denmark

Mexico

China

France

Total

9 1

2 1 3

1 5 5

1 1 8

1 2

16 16 32

1 2

1

2 3

2 2

2

1 3

1

2

1

1


The 4th WTF World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships wrapped up 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 of the Cairo Stadium, attracted a total of 564 athletes from a record 59 countries. Korea won nine gold medals and one silver to clinch the overall title of the championships, followed by Vietnam with two golds, one silver and three bronzes. Iran came next with one gold, five silvers and five bronzes, while Spain followed with one gold, one silver and eight bronzes. Germany finished at fifth with one gold and two bronzes. Italy also won one gold and two bronzes, while the Philippines captured one gold medal. The Best Referee Awards of the championships went to five referees: Mr. Jong-joo Kim of Korea, Mr. Jose Luis Gonzalo Morales of Spain, Mr. Kostas Kaloudis of Greece, Mr. Ahmed Mahmoud Rizk of Egypt, and Ms. Elba Monroy Garcia of Mexico. Koreas Jae-yoon Ahn, the gold medal winner in the mens 2nd master division, was selected as the Best Male Athlete of the championships, while the Best Female Athlete honors went to Maria Giovanna Chiappelli of Italy, the gold medalist in the 2nd fair division.

The Active Participation Prize was shared by Brazil and Russia, while the Good Fighting Spirit Prize went to Kenya. The third and final day of the poomsae championships featured five categories. In the womens 1st master division, for those between 41 and 50 years, Korean Young-ae Seo succeeded in defending her title for the fourth straight time. The silver went to the United States Dure Chang. The bronze went to Spains Yolanda Ubero Alcaiz and Germanys Turner Imke. In the mens 2nd senior category, those between 31 and 40 years old, Koreas Jin-han Lee won the gold medal, while Egypts Abdel Fattah Metwalli settled for the silver. The bronze went to Spains Pedro Campillo Frontera and Irans Hatami Mohammadtaghi. In the womens 2nd senior division, Koreas Suk-kyung Lee earned her country the gold medal, while the United States Akiko Reyes clinched the silver. The bronze was shared by Fatemeh Asadpour of Iran and Chi Lin Wu of Chinese Taipei. A trio of Vietnamese athletes, Trung Anh Le, Emma, and Dinh Toan Nguyen, earned their country the gold medal in the mens 1st team category, for those between 41 and 50 years old. The silver went to Turkeys Ucan Ibrahim, Mevlut Pekcun, and Karisik Fazil. The bronze went to Spains Alberto Jo Lee, Jose Manuel Ramon Salguero, Jose Luis Estudillo Vela and an Iranian trio of Hamid

Nazari Gharehchomagh, Ali Salmani Azarkhavarani, and Akbar Forouzan.

In the womens 1st team division, three female athletes from the Philippines, Rani Ann Ortega, Francesca Camille Alarilla, Ma. Carla Janice Lagman, won the gold medal. The silver went to Vietnams Tuyet Van Chau, Thi Huynh Mai Duong, and Thi Thu Ngan Nguyen. The bronze was shared by Egypts Rohanda Mohamed Ammar, Menna Tallah Montasser El Kaissy, and Salma Mohamed El Wakeel, and Spains Maria Teresa Camino Ortega, Particia Camino Ortega, and Emma Camino Ortega.

COMPETITIONS

4th WORLd TAEkWONdO POOMSAE ChAMPIONShIPS : SUCCESS IN CAIRO, EgyPT

57

50

48

59

407

533

363

564

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

Olympic Gymnasium in Seoul, Korea

Samsan Gymnasium in Incheon, Korea

Aski Sport Hall in Ankara, Turkey

Cairo Stadium in Cairo, Egypt

Sept. 4-6, 2006

Nov. 4-6, 2007

Dec. 16-18, 2008

Nov. 30-Dec. 2, 2009

Place Dates Nations Contestants

History of World taekWondo poomsae CHampionsHips


1DWLRQKOREA

IRAN

SPAIN

TURKEY

VIETNAM

GERMANY

FRANCE

AUSTRIA

DENMARK

CHINESE TAIPEI

EGYPT

ITALY

U.S.A.

MEXICO

PHILIPPINES

Total

8 1 1

3 3 4

3 1 5

1 6 3

1 1 1

16 16 32

1 3

1 2

1

1

3

3

2

2

2

1


The 3rd WTF World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships concluded in a resounding success for good reasons in Ankara, Turkey on Dec. 18, 2008.

The three-day poomsae championships, which took place at the ASKI Sport Hall, drew a total of 371 athletes and 150 officials from 50 countries. Germany, Russia, Spain, the United States and host Turkey dispatched more than 20 players for the Ankara event.

It was the first time that the WTF-promoted annual poomsae championships, which

were inaugurated in 2006, took place outside Korea.

The overall title went to Korea, which won eight gold medals, one silver and one bronze, followed by Iran with three golds, three silvers and four bronzes. Spain came next with three golds, one silver and five bronzes.

Host Turkey finished at fourth with one gold, six silvers and three bronzes, while Vietnam ranked fifth in the overall medal tally with one gold, one silver and one bronze.

At the awarding ceremony, WTF President Chungwon Choue honored five best referees, who officiated at the 3rd WTF World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships.

The five referees were Frances Jong Wan Kim, Venezuelas Maria Nelly Chacin, the United States Raymond Hsu, Koreas Jin-beom Kim and Turkeys Galip Ualcin Kaya.

Koreas Se-hoon Jang, the gold medalist in the mens individual 1st junior division, was selected as the Best Male Athlete to receive the Samsung Blue Passion Award, while Marie Angeles Urmeneta Torres of Spain was chosen as the Best Female Athlete of the 3rd WTF World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships.

The third and final day of the poomsae championships featured five categories. The three days of competition put a total of 16 gold medals up for grabs.

In the mens 2nd senior division (those between 31 and 40 years old), Irans Mohammad Taghi Hatami Marbini won the gold medal, while Koreas Hyeok-ju Oh settled for the silver medal. The bronze went to Germanys Marcus Ketteniss and Spains Pedro Campillo Frontera.

In the womens 2nd senior category, Koreas Nam-joeng Song earned her country the gold medal, while Frances Leila Kocheida clinched the silver. The bronze was shared by Chinese Taipeis Wu Chin-Lin and Irans Fatemeh Asadpour.

In the womens 1st master division (41-50 years), Korean Yeong-ae Seo grabbed the gold medal, while Irans Badri Asadialamshiri clinched the silver. The bronze went to the United States Dure Chang and Spains Yolanda Ubero Alcaniz.

A trio of Iranian male players (Ali Salmani Azarkhavarani, Hamid Nazarigharehchomagh, and Ail Najafabadi) earned their country the gold medal

in the mens 1st team category (14-35 years). The silver went to Turkey (Fazli Karisik, Ibrahim Ucan, and Adil Tekin), while the bronze went to Egypt (Abdel Fatah Metwalli, Karim El-Arabi, and Ahmed Shaker) and the Philippines (Brian Alan L. Sabido, Jean Pierre L. Sabido, and Anthony Ray C. Matias).

In the womens 1st team division, host Turkeys three female athletes (Rabia Kim, Ozlem Tumay, and Elif Aybuke Yilmaz) clinched the gold medal, while the silver went to Iran (Sanaz Khorami Pour, Nastaran Maleki Aderani, and Golsoum Mollamadadkhani). The bronze went to Egypt (Rohanda Ammar, Menna El-Kaissy, and Salma El-Wakeel) and France (Parroche Katia, Menjikoff Loiuse, and Kocheida Leila).

The WTF carries the competition results of the 3rd WTF World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships, which concluded on Dec. 18, 2009. --- Editors Note

3rd WORLd TAEkWONdO POOMSAE ChAMPIONShIPS HELD IN ANKARA, TURKEy

COMPETITIONS


Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze

France

Azerbaijan

Turkey

Spain

Russia

Chinese Taipei

Iran

Guatemala

Israel

Mongolia

Philippines

Korea

Australia

Canada

Great Britain

1

2

3

4

5

7

8

10

G G G

G S S B B

G S B B B

S B

S

S

B

B

B

B

B

B

G S S

G

G

The WTF plans to hold the second WTF World Para-Taekwondo Championships in 2010, with an aim to including taekwondo in the official program of the Paralympic Games in the near future. Prior to the final matches, an opening ceremony for the 1st WTF World Para-Taekwondo Championships and the 2009 WTF World Cup Taekwondo Team Championships was held at the Baku Sports Hall. The opening ceremony drew high-ranking sports officials, including Azerbaijan Youth and Sport Minister Azad Rahimov. It also featured a variety of Azerbaijan cultural performances. In his speech during the opening ceremony, WTF President Chungwon Choue said, Taekwondo has been a sport growing fast and reaching out to all parts of the world. With the growing popularity and balanced development, taekwondo has established itself as a global sport that is enjoyed by tens of millions of people around the world regardless of their race, age, gender, or disability. The first Para-Taekwondo event, in particular, is part of the step to bring takwondo closer to every individual and to the Olympic ideal of promoting the universality of sport, Dr. Choue said. Those who are here are all champions who will demonstrate their strength beyond their physical ability and confidence overpowering the difficulties, Dr. Choue said.

France won three gold medals to clinch the overall title at the 1st WTF World Para-Taekwondo Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan on June 10, 2009. Host Azerbaijan grabbed one gold medal, two silver medals and two bronze medals to rank second, followed by Turkey with one gold, one silver and three bronzes. Spain came next with one gold and two silver medals, followed by the Russian Federation with one gold. Chinese Taipei stood at sixth with one gold, while Iran came next with one silver and one bronze. Guatemala came next with one silver. Israel followed with one silver, while six countries Mongolia, the Philippines, Korea, Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom - ranked next with one bronze each. The Good Fighting Awards were given to the Philippines, Israel and Guatemala, while the Active Participation Awards went to Azerbaijan, Turkey and Mongolia. A total of 36 athletes and 18 officials from 16 countries attended the 1st WTF World Para-Taekwondo Championships. Twenty countries sent their entry lists of athletes and officials to the Oraganizing Committee for the inaugural World Para-Taekwondo Championships.

The 1st WTF World Para-Taekwondo Championships, which took place at the Baku Sports Hall in Baku, marked the first WTF-promoted event to use electronic protectors. The event featured one female category and seven male categories. In the seniors female A -67 / bantam category, Frances Prescillia Schiel Laura won the gold medal, while Turkeys Celik Gulsun and Great Britains Trusdale Amy earned their respective country the silver and bronze medal. In the most heated mens seniors A8 -68 / fly division, Russian Kan Artur grabbed the gold medal, while Spains Amado Garagarza Gabriel won the silver. The bronze went to Koreas Han Kook-hyun and Mongolias Gankhuu Ankhbayar. Under the WTFs new Competition Rules, an instant video replay system and a new scoring system were introduced for the Para-Taekwondo Championships. There were also some changes to the new WTF Competition Rules. Head kicks were not allowed and a one-minute, three-round system was adopted. There were some calls for an instant video replay and the one-day event ended successfully.

SPIRIT Of TRIuMPh OVER OBSTACLE dISPLAYEd AT 1st WORLd PARA-TAEkWONdO ChAMPIONShIPS

COMPETITIONS

MEDAL TALLY BY NATION


Outcome of 1st World Para-Taekwondo Championships

1. The first ever WTF World Para-Taekwondo Championships were held with the

participation of amputee (hands/arms) athletes whose weight divisions were

determined by the WTF Medical Committee Chairman after the screening of their

physical appearance.

2. 36 athletes from 16 countries in 4 continents competed at the Championships.

3. Newly amended WTF Competition Rules were applied with modified rules such as

prohibition of head kick.

4. Contest time was shortened to 1 minute of 3 rounds with one minute break.

5. It was allowed for each nation to send more than one athlete per weight division.

6. Modification of uniform was allowed at athletes convenience.

7. Technical levels of the athletes were generally considered higher than expected.

8. Many of the nations expressed their desire to send their athletes to the next

occasion.

PARTICIPATING NATIONS

TEAM AWARDS

GOOD FIGHTING SPIRIT PRIZE

Guatemala

Israel

Philippines

ACTIVE PARTICIPATION PRIZEAzerbaijan

Mongolia

TurkeyCategory: Seniors Male A67 -80 / Bantam (3 competitors)1. Bayram Kayan (Turkey)

2. Aleksandr Polishuk (Azerbaijan)

3. Steven Currie (Australia)

Category: Seniors Male A68 +80 / Feather (4 competitors)1. Jahangir Bayramov (Azerbaijan)

2. David Ben Elisha (Israel)

3. Kenneth Martin Stasiak (Canada)

3. Ugur Yildiz (Turkey)

Category: Seniors Male A8 -58 / Fin (8 competitors)1. Athami Jose Santana (Spain)

2. Gersson Josue Mejia Alvarez (Guatemala)

3. Mehdi Pour Rahnama (Iran)

3. Rovshan Gahramanov (Azerbaijan)

Category: Seniors Male A8 -68 / Fly (9 competitors)1. Artur Kan (Russia)

2. Gabriel Amado Garagarza (Spain)

3. Kook-Hyun Han (Korea)

3. Ankhbayar Gankhuu (Mongolia)

Category: Seniors Male A8 -80 / Bantam (7 competitors)1. Teng-Fu Wu (Chinese Taipei)

2. Mahmoud Jafarzadeh (Iran)

3. Mario Jerard Alexander Datu (Philippines)

3. Vugar Adishirinov (Azerbaijan)

MEDALISTS

Male Division

Category: Seniors Male A56 -68 / Fly (3 competitors) 1. Nicolas Saez-Manzanares (France)

2. Rahman Alakbarov (Azerbaijan)

3. Yashar Sami Gokbaba (Turkey)

Category: Seniors Male A567 -58 / Fin (3 competitors)1. Bopha Kong (France)

2. Alejandro Vidal Alvarez (Spain)

3. Ahmet Orcun (Turkey)

Female Division

Category: Seniors Female A -67 / Bantam (3 competitors)1. Schiel Laura Prescillia (France)

2. Gulsun Celik (Turkey)

3. Amy Trusdale (Great Britain)

Nation Athlete CoachAustralia 1 1

Azerbaijan 9 2

Canada 1 1

Chinese Taipei 1 1

France 4 1

Great Britain 1 1

Guatemala 1 1

Iran 2 1

Israel 1 1

Korea 1 1

Mongolia 1 1

Philippines 1 1

Russia 1 1

Spain 3 1

Turkey 7 2

Uzbekistan 1 1

Total 16 nations 36 18

COMPETITIONS


The 2009 WTF World Cup Taekwondo Team Championships ended in a great success after four days of heated competitions in Baku, Azerbaijan on June 14, 2009.

Turkey and Russia showed their respective supremacy in taekwondo, while host Azerbaijan emerged as a strong taekwondo power.

In the womens division, Korea won the gold medal, while Russia clinched the silver. The bronze went to Turkey and Morocco. Korea managed to win over France 3-2 in a quarterfinal match before advancing to the semifinals, in which it edged Turkey 3-2. In the mens division, Turkey brushed aside a stiff challenge of Iran to grab the gold medal. Iran had to settle for the silver, while Azerbaijan and Russia shared the bronze medal. The World Cup featured WTF-recognized electronic protectors, the first of its kind in the WTF-promoted event. It also introduced an instant video replay system under new WTF Competition Rules. All these and others drew great interest from both the public and the global media. No protests were recorded at the 2009 WTF World Cup Taekwondo Team Championships, with each team fielding five athletes. All the competitions were conduced in a very orderly, dynamic atmosphere. The World Cup drew 23 male and 23 female teams from a total of 28 countries. After three days of round-robin preliminary rounds, the top eight team in the mens and womens division advanced to the quarterfinal round.

The Good Fighting Spirit Awards went to Canada, Great Britain and Egypt, while Uzbekistan, Brazil and China received Active Participation Prizes. The Best Referee Awards went to Mr. Song Chul Kim of Canada, Ms. Jatuporn Hemwonno of Thailand, Mr. Samuel Michael Loiacono of Australia, Mr. Serge Sembona of France, and Ms. Barbara Ruth Marian of Canada.

Place Dates

Colorado Springs, U.S.A. July 3-5, 1986 13

Helsinki, Finland May 15-17, 1987 14

Cairo, Egypt Feb. 22-25, 1989 16

Madrid, Spain Nov. 9-11, 1990 16

Zagreb, Yugoslavia May 16-18, 1991 19

George Town, Cayman Islands July 21-23, 1994 22

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil May 24-26, 1996 21

Cairo, Egypt March 6-8, 1997 23

Sindelfingen, Germany June 5-7, 1998 27

Lyon, France April 14-16, 2000 29

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam May 31-June 3, 2001 30

Tokyo, Japan July 16-19, 2002 33

1st World CupTaekwondo Team Bangkok, Thailand Sept. 14-18, 2006 33

2009 World Cup Team Championships Baku, Azerbaijan June 11-14, 2009 28

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COMPETIOTIONSCOMPETITIONS

WTf hOLdS 1st WORLd TAEkWONdO TOuR IN MExICO CITY

Amid high interest from both the public and international media, the World Taekwondo Tour 2009 Mexico wrapped up in a resounding success in Mexico City, Mexico on Nov. 14, 2009.

Before a jam-packed gymnasium of the Palacio de los Deportes in

Mexico City, Koreas Su-jeong Lim defeated Guatemalas Euda Carias Morales 15-2 to win the top honors in the womens -57kg category. With the victory, Lim, the gold medal winner both at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games and the 2009 World Taekwondo Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark, took home $20,000 in prize money. The United States Diana Lopez and Spains Andrea Rica Taboada each won the bronze medal in the same category, together with $5,000 in prize money. In the mens -80kg final match, Great Britains Aaron Cook, who narrowly missed out on an Olympic medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, came from behind to defeated the United States Steven Lopez with a KO victory. In the second round of the final match, Cook sent Lopez, the five-time world champion and two-time Olympic medalist, to the floor with brilliant headshot, drawing a big applause from the spectators.

Koreas Jung-ho Park and Irans Farzad Abdolahi clinched the bronze medal. In the mens -68kg division, host Mexicos Idulio Islas won the title by edging Irans Mohammad Bagheri 9-0, while Germanys Daniel Manz and Canadas Maxim Potvin earned their respective country the bronze medal. The Dominican Republics Gabriel Mercedes, the silver medalist at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, outpointed Brazils Marcio Ferreira 3-0 for the title. Spains Joel Gonzalez Bonilla and Mexicos Damian Villa won the bronze medal each.

The one-day World Taekwondo Tour, the first of its kind, drew a total of 16 top-class athletes in four weight categories. Electronic protectors and an instant video replay system were not used. Modified WTF Competition Rules were applied to the event, in

which a kick to the head granted an athlete four points, together with a strict 10-second rule.

To the surprise of the global taekwondo family, Great Britains Aaron Cook clinched the gold medal in the mens -80kg weight category of the inaugural World Taekwondo Tour 2009 Mexico by knocking out the United States Steven Lopez.

I fought Jung-ho Park of Korea in the semifinal and it was a very hard and very close match. I was pleased to win and be able to face Steven Lopez for the first time but Jung-ho Park was a very good competitor who was hard to beat, like all Korean fighters, said the 19-year-old Cook.

He said, The final match against Steven was also very hard. I am very young and have a lot to learn, but I always try my best and everything went good for me at that competition in Mexico. I think it was a very good victory as Steven had just become senior world champion for the fifth time and I was the junior world champion, so it was like David and Goliath, or like being a Spartan soldier from Greek history, which is why we call our new club Spartan Taekwondo Team.

I think the 10-second rule was good. It is hard, but again it is hard for everyone, so I would be happy to compete under that rule again, said Cook, who started taekwondo when he was five years old. I hope that there are more World Taekwondo Tour events and I would love the opportunity to continue to be involved and invited to participate. I hope that the WTF feels the same and offer me the opportunity.

I am pleased and excited about the Olympics being staged in London in 2012. I dont think I should be expected to win the gold medal. It will be hard for me just to be able to compete at these Games and I will do all I can to make sure that happens, he said. I will also train as hard as I can to fulfill my goal of Olympic gold, but as I said I have to get there first and a lot of things could happen to prevent that.

Taekwondo is a great sport. It is hard work, but it is a great opportunity to meet many people and have many friends from all around the world, Cook said.

Mens -68kg Category

1st : Idulio Islas (Mexico)2nd : Mohammad Bagheri (Iran)3rd : Daniel Manz (Germany) Maxim Potvin (Canada)

Womens -57kg Category

1st : Su-jeong Lim (Korea)2nd : Euda Carias Morales (Guatemala)3rd : Diana Lopez (U.S.A.) Andrea Rica Taboada (Spain)

1st : Aaron Cook (Great Britain)2nd : Steven Lopez (U.S.A.)3rd : Jung-ho Park (Korea) Farzad Abdolahi (Iran)

Mens -80kg Category

Mens -58kg Category

1st place : Gabriel Mercedes (Dominican Republic)2nd place : Marcio Ferreira (Brazil)3rd place : Joel Gonzalez Bonilla (Spain) Damian Villa (Mexico)

MEdAL WINNERS

INTERvIEW with AARON COOk


WTF commiTTed To Fair Judging and reFereeing.The WTF places top priority on ensuring fairer judging and refereeing, as it believes that the future of taekwondo largely depend on fair judging and refereeing.

Smaller compeTiTion area, neW poinT SySTem add neW dynamic Taekwondo has been seen as a sport that somewhat lacks in excitement. This was partly due to the WTF Competition Rules that placed a high priority on the safety of athletes, at the cost of the dynamic nature of the sport.

To make taekwondo competitions more action-packed and dynamic, while securing the safety of competitors, the WTF embarked on a joint study with expert groups on how to change the rules. Following this extensive process, the WTF has changed its Competition Rules for more dynamic taekwondo, based on the opinions of experts on the WTF Technical Committee and from the Joint Technical Meeting.

Among the changes to the Competition Rules was the reduction in the competition area from 12 meters by 12 meters to 10 meters by 10 meters, and again to 8 meters by 8 meters. The WTF also strengthened a 10-second rule, under which a passive competitor receives a warning from the referee. The system gives a disadvantage to competitors who try to maintain a point lead by avoiding physical

contact. The WTF also adopted a new point system, which grants competitors different points according to their techniques applied and the areas attacked. The system awards an athlete two points for turning kick to the body and three points for a kick to the head.

The revised Competition Rules allow for come-from-behind victories to enhance spectator appeal. The new scoring system has helped keep both competitors and spectators fully engaged until the end of the match. A good case was the 2009 World Cup Taekwondo Team Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan. In addition, the duration of the matches was shortened to prevent competitors from losing their strength by the end of the match. The length of the mens competitions was reduced from three rounds of three minutes to three rounds of two minutes.

Amendments to WTF Competition Rules

2005WTF adopted some changes to Competition Rules at the 2005 WTF World Taekwondo Championshipsin Madrid, Spain, including the introduction of a 4th sudden-death round, the reduction in the length ofthe mens competition from 3 rounds of 3 minutes to 3 rounds of 2 minutes; and the reduction in thecompetition area to 10 meters by 10 meters

2006The WTF adopted some changes to Competition Rules at the 6th WTF World Junior Taekwondo Championships in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, including the wearing of gloves, the introduction of a 9-point gap, and a 12-point ceiling system

2008 WTF Council approved amendments to Competition Rules; approved World Athlete Ranking System

New Competition Rules, including an instant video replay system, applied to 1st World Para-Taekwondo Championships and 2009 World Cup Taekwondo Team Championships (Baku, Azerbaijan)

2009

WTF General Assembly approved revised Competition Rules to introduce an instant video replaysystem, the reduction in the competition area to 8meters by 8 meters, a new point system thatgrants an athlete 3 points per kick to the head, and the introduction of a strengthened 10-second rule

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After the 2004 Athens Olympic Games, the WTF has pushed to introduce an electronic protector system to ensure fairer judging and refereeing at international taekwondo competitions.

The WTFs ad-hoc Electronic Protector Committee was established in July 2005, and the WTF has organized several demonstration events on electronic protectors.

The WTF signed a recognition contract with LaJUST on electronic protectors in September 2006. It also inked a recognition contract with Deado International of Spain in Seoul, Korea on Feb. 2, 2010.

The WTF has encouraged the use of electronic protectors by its member national associations at Continental Taekwondo Championships and other international competitions, and has solved most of the identified problems through the evaluation of the ad-hoc WTF Electronic Protector Committee.

For the first time at WTF-promoted events, electronic body protectors were used at the 1st WTF World Para-Taekwondo Championships and the 2009 WTF World Cup Taekwondo Team Championships both held in June 2009 in Baku, Azerbaijan. The use of electronic protectors a the events drew positive responses, while greatly helping eliminate the prevalent distrust of judging and refereeing among coaches and athletes.

The WTF used electronic body protectors at the 19th WTF World Taekwondo Championships in October 2009 in Copenhagen, Denmark for the first time in the WTF World Championships, reconfirming its strong commitment to fairer judging and refereeing at taekwondo competitions.

The WTF is scheduled to use electronic protectors at the upcoming WTF World Qualification Tournament for the 1st Youth Olympic Games and the 8th WTF World Junior Taekwondo Championships both to be held in March 2010 in Tijuana, Mexico.

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Introduction of Electronic Protectors

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1st meeting of ad-hoc WTF Electronic Protector Committee (Seoul, Korea)July 19

1st electronic protector demonstration (Seoul, Korea)July 20

Specifications on electronic protectors announcedDec. 30

2nd electronic protector demonstration (Seoul, Korea)March 25

Evaluation results of ad-hoc WTF Electronic Protector Committee announcedMarch 28

WTF signed electronic protector recognition agreement with LaJUSTSept. 11

3rd electronic protector demonstration (Seoul, Korea)Jan. 12

WTF Electronic Protector International Taekwondo Championships (Chuncheon, Korea)March 4-5

1st meeting of ad-hoc WTF Electronic Protector Committee (Chairman Ivan Dibos)(Ankara, Turkey)December

Electronic protector demonstration (Lausanne, Switzerland)May 6

Electronic protectors used at the 1st WTF World Para-Taekwondo Championships andthe 2009 WTF World Cup Taekwondo Team Championships (Baku, Azerbaijan)June 10-14

Electronic protectors used at the 2009 WTF World Taekwondo Championships(Copenhagen, Denmark)Oct. 14-18

2010WTF Signed electronic protector recognition agreement with Daedo InternationalFeb. 2

Electronic protectors will be used at World Qualification Tournament for 1st Youth Olympic Games and the 8th World Junior Taekwondo Championships (Tijuana, Mexico)March 3-9

An instant video replay system is a system that allows coaches to make official appeals related to referee judgments on scores and penalties during the matches through due procedures, and the video judge carefully review the videos and make instant judging.

Together with stepped-up referee education and the introduction of electronic protectors, the instant video replay system has been evaluated as effective in enhancing the fairness in taekwondo matches. The introduction of an instant video replay system was the key to the revised WTF Competition Rules approved at the WTF General Assembly via e-mail voting in January 2009.

The system has greatly helped bring an orderly competition environment to taekwondo competitions, while making takwondo more dynamic, when it was applied to the 2009 WTF World Cup Taekwondo Team Championships in June 2009 in Baku, Azerbaijan.

insTanT VidEo rEPlay sysTEm

Taekwondo fans and the media love star athletes. The media need to focus more on covering high-profile taekwondo athletes. To meet the needs of the media and fans, the WTF introduced the World Athlete Ranking System in 2009.

The WTF first announced its world athlete ranking on June 1, 2009. It has since made a monthly announcement of rankings on its Web site (www.wtf.org). The system has contributed to the promotion of best competitors in the media and in the taekwondo community. By releasing detailed information on taekwondo athletes, the system is expected to make taekwondo athletes into global sports celebrities.

The committee evaluates tournaments after taking into consideration the number of participants, the technical level of the athletes, marketing, promotion and the

Organizing Committees compliance with the WTF Competition Rules.

A certain number of athletes are seeded on the basis of their ranking in the taekwondo competition at the Olympic Games, the World Taekwondo Championships and other championships determined by the WTF, and the World Olympic Qualification Tournament.

World aThlETE ranking sysTEm

Introduction of WTF World Athlete Ranking System

Grade Events

Olympic Games

WTF World Taekwondo Championships

WTF World Cup Taekwondo Team Championships, ContinentalTaekwondo Championships (biennial), Continental Multi-Sports Games (every four years)

World Qualification Tournament for Olympic Games, WTF Tour Open Championships (if any)

Continental Qualification Tournament for Olympic Games, AAA-class Multi-Sports Games, AAA-class WTF-sanctionedtournaments (including continental team championships and/or continental tournaments other than Continental Championships)

AA-class Multi-Sports Games, AA-class WTF-sanctioned tournament, World University Championships

A-class Multi-Sports Games, A-class WTF-sanctioned tournament, World Military Championships


Continent

Asia

Europe

PanAm

Africa

Country No. IR Number Name S- Class Promotion Date

Chinese Taipei 1 010-0568 Mr. Sung Kuang Sen 2000/12/31

Chinese Taipei 2 010-0570 Mr. Mao Kee Lung 2004/06/30

Chinese Taipei 3 010-0560 Mr. Sa Ok Kim 2002/12/31

Hong Kong 4 006-0257 Mr. Charles Mok Hung Fai 2002/06/30

Korea 5 001-0154 Mr. Chang Nam Moon 1994/09/10

Korea 6 001-0155 Mr. Jeong Boo Hong 1994/09/10

Korea 7 002-0070 Mr. Sun Jang Kang 2003/06/30

Korea 8 002-0083 Mr. Kang Ein Kim 2000/12/31

Korea 9 002-0086 Mr. Sang Hyun Lee 2003/12/31

Korea 10 002-0088 Mr. Kyu Hyung Lee 2000/12/31

Korea 11 002-0118 Mr. Ki Yong Kim 2000/12/31

Korea 12 002-0282 Mr. Hyun Sup Park 1998/06/30

Korea 13 016-0737 Mr. Soo Gon Oh 2008/12/31

Korea 14 016-0750 Mr. Myeong Soo Chang 2009/12/31

Korea 15 016-0752 Mr. Sang Jin Han 2008/06/30

Korea 16 016-0753 Mr. Jung Ho Choi 2000/12/31

Korea 17 016-0766 Mr. Kil Lae Kim 2008/06/30

Malaysia 18 015-0687 Mr. Kalanayagam A.R. Nadarajan 2008/12/31

Malaysia 19 015-0692 Mr. Tai Loke Woon 2008/12/31

Singapore 20 006-0594 Mr. Teong Chin Lim 2001/06/30

France 21 013-0623 Mr. Benjamin John 2008/12/31

Germany 22 013-0640 Mr. Jin Kun Baek 2008/06/30

Italy 23 008-1034 Mr. Lorenzo Tricoli 2000/12/31

Netherlands 24 001-0170 Mr. Myung Soo Seo 1998/12/31

Turkey 25 013-0632 Mr. Galip Ziya Yalcinkaya 2009/12/31

Canada 26 010-0568 Mr. Byung Kyu Lee 1994/09/10

Canada 27 008-0572 Mr. Ken Wai-Kin Cheung 2002/12/31

Canada 28 015-0684 Mr. Myung Ok Yu 2007/06/30

Mexico 29 012-1061 Mr. Sergio Chavez 2005/12/31

Panama 30 013-0604 Mr. Varo Barragan 2006/08/02

U.S.A. 31 001-0175 Mr. Young Keun Lee 1994/09/10

U.S.A. 32 002-0281 Mr. Young Sam Kim 2000/12/31

U.S.A. 33 002-0069 Mr. Eui Bin Lee 2000/12/31

U.S.A. 34 002-0100 Mr. Dong Sup Kim 2000/12/31

U.S.A. 35 005-0225 Mr. Koang Woong Kim 1996/01/01

U.S.A. 36 019-0861 Mr. Bruce C.K.W. Harris 2000/12/31

Egypt 37 018-0848 Mr. Ki Young Jeong 2006/12/31

Libya 38 013-0634 Mr. Yong Kwang Kim 2007/06/30

Libya 39 013-0633 Mr. Snosy A. Mohamed 2009/06/30

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Event Title: 1st WTF World Taekwondo Poomsae ChampionshipsPlace: Seoul, KoreaDate: Sept. 4-6, 2006

No Name (Gender) IR Number Nationality

1 Kang-Ein Kim (M) 001-0027 Korea

2 Tong-Wan Shin (M) 003-0018 Great Britain

3 Varo David Barragan (M) 001-0122 Panama

4 Carmen Navarro Ingles (F) 005-0010 Spain

5 Teong Chin Lim (M) 006-0055 Singapore

6 Nur Syahidah Binti Abdullah (F) 006-0046 Malaysia


Event Title: 2nd WTF World Taekwondo Poomsae ChampionshipsPlace: Incheon, KoreaDate: Nov. 4-6, 2007

1 Santiago Escutia (M) 001-0125 Mexico

2 Aly Mohamed Taher Nour (M) 006-0067 Egypt

3 In-Ok Yang (F) 006-0021 Korea

4 Shin Boo Kim (M) 001-0121 Australia

5 Mustapha Moutarazak (M) 002-0011 Netherlands

1 Jong Wan Kim (M) 004-0010 France

2 Jin Beom Kim (M) 006-0035 Korea

3 Maria Nelly Chacin (F) 007-0031 Venezuela

4 Raymond Hsu (M) 007-0008 U.S.A.

5 Galip Yalcinkaya (M) 003-0008 Turkey

1 Jose Luis Gonzalo Morales (M) 005-0024 Spain

2 Kostas Kaloudis (M) 009-0020 Greece

3 Elba Monroy Garcia (F) 007-0019 Mexico

4 Ahmed Mahmoud Rizk (M) 002-0074 Egypt

5 Jong Joo Kim (M) 006-0023 Korea

Event Title: 3rd WTF World Taekwondo Poomsae ChampionshipsPlace: Ankara, TurkeyDate: Dec. 16-18, 2008


Event Title: 4th WTF World Taekwondo Poomsae ChampionshipsPlace: Cairo, EgyptDate: Nov. 30-Dec. 2, 2009


WTF BeST reFereeSKYORUGI

POOMSAEEvent Title: 17th (12th Womens) World Taekwondo ChampionshipsPlace: Madrid, SpainDate: April 13-17, 2005


1 Thekla Oetjens-Breitenfeld (F) 030-0014 Germany

2 Linda Kwan (F) 029-0045 Canada

3 Chakir Chelbat (M) 029-0134 Sweden

4 Jose Molero Lopez (M) 025-0110 Spain

5 Uwe Otterbein (M) 033-0029 Cuba

6 Zhao Lei (M) 034-0195 China


Event Title: 6th World Junior Taekwondo ChampionshipsPlace: Ho Chi Minh City, VietnamDate: July 26-30, 2006

1 Chen Chun-Feng (F) 029-0098 Chinese Taipei

2 Nazmdeh Mojtaba (M) 025-0002 Iran

3 Myung-Ok Yu (M) 029-0045 Canada

4 Thomas Klaey (M) 038-0024 Switzerland

5 Benali Youssef (M) 028-0001 Morocco

1 Jessica B. Stenholm (F) 025-0020 Norway

2 Tung Ya Ling (F) 034-0141 Chinese Taipei

3 Khim Hua Seng (M) 029-0042 Australia

4 Dong Jun Sin (M) 045-0338 Japan

5 Sheyka Vladimir (M) 044-0001 Russia

1 Joseph Elias Khoury (M) 038-0046 Lebanon

2 Denis Odjo (M) 035-0031 France

3 John Lee Holloway (M) 019-0865 U.S.A.

4 Ahmed Hassan El Mofty (M) 046-0075 Egypt

5 Rene Raymond Leveaux (M) 034-0172 Australia

1 Jung Kwang Jeon (M) 034-0062 Korea

2 Sandra Magally Pena (F) 043-0099 Colombia

3 Myung Chan Kim (M) 019-0910 U.S.A.

4 Predreg Tesovic (M) 050-0014 Serbia

5 Faraj Alfadhel (M) 045-0240 Kuwait

1 Serge Sembona (M) 051-0004 France

2 Barbara Ruth Marian (F) 043-0016 Canada

3 Song Chul Kim (M) 038-0164 Canada

4 Jatuporn Hemwonno (F) 042-0017 Thailand

5 Samuel Michael Loiacono (M) 029-0123 Australia

1 Ian Leafe (M) 025-0102 Great Britain

2 Carmen Navarro Ingles (F) 038-0226 Spain

3 Soo Gon Oh (M) 016-0737 Korea

4 Nelson Brizuela Cortes (M) 020-0938 Costa Rica

5 Mohamed Hosni Ahmed (M) 038-0020 Egypt

Event Title: 1st World Cup Taekwondo Team ChampionshipsPlace: Bangkok, ThailandDate: Sept. 14-18, 2006


Event Title: 18th (13th Womens) World Taekwondo ChampionshipsPlace: Beijing, ChinaDate: May 18-22, 2007


Event Title: 7th World Junior Taekwondo ChampionshipsPlace: Izmir, TurkeyDate: May 7-11, 2008


Event Title: 2009 World Cup Taekwondo Team Championships & 1st World Para-Taekwondo ChampionshipsPlace: Baku, AzerbaijanDate: June 10-14, 2009


Event Title: 19th (14th Womens) World Taekwondo Championships Place: Copenhagen, DenmarkDate: Oct. 14-18, 2009


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2. Qualifications 2.1 Holder of taekwondo Dan certificate issued by Kukkiwon/WTF 2.2 Top rankers determined by the WTF based on the WTF World Ranking

3. NationalityCompetitors must be of the same nationality as the participating National Federation. Verification of nationality will be done by inspection of passport. Other matters shall be complied with the Competition Rules and other related rules of the WTF.

D. WTF Qualification System

1. WTF will select 8 top athletes (7 athletes in the weight divisions in which host nation participate) per weight category based on the WTF World Ranking.

2. Invitation Process 2.1 According to the WTF World Ranking in force as of February 1, 2010, the WTF will invite the top rankers to Sportaccord Combat Games. 2.2 When making initial invitations, the WTF will select top 20 athletes (Eight athletes plus 12 substitute athletes) per weight division for the case of unavailability of any of top 8 athletes in initial invitation process. 2.3 The weight categories of the athletes are based on the current World Ranking. National Federation cannot change the weight division. 2.4 In the event that one country has more than 4 (maximum quota per National Federation) athletes qualified based on the WTF World Ranking, the WTF will ask the pertinent National Federation to select the four athletes among them. Once it has selected athletes, National Federation cannot change the athletes under any circumstances.

3. Host Nation 3.1 Host Nation will be automatically qualified in two male and two female divisions. 3.2 Host Nation should confirm to the WTF of the weight categories it wishes to participate by no later than February 10, 2010.

4. Universality 4.1Universality might be taken into account in case WTF cannot secure 8 (7 in weight categories in which host nation participates) athletes per weight category among top 20 athletes per weight category mentioned in 2.2.

5. Qualification Timeline

E. Late Replacement Policy

1. Qualified place shall be given to the pertinent athlete, not to the National Federations.2. After April 30 and until July 31, any qualified places withdrawn by the pertinent National Federation will be given to next highest prioritized athletes.3. In case of there is no more prioritized athletes in certain weight division, the WTF shall exercise authority to choose the replacing athlete.4. In the replacement process, universality might be taken into consideration in case any weight division does not have 8 (7 in weight divisions in which host nation participates) athletes among the top 20 athletes in the WTF World Ranking.

F. Competition Schedule

The proposed competition schedule of taekwondo competition is as follows:

2010 SporTaccord comBaT gameSouTline

1. Promoter: SportAccord

2. Date: Aug. 28 Sept. 4, 2010

3. Place: Beijing, China (Taekwondo will take place at the Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium; the venue for Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Taekwondo; taekwondo will

share this venue with judo, jujitsu and karate)

4. Participating sports: 13 sports (Taekwondo, Aikido, Boxing, Jujitsu, Judo, Karate, Kendo, Kickboxing, Muay Thai, Sambo, Sumo, Wrestling and Wushu)

5. Opening ceremony: The opening ceremony will be held on Aug. 27, 2010 at the National Indoor Stadium, located in the Olympic Green

Summary oF TaeKWondo compeTiTion

A. Disciplines and medal events

The competitions will be held in accordance with the Kyorugi Competition Rules of the World Taekwondo Federation (WTF).

1. Discipline(s) / Event(s) 1.1 Taekwondo (sparring) Competitions (1 discipline and 8 events) 1.2 Taekwondo Demonstration Performances (non-competition)*

2. Eight CategoriesThe number of weight categories at WTF World Taekwondo Championships is eight (8) per male and female division, respectively. However, we propose conducting four (4) weight categories per male and female, respectively (Olympic weight categories) as follows considering limited number of athlete quota per sport.

B. Competition Format

1. System of CompetitionThe competition will use a single-elimination tournament without repechage.

2. Duration of CompetitionThe duration of the contest shall be three rounds of two minutes each, with one-minute rest between rounds. In case of a tie score after the completion of the 3rd round, a 4th round of two minutes will be conducted as the sudden-death overtime round, after one-minute rest following the 3rd round.

3. Valid Points 3.1 Legal scoring area 3.1.1 Body: The blue or red colored area of the body protector 3.1.2 Head: The area above collar bone 3.2 Points shall be awarded when permitted techniques are delivered accurately and powerfully to the legal scoring area 3.3 The valid points are divided as follows: 3.3.1 One (1) point for attack on body protector 3.3.2 Two (2) points for a valid turning kick to the trunk protector 3.3.3 Three (3) points for a successful attack to the face 3.4 Points can be scored by judges or electronic protector system (to be deter mined by the WTF in due time)

4. Penalties 4.1 Penalties are divided into Kyong-go (warning penalty) and Gam-jeom (deduction penalty). 4.2 Two Kyong-go shall be counted as an addition of one (1) point for the op posing contestant. However, the final odd-numbered Kyong-go shall not be counted in grand total. A Gam-jeom shall be counted as an additional point for the opposing contestant. 4.3 When a contestant receives eight (8) Kyong-go or four (4) Gam-jeom, or in the event of any combination of Kyong-go and Gam-jeom that add up to minus four points, the referee shall declare the contestant loser by penalties.

5. Weigh-in 5.1 Weigh-in of all participating athletes shall be completed on the previous day of the first day of competition.

C. Athlete/team quota

1. Quotas32 places for men and women equally (8 competitors per weight category) 1.1 One National Federation can send the maximum two (2) male and (2) female athletes. 1.2 Only one athlete is allowed per weight category from one National Federation. 1.3 Host nation shall be given two (2) male and two (2) female quotas irrespective of the WTF World Ranking. Host nation shall have the right to select their athletes subject to approval of the WTF.

Mens division Womens division

Under 58kg Under 49kg



Over 80kg Over 67kg

March 10 Confirmation of invited National Federations and athletes

March 31 Confirmation of additionally invited athletes

April 30 Confirmation of the participating athletes to Sportaccord and

Organizing Committee

February 20 Initial invitation of 8 top athlete and the next 12 top athletes (for the replacement) per weight division

March 15 Additional invitation in case of shortage of the athletes per

weight division

February 10 Confirmation of the host nation on the weight division it wishes to participate

April 10 1st Reallocation period

April 20 Confirmation of the final list of athletes

May ~ July Late replacement period (2nd Reallocation period)

January 20 Announcement of Qualification system and invitation process to the WTF Member National Associations

Date Time Event

August 29 Arrival of teams

August 29 - 31 0900-1800 Athlete training

August 30-31 0900-1800 Referees Meeting and Training

August 31 1400-1600 Head of Team meeting & Drawing lots

August 31 1600-1800 Weigh-in for all contestants

September 1 0900-1300 Preliminaries for Female divisions

1500-1900 Preliminaries for Male divisions

September 2 0900-1300 Semi-finals for Female and Male division

1500-1700 Finals for Female Division and Male division

1800- Victory Ceremony

September 3 Departure


FriendShipTaekwondo places great value on etiquette, self-discipline, respect for others, fair play and friendship, among others.

Q : How long have you been an international referee and what motivation made you to become an IR? A : I have been a referee for the last 25 years. To be a referee is a lifestyle and a passion. For me transparency, impartiality, fairness and fair play are very important factors to keep working on. Those are some of my motivation factors that reflect the kind of person/referee I am and what I stand for.

During my years as a referee, I have seen and followed different kinds of evolution of taekwondo from old system till the modern taekwondo, todays taekwondo which is a modern dynamic Olympic sport. Q : What is your evaluation of using an electronic protector and an instant video replay system at the 2009 World Taekwondo Championships?

A : The 2009 World Taekwondo Championships with the use of electronic body protectors together with an instant video replay system was a great success for the taekwondo competition.

Taekwondo competition became more interesting, dynamic and exciting because of the new rules (the 3 points for the head kick, 2 points for back- and spinning kick and 1 point for punching or kicking upchagi and bandal chagi to the body) together with EBP and an instant video replay.

The new style of competition that we saw at the World Championships in Copenhagen was great with a lot of action and more points being scored. Q : What is your opinion of introducing an electronic protector system at the next Olympic Games?

A : In my opinion, the WTF needs to introduce the EBP at the next Olympic Games. The EBP eliminates the dead angles which is difficult to eliminate when you only have referees as corner judges. The audience, the media and television

will appreciate and enjoy the new and modern (fast) as well as dynamic game of taekwondo. Q : What is your opinion of introducing an instant video replay system at the next Olympic Games?

A : In order to guarantee fairness, transparency, impartiality and fair play during the game, the WTF needs to introduce the instant video replay system at the next Olympic Games.

Instant video replay helps to correct mistakes committed by corner judges like missing to score for a clear impact to the head due to the dead angle or if the center referee missed giving a kyongo when the player intentionally or during the exchange of a technique crossed the boundary line. The instant video replay puts the referees and judges under a microscope, which makes for an outmost exciting and fair game.

Q : When did you start practicing taekwondo and what motivation?

A : I was 4 years old when I started training taekwondo. Thanks to my dear parents who gave me and my brothers lots of love and support we focused on both our studies as well as taekwondo. Having parents supporting you gives you the harmony and strength you need to become a strong person. Q : Do you have suggestions for the development of taekwondo and the WTF?

A : Under the leadership of WTF President Dr. Chungwon Choue with the reform movement, the WTF works parallel and very close with the IOC. Improvement has been done and its still going on to show the world the new image of the WTF: fairness, impartiality and transparency. The WTF follows the IOC structure and spirit for global taekwondo development. I believe that the WTF works hard to improve and provide better communication and support to all the 5 continental unions.

All these efforts are necessary in order to keep WTF taekwondo global, strong and a permanent Olympic Sport. Q : What is your overall evaluation of the refereeing at major WTF-promoted Championships over the last four to five years?

A : The refereeing has greatly improved over the last years. Referees inexperience has varied and still does to some extent. In some continents, the referees dont have the opportunity to officiate as much as needed in order to reach and maintain a certain level.

The WTF organizes seminars like solidarity programs and instructor seminars, refreshing and referee courses in different continents and countries therein in order to strengthen the level of taekwondo (instructors, referees etc). This helps keeping a global consistency to the sport.

Today with electronic body protectors, new amendments to the rules, the instant video replay system and a more efficient education program for the IR, one notices more focus. The games are much more dynamic now. It takes time to change and we are well on our way.

I believe very strongly that we need to continue to focus on the following: a. Education program for the IRsThrough education programs, we can improve the skills and the levels of the IRs in each continent by teaching and explaining the WTF Rules and Regulations as detailed as possible to avoid misunderstandings and misinterpretations. b. The use of the Electronic Body Protector: the WTFs ad-hoc Committee on Electronic Protectors appointed by Dr Choue is working hard to improve better EBP system for WTF competition.

c. The use of an instant video replay system: In order to guarantee fairness and fair play for our athletes, the referees are put under the microscope in order for a fair play. Q : What are your plans for 2010?

A : I have a good feeling that 2010 will be another great year. My plan is to continue to contribute with my love and devotion to taekwondo and work hard for a better, modern and dynamic taekwondo competition with fairness, impartiality and transparency as main focus.

We shall never forget that the players are the most important parts of the game, and we are there to serve them and to give them the maximum fairness, applying the WTF competition Rules and Regulations. Our job and duty as referees is to take our responsibility more serious than ever and work hard for our communication skills, gain more and more experience to keep ourselves up to date with every new changes. The 2010 with the WTF promoting the World Junior Championship in Mexico and the Youth Olympic Games in Singapore really make this year an exciting year.

I am confident that 2010 under the leadership of Dr. Chungwon Choue and the WTF crew together with all the nations will bring victories for the entire global taekwondo family.

Meet theWTF Family

Referee

Chakir Chelbat

chaKir chelBaT (sWEdEn)

Interview with IR


lorenzo Tricoli (iTaly)

Interview with IR

Q : How long have you been an international referee and what motivation made you to become an IR?

A : I became a European Taekwondo Union referee in 1978 and WTF International Referee in 1979 in Sindelfingen, before the 4th World Taekwondo Championships. As a taekwondo man, it was so natural for me going inside the competition world of taekwondo and I really enjoyed it.

Q : As an S-class international referee, what is your taekwondo philosophy? Are you proud of being an S-class referee?

A : Taekwondo is a sport and is a way of life, too. Thanks to taekwondo and to my experience in so many international competitions, I learned many aspects of human beings. The International Referee is the Guarantee of the Right during the competitions and should be a leader in all other matters concerned to everyday taekwondo activity. Obviously, I am proud to be an S-class International Referee and I thanks the WTF for this recognition.

Q : What is your evaluation of using an electronic protector and an instant video replay system at the 2009 World Taekwondo Championships?

A : This is a very useful system, even though some guidelines and other technical details should be improved.

Q : What is your opinion of introducing an electronic protector system at the next Olympic Games?

A : I really hope that in London 2012 we will be ready to use electronic protectors. Today many sports are improving their competition system, fairness and TV visibility, we must not loose the Olympic train and we must show taekwondo competition as an enjoyable and fair event for all people.

Q : What is your opinion of introducing an instant video replay system at the next Olympic Games?

A : As for the electronic protector, I think instant video replay can improve the fairness of the competition, but we should find rules and guidelines in order to reduce the time for decision; besides, we should improve the technology of video cameras used in the competition areas.

Q : When did you start practicing taekwondo and what motivation?

A : I started taekwondo in 1967 with Master Sun Jae Park, President of the Italian Taekwondo Federation and Vice President of the WTF. The motivation was, as many boys, to learn a martial art and for me taekwondo was love at first sight. After 43 years I still love taekwondo as a sport, martial art, way of life.

Q : Do you have suggestions for the development of taekwondo and the WTF?

A : Improve TV visibility with appropriate competition rules amendments, improve other competitions as freestyle poomsae, professional fighters, show events and so on.

Q : What is your overall evaluation of the refereeing at major WTF-promoted Championships over the last four to five years?

A : I think that step by step we are reaching an acceptable level of fairness and objectivity, and the referees now take more responsibility of their decisions and are more professional.

Q : What are your plans for 2010?

A : I will continue my taekwondo activity as usual, even with one more year over my shoulders! And, obviously, I am always ready to learn and to share my experience with taekwondo people.

Referee

Lorenzo Tricoli

Meet theWTF Family

Q : How did you feel after being elected as new WTF Council member?

A : I am honored to be a member of the WTF Council and I feel somewhat burdened to shoulder such a heavy duty. I will focus on further promoting taekwondo in the world, especially in the Oceania region, by helping countries in need of help

Q : What are the current situation of taekwondo in your country?

A : There are about 10,000 taekwondo practitioners in New Zealand, including some 6,000 registered with the New Zealand Taekwondo Inc., the nations taekwondo governing body. I have served as president of the New Zealand Taekwondo Inc. since 2005.

The popularity of taekwondo is growing in New Zealand as the government included taekwondo one of its medal-winning sports along with yachting and cycling.

Q : Would you tell us your personal taekwondo and family story?

A : I was born in 1952 in Korea and emigrated to New Zealand in 1994. I started practicing taekwondo when I was a second-year middle-school student in 1963, just for my health.

I am an eighth Kukkiwon Dan black-belt holder and have two sons. The elder son, 32, is a sixth Kukkiwon Dan black-belt holder and serves as the New Zealand national poomsae team coach.

One year after my emigration to New Zealand, I opened my first taekwondo dojang in New Zealand in 1995. Now I run seven dojangs with a total of 270 students. I am planning to open two more dojangs shortly.

Q : What are your plans for 2010?

A : One of my top priorities for 2010 is to find new WTF members in the Oceania region in line with the WTFs ongoing efforts to secure more members.

My another top priority is to help Oceanian countries in need of help, thus greatly promoting taekwondo in the region. WTF President Chungwon Choue has also promised me to help Oceania in various ways.

Now WTF Taekwondo Peace Corps members are doing their voluntary service in two of Oceanian countries, New Zealand and Samoa.

Q : What are your taewkondo governing bodys objectives for 2010?

A : Our federation is striving to win medals at major international taekwondo championships. New Zealand has clinched the overall title at the Oceania Taekwondo Championships, but has never won any medals in the taekwondo competition at the World Taekwondo Championships and the Olympic Games. Once we get medals at major taekwondo competitions, then the popularity of taekwondo will surge in my country, which will lead to a great financial support from the New Zealand government.

Q : What is your evaluation of the WTFs reform programs over the past five years?

A : Under the strong leadership of WTF President Chungwon Choue, the WTF has made remarkable achievements, including the launch of Taekwondo Peace Corps, and an expanded financial support of the WTF for WTF member nations, especially those in need of help. The WTF has created new competitions, such as the World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships, the World Para-Taekwondo Championships, and the World Taekwondo Tour, which will greatly strengthen the WTF.

The refereeing system has greatly improved with the introduction of an electronic body protectors and an instant video replay system. Taekwondo has become more dynamic and action-packed with the introduction of a differentiated scoring system.

The results of the WTF elections in October 2009 in Copenhagen, Denmark show that the WTF is going in the right direction. For further globalization of the WTF and taekwondo, I will continue to give my full support for WTF President Choue and the WTF.

Council Member

Mr. Tae Kyung Kim

Meet theWTF Family

A : Under the strong leadership of WTF President Chungwon Choue, the WTF has

Tae KyungKim(nEW ZEaland)

Interview with Council Member


Q : How did you feel after being elected as new WTF Council member?

A : After being elected to the Council of the World Taekwondo Federation, the first emotion I had was that of satisfaction of being offered the opportunity to serve the sport of taekwondo that I love.

As an ambassador of my continent and as a member of the management team, my mission will be at first to protect wherever necessary the interests of taekwondo; to work for its promotion and development, to be watchful about the respect of the WTF Rules and Regulations, to be always ready to give support for the actions of WTF President Dr. Chungwon Choue and his Council. This position occupied for the first time by a Niger sport manager will strengthen the respect of all the nations for taekwondo, so even for its managers in my country, as shown by the large amount of media coverage of my election and the congratulations I received from the highest Authorities of Niger (President of the Economic, Social and Cultural Council, Prime Minister and Minister of Sport).

Q : What plans do you have the further promotion of tekwondo in your country and Africa overall?

A : Regarding the promotion of tekwondo in my country and in Africa, the initiatives below will be taken: In Niger: Intensification of the capacities of dojangs; Increase of the number of graduates; Implementation of a permanent system of training for managers, trainers and referees; Realization of my dream of building a permanent African internal taekwondo training system; Maintenance of representation of taekwondo within August Institutions, such as the National and sports Olympic Committees and the Economic, Social and Cultural Council of Niger; Organization of national championships, and international events and tournaments; Improving and encouraging the practice of taekwondo, within schools, military barracks and the national police force; Developing the mentality of fair play within the population and trying to reduce poverty by the practice of taekwondo in Niger, in accordance with the UNDP. (Here, Im talking about insertion of non-schoolboys; This can be done by the organization of caravans of taekwondo which will once a year, cross the regions of Niger with the support of the media to strengthen and to promote the discipline within the whole country)

At the African level:

As forerunner of the initiative of creating sub-regional structures, such as CEN-SAD, the West French-Speaking Countries Taekwondo Union (WFTU); the Central French-Speaking Countries Taekwondo Union (CFCTU); and many others French-Speaking Countries Taekwondo Unions from the Mediterranean region, Asia, and the Caribbean, I would like to continue promoting and developing taekwondo in Africa overall. With the confidence and the support of my colleagues of the continent, I want our sport to become more and more accessible and attractive for most people (old, young, and handicapped persons). By doing that, we can convince governments and sponsors to pay attention to taekwondo and to pay off our main problem: the lack of money and equipment.

As vice president of the African Taekwondo Union, my aim is to improve communication between African Taekwondo Union (AFTU) and (other) member national associations (MNAs), and to have enough time to visit my colleagues, leaders of the national federations and, the administrative authorities of their countries to strengthen the good job they are doing and to try to solve problems inherent to the management of the local structures, if any.

With the goodwill of the AFTU President, I want to increase the number of MNAs joining the WTF and the AFTU.

Q : What is the current situation of taekwondo in your country?

A : In Niger, the number of dojangs ran from 10 in 1991, to 106 in 2009; all of them affiliated with the federation. Among these are 80 in Niamey, the capital of Niger. The number of graduates went from 5,000 in 2007, to 10,000 at the end of 2009.

I, as president of the Niger Taekwondo Federation, have been elected the Secretary General of the Niger NOC since 2001. It is the only Federation that has two NOC Executive Council members in Niger; Mr Soungaize and me. Im also the first and only representative of the whole Niger Sports Associations in the Economic, Social and Cultural Council of Niger Republic.

Q : Your personal taekwondo story.

A : After having practiced taekwondo late in life, I was the main architect in the creation of a dojang for seniors in 1988, called SONIA 40. SONIA was the name of an industrial company I was managing, and the number 40 indicated the minimum age required to be a member of the club and be trained by Grandmaster Cho Young Koo, the first instructor of taekwondo in Niger.

Unfortunately, this dojang was not able to survive my departure for an international job. Upon my return of this international stay (1996), young taekwondo leaders asked me to help them manage the federation which had plunged into a deep lethargy. So, Ive tried my best to re-revitalize the federation through a very big restructuring, to raise it to the rank of the foremost federations in Niger, and raised the competitors (to be) the best in the sub-region.

We registered athletes for the Olympic scholarships within the framework of Sydney Olympic Games 2000, Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008. For Sydney, Niger was 3rd in the World Qualifications (Garmisch), where only two athletes were qualified, and 2nd in the Johannesburg Continental Qualifications, where one was taken into account. At the Continental Qualifications for Athens 2004, our athlete was 2nd.

Q : What are your federations major activities in 2010?

A : In 2010, the major activity for our Federation will be to get our athletes qualified for the 2010 Youth Olympics Games in Singapore by doing well in Tijuana, Mexico and look for Olympic scholarships for the participation of our athletes in the 2012 London Olympics Games.

Other important activities will be the organization of the senior and junior National Championships, increasing the number of international referees, the participation of our athletes in the main events of WTF, AFTU, UMFT, CEN-SAD, as well as the African Taekwondo Championships, the WTF World Taekwondo Championships of kyorugi, poomsae, and the WTF World Para-Taekwondo Championships.

In February 2010, our Federation will renew its leading authorities through an elected General Assembly.

Q : Do you have any suggestions for the further development of taekwondo and the World Taekwondo Federation?

A : Probably, there are a lot of things still to be improved in our common sport management. But I deeply appreciate all the reforms led by the President of the World Taekwondo Federation, Dr Chungwon Choue, within the framework of the modernization of our discipline.

One of these reforms concerns Dr Choues idea to create, for the first time since 1972, a program called Reform Fund to help every MNA and every Continental Association with their activity. This idea, added to many other reforms as electronic protectors, instant video replay, is showing the good nobility to taekwondo. I hope that the WTF will increase the Reform Fund amount, and fortunately, I know something is being done in that way.

As Africa demonstrated its know-how in organizing international taekwondo events in many occasions, like the 4th WTF World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships in Cairo, Egypt, it will be hopeful to continue to be confident in Africa by giving her many other big events to organize.

For fairness and further development of Africa, I want to call attention to two important things: Increase the number of African WTF Council members that can draw our authorities attention to the importance of taekwondo, which is one of the rare sports to bring Olympic medals and world champions to Africa. And the other is building an African taekwondo training Center, that can be helpful in raising our competitors and trainers technical level. Like boxing in Tunisia, athletics in Senegal, and judo in Morocco, such a center can be, as Ive said, a technical solution and may be, a barrier to the athletes brain drain.

Meet theWTF Family

Council Member

Mr. Issaka Ide

iSSaKaide (nigEr)

Interview with Council Member


052 2009 World TaekWondo Championships

056 4th World TaekWondo poomsae Championships

058 1st World TaekWondo Tour 2009 mexiCo

060 WTF General assembly

062 TaekWondo demonsTraTion by korean, u.s. presidenTs

2009 World TaekWondo ChampionshipsThe 2009 WTF World Taekwondo Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark drew a total of 928 athletes, including 558 men, from a record 142 countries, the largest ever in WTF Championships history. For the first time in WTF history, electronic body protectors were used at the World Championships.

4th World TaekWondo poomsae ChampionshipsThe 4th WTF World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships in Cairo, Egypt attracted a total of 564 athletes from a record 59 countries. Korea defended its overall title, followed by Vietnam, Iran and Spain.

1st World TaekWondo Tour 2009 mexiCoAmid high interest from both the public and international media, the inaugural WTF World Taekwondo Tour 2009 Mexico was a great success. The 1st one-day event drew 16 top-class athletes in four weight categories.

WTF General assemblyThe WTF elected a new WTF leadership, including the President, at its General Assembly in Copenhagen, Denmark on Oct. 13, 2009. Dr. Chungwon Choue, who was re-elected as president of the WTF, stressed the harmony among the global taekwondo family.

Korean President Lee Myung-bak and U.S. President Barack Obama show off taekwondo skills at Chung Wa Dae in Seoul, Korea on Nov. 19, 2009.

TaekWondo demonsTraTion by korean, u.s. presidenTs

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068 Taekwondos InclusIon In Major MulTI-sporT GaMes

069 Taekwondo solIdIfIes ITs sTaTus as an olyMpIc sporT

076 wTfs new VIsIon In acTIon; Ioc presIdenT praIses InITIaTIVes

082 wTf General asseMbly re-elecTs chunGwon choue as presIdenT

089 oMan joIns wTf as 190Th MeMber naTIon

092 wTf, daedo sIGn recoGnITIon conTracT on elecTronIc proTecTors

096 conTInenTal unIon acTIVITIes

110 Taekwondo deparTMenT GaIns popularITy aT uZbek unIVersITy

112 wTf appoInTs 2009 MIss ThaIland world as GoodwIll aMbassador

114 world Taekwondo peace corps foundaTIon launched

116 2009/2010 wInTer wTf Taekwondo peace corps In acTIon

118 1st world youTh Taekwondo caMp proMoTes frIendshIp, peace

120 wTf presIdenT delIVers specIal lecTure on oVep

121 wTf deMonsTraTIon TeaM 2009 Tours span The Globe

126 wTf anTI-dopInG educaTIon Top prIorITy In 2010

132 Taekwondo park To house world Taekwondo acadeMy

136 wTf Global sponsors & recoGnIZed coMpanIes

Taekwondos inclusion in major mulTi-sporT games broadens iTs fuTure

Taekwondo solidifies iTs sTaTus as an olympic sporT

The future of taekwondo as an Olympic sport is brighter as it was placed on the official program as a core sport at the 2016 Olympic Games.

Taekwondo will also be on the official program of the 2017 Summer Universiade and onwards as a compulsory sport. It will be on the official program of the 2013 Mediterranean Games for the first time.

The WTF is striving hard to include taekwondo on the official program of the Paralympic Games in 2016 at the earliest. To do so, it held the 1st WTF World Para-Taekwondo Championships on June 10, 2009 in Baku, Azerbaijan. The WTF plans to organize the 2nd World Para-Taekwondo Championships on May 11, 2010 in St. Petersburg, Russia.

The WTF also works very hard to put taekwondo on the official program of the C

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