Competition dates for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games have been announced, with the Games set to be held across 11 days, one less than Tokyo 2020.

many competitors as possible to attend the Ceremony, which is scheduled for August 28.Half of the 22 Para

to start and dominate the agenda on August 29.The opening day programme is set to crown champions in Para

swimming, Para taekwondo and Para cycling in the track discipline.The team sports - blind football,

to eight nations competing in each, a move designed to create a uniform competition format for team Para

and field events are planned to be held at the Stade de France between August 30 and September 7.The Para

Keira Forsythe has been called up as the newest member of Britain's Para taekwondo squad and is determined

Championships.The 24-year-old will now look to maximise her opportunities as a full-time athlete at the National Taekwondo

after I had had my amputation, an Olympian I knew put me in touch with Andrew Deer, the coach of the GB Para

He then sent me through the talent portal on the GB Taekwondo website."

bronze, respectively at Tokyo 2020.Truesdale and Joe Lane also gained podium places at last year’s Para

World Championships while all three medalled at the 2022 Para European Championships.Forsythe had her

Next Monday, the Baton containing the Queen’s message to the athletes of the Commonwealth is set to arrive back in England.

The Relay began back in October at Buckingham Palace when Para athlete Kadeena Cox received the

member of the legendary "Black Stars" team that reached the 2010 FIFA World Cup quarter-finals.In Kenya, taekwondo

A total of 35 sports have been confirmed on the programme for the Taipei City and New Taipei City 2025 World Masters Games, including two demonstration events.

dance sport, fencing, flying disc, handball, judo, karate, lifesaving, rugby union, sailing, surfing, taekwondo

table tennis, tennis, triathlon, volleyball and weightlifting are all core sports.There will also be 11 Para

A total of 53 athletes have earned spots in taekwondo for their countries for the Hangzhou 2022 Asian

Para Games, following the conclusion of a qualifying tournament.

Hangzhou 2022 ©World TaekwondoThere are 10 weight categories - five men's and five women's - for the Asian Para

through the bipartite invitation system, bringing the number of competitors to 80.The Hangzhou 2022 Asian Para

Australian Taekwondo's chief executive Heather Garriock has welcomed the sport's inclusion on the Virtus Oceania Asia Games programme.

year.Twenty-five countries and up to 1,000 athletes with intellectual impairments are due to compete, with taekwondo

one of 11 sports on the programme.Para-taekwondo poomsae is already a full medal event at the Virtus

Getty Images"We're really pleased to be working with Sport Inclusion Australia to develop pathways for taekwondo

Federation for Persons with Intellectual Disability, signed a Memorandum of Understanding with World Taekwondo

in 2013.The two parties confirmed the agreement during the World Para Taekwondo Championships in Lausanne

Paris Deputy Mayor Pierre Rabadan has defended the decision to add the name of major sports equipment manufacturer Adidas to a key Paris 2024 venue despite objections from its left-wing allies.

The Porte de La Chapelle Arena is scheduled to host badminton, Para badminton and Para taekwondo events

Guljonoy Naimova of Uzbekistan and Juan Diego García López of Mexico starred at the inaugural Para

taekwondo Grand Prix in Sofia in Bulgaria.

of competing in a Grand Prix because it means you are part of an Olympic sport," Naimova told World Para

Taekwondo."

Nathan Torquato in his final.Mahmut Bozteke was one of the gold medallists for Turkey at the first Para

taekwondo Grand Prix ©Getty ImagesBozteke’s compatriot Ali Can Özcan also secured a title, besting world

Paralympic champion Lisa Gjessing added another accolade to an already formidable career as she won Denmark's Optimist of the Year award in the sports category.

way" with Gjessing chosen as the recipient due to losing her forearm to cancer, resuming her sport of taekwondo

last year where she was also one of Denmark's flag bearers.Before her illness, Gjessing had practiced taekwondo

while she was in rehab, she saw Paralympians at London 2012 which inspired her to pursue a career in Para

taekwondo.

Taekwondo Canada and the country's South Korean embassy has announced an online poomsae competition for

which will offer prizes in recreational poomsae, recognised and freestyle high performance poomsae and Para-poomsae.Athletes

scores will be the athlete's final score.Athletes must submit online videos to enter the competition ©Taekwondo

dates and will not be carried out live or streamed online.High performance winners will be revealed on Taekwondo

Turkey's heroes from the European Taekwondo Championships were officially welcomed back to the country

table at the event in Manchester last week, after proving to be the best team in the men's, women's and Para

taekwondo categories.They won nine gold medals in all, including Hakan Reçber's successful defence of

53kg title and Hatice Kübra İlgün was triumphant in the women's under-57kg, while Turkey also won four Para

taekwondo titles.These came courtesy of Alican Özcan in the men's under-58kg, Mahmut Bozteke in the

Turkey has become the European champion in women's, men's and Para-taekwondo among nearly 50 countries

The European Taekwondo Championships in Manchester have received praise for allowing Para-athletes to

Ten Para-taekwondo categories were contested at the Manchester Regional Arena - five for men and five

of the main schedule and not a separate event.Usman Dildar, the vice-chairman of World Taekwondo's Para

Images"All credit goes to Great Britain Taekwondo for providing the same exposure to our Para-athletes

This is very good exposure for Para-taekwondo - it shows how our sport is equitable."

 Para-taekwondo made its debut at the rearranged Tokyo 2020 Paralympics last year. 

Nine athletes from Ukraine were able to attend the European Taekwondo Championships in Manchester last

The Taekwondo Federation of Ukraine headquarters in Kharkiv was struck by bombs, but the team made it

to the Manchester Regional Arena with help from the Taekwondo Humanitarian Foundation and GB Taekwondo.Ukraine

won three medals at the event, all in Para taekwondo categories.Viktoriia Marchuk claimed silver in

from the competition in Manchester.Viktoriia Marchuk won a silver medal for Ukraine at the European Taekwondo

Bradly Sinden of Britain has claimed his first senior European gold on home soil at the European Taekwondo

also secured a title for Britain, beating Uzbekistan’s Asadbak Toshtemirov in the final of the men’s Para

finished third.Spain topped the women's under-67kg class on the third day of the Championships ©European Taekwondo

the men's under-80kg.Croatia's Ivan Mikulić triumphed over Turkey's Mehmet Sami Saraç in the men's Para

under-57kg K44 final.Georgia's Zarkua Gela also won the men’s Para under-80kg K41 event.The European

Taekwondo Championships is scheduled to conclude tomorrow.

bronze medallist Althéa Laurin and Cyrian Ravet have claimed gold medals for France at the European Taekwondo

thanks to a win over Raúl Martínez.Bianca Walkden defended her women's over-73 title at the European Taekwondo

Biçer claimed bronzes for the category.Juan Diego García López achieved gold for Mexico in the men’s Para

Giorgi Nikoladze and Poland Maciej Kesicki completed the podium.Poland’s Janusz Siudaj won the men’s Para

under-70kg K41 title.Beth Munro of Britain came out on top in the women’s Para under-65kg K44 as Turkey