With 50 days to go until the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) announced on Tuesday, 9 July, the eight athletes and one support runner who will compete as part of the largest ever Refugee Paralympic Team.  The Paralympic Opening Ceremonywill take place on the Champs-Elysees and Place de la Concorde in Paris on 28 August.

than 120 million displaced people worldwide, come from six countries and will compete in six sports: Para

athletics, Para powerlifting, Para table tennis, Para taekwondo, Para triathlon and wheelchair fencing

She now lives in Paris, France, and won the 2023 European Taekwondo Championships in the 47kg category

🔥#taekwondo #parataekwondo #paralympics #paris2024 pic.twitter.com/NOTA0ftyO0— European Para Championships

He won gold at the 2010 Asian Para Games and broke the Asian record.

The World Taekwondo has announced that 12 Bipartite slots were allocated to nations including four first

timers in seven Para Taekwondo categories for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games.

(Women K44, -52 kg).Christina Gkentzou from Greece became 2024 European Champion and won 2024 World Para

Taekwondo Open Challenge in Chuncheon.

Taekwondo Championships in May.

Most recently she won the 2024 World Para Taekwondo Open Challenge in Chuncheon, Korea, stunning the

Taekwondo events at Grand Palais that begin on August 29.

The Para Tarkwondo athletes showed their readiness for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games in style at the

Gangwon-Chuncheon 2024 World Para Taekwondo Open Challenge.

 Gkentzou, who won the 2024 European Para Taekwondo Championships in May, also went on to receive

she shocked top players including Mexican world champion Jessica Garcia Quijano and Mongolia's Asian Para

World Taekwondo (WT) President Chungwon Choue awarded the International University Sports Federation

) President Leonz Eder an honorary 8th Dan certificate in recognition of his unwavering support for Taekwondo

 Taekwondo debuted at the FISU World University Games as an optional sport at Daegu 2003.

World Taekwondo and FISU have enjoyed a strong relationship for many decades.

WTPresident Eder commented, "It is an honor to receive an honorary Taekwondo black belt.

Taekwondo is a very important sport for FISU.

He also added that Para Taekwondo would be included in the 2027 Chungcheong Summer World University Games.Following

China claimed the mixed gender honours on day three of the World Taekwondo World Cup Team Championships

IOC and entire sport communities together with our contributions to peace-building through Taekwondo

Taekwondo is growing as such and I hope that Chuncheon will continue playing an important role in the

development and promotion of Taekwondo."

Events continue in Chuncheon with the World Taekwondo Demonstration & Breaking Championships on 4

July, followed by the World Para Taekwondo Open Challenge on 5 July.

Chuncheon, Korea, will host a trio of World Taekwondo events from 1-5 July, featuring around 200 athletes

The World Taekwondo World Cup Team Championships Series will begin the week-long showcase of Taekwondo

from 1-3 July, followed by the World Taekwondo Demonstration & Breaking Championships on 4 July

and the World Para Taekwondo Open Challenge on 5 July.

 The World Taekwondo World Cup Team Championships Series will begin the week-long showcase of Taekwondo

breaking, and demonstration performances are divided into domestic and international competition.The World Para

Wednesday, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Executive Board ratified the proposal to add Para

Para Climbing will be part of the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Programme.

It is now official and Para Climbing joins the 22 sports already included."

 Para Climbing at the @LA28 Paralympics?Yes. Yes please!

, Para Archery, Para Athletics, Para Badminton, Para Canoe, Para Cycling, Para Equestrian, Para Judo,

Para Powerlifting, Para Rowing, Para Swimming, Para Table Tennis, Para Taekwondo, Para Triathlon, Shooting

Three of GB Taekwondo’s most experienced fighters have been selected to represent ParalympicsGB at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games this summer.

Amy Truesdale (+65 kg) and Beth Munro (-65 kg) both claimed medals when Para taekwondo made its debut

I am going into the Games in a very good position and am looking forward to showcasing Para taekwondo

Games, before going on to secure ParalympicGB’s first ever Para taekwondo medal when she won silver

Andy Paton, Team Leader for Para taekwondo, said, "Our Paralympic Games team sets a high bar with the

I am proud to be the Team Leader for Para taekwondo at Paris 2024 and following the success of our first

The President of the International Paralympic Committee, Andrew Parsons, spoke about the event, emphasising its focus on equality and the legacy it will leave in terms of accessibility. He also assured Servimedia in an interview that they will be the most spectacular in history.

spectators due to the COVID-19 pandemic.IPC President Andrew Parsons,speaks during the Opening Ceremony Para

blind football under the Eiffel Tower, equestrian events in the gardens of Versailles and fencing and taekwondo

 "If the 48-year-old Para athlete wins a medal, she will equal legendary swimmer Michael Phelps,

The organizers of the Los Angeles 2028 Paralympic Games would like to include para-climbing in the programme

"LA28 is proud to include para-climbing in the Paralympic sports program and to be the first organizing

And the Americans chose para-climbing.If the IPC Governing Board approves, para-climbing will be included

Competitions are also planned for blind football, bocce, goalball, para-archery, para-athletics, para-badminton

, para-canoeing, para-cycling, para-equestrian, para-judo, para-powerlifting, para-rowing, para-swimming

, para-table tennis, para-taekwondo, para-triathlon, para-shooting, sitting volleyball, wheelchair basketball

One month from today to the start of the European Universities Games (EUG) in Debrecen and Miskolc 2024, a press conference was held to provide information on what to expect during the two weeks of sport this summer.

feature volleyball, chess, judo, kickboxing, karate, basketball, tennis, water polo, beach volleyball and taekwondo

Debrecen will host futsal, football, 3x3 basketball, handball, badminton, table tennis, para-table tennis

May has been a busy and fruitful month with several para taekwondo athletes classified in three different

continents.Altogether 22 athletes were classified in three championships with 9th Asian Para Taekwondo

WORLD PARA TAEKWONDOIn European Taekwondo Championships, five athletes (two male, three female) were

classifiers were Bihter Akinogul (Medical/Turkiye), Daimien Duffy (Technical/Great Britain).The Pan Am Para

Taekwondo Championships saw five athletes (two male, three female) classified in Rio de Janeiro with

Ala Rashad and technical classifier Master Ashanti Ramirez," saidHadwah Matloub Moawad, Chair-Para Classification

Committee, World Taekwondo.

Para Taekwondo will feature for the second time in Asian Youth Para Games programme in Tashkent 2025

after its successful debut in Bahrain 2021 Games.Para Taekwondo has been announced as one of the 10 sports

to feature at the next edition of the Asian Youth Para Games to take place in Tashkent, Uzbekistan during

The full list of sports included in the programme are Para Athletics, Para-Armwrestling, Para Cycling

, Goalball, Para Judo, Para Powerlifting, Para Swimming, Para Canoe, Para Taekwondo and Para Academic

Taekwondo will feature in Asian Youth Para Games sports programme after its successful debut at the

last edition - Bahrain 2021 Asian Youth Para Games.Para Taekwondo had successful debut in Bahrain 2021

WORLD PARA TAEKWONDO"After careful review of the Games’ standards and sports federations’ requirements

World number one An Se-young has returned to winning form after recovering from a knee injury. She defeated China's Chen Yufei to retain her women's singles title at the Singapore Badminton Open on Sunday.

will host the badminton events of the Olympic Games, then artistic gymnastics and, a month later, the Para-badminton

and Para-taekwondo events of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games.It was a victory that boosted the 22-year-old

appointed a referee for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games has been as long and costly as it has been rewarding, Taekwondo

navigated more obstacles than most in pursuit of her dreams.Encouraged by her family’s involvement in Taekwondo

TAEKWONDO AUSTRALIAFrom the beginning, White poured her heart and soul into becoming the best Taekwondo

officiated at two Cadet World Championships, a Junior World Championships, two World Championships, one Para

World Championship, five Grand Prixs, and a Grand Prix Final amongst other World Taekwondo recognised

TAEKWONDO AUSTRALIAWhen the Olympic Taekwondo competition gets underway in Paris from 7 August, White