The Tahiti Taekwondo Federation (FFTDA) held a seminar for instructors and coaches in Papeete.

 Tahiti's most famous taekwondo export is Anne Caroline Graffe, who was born in the Pacific but

 The Taekwondo Tahiti Open was among the events in the sport which was cancelled due to the coronavirus

pandemic.The island was also due to host the Oceania Para Open Championship, which was also called off

World Taekwondo has announced the creation of the Ad-Hoc Para Taekwondo Poomsae Committee to assist with

Due to the growth of Para-taekwondo, this panel will study and develop the adaptation of poomsae to different

for all poomsae sport classes.Research will also be undertaken to create a method for official World Para

Taekwondo poomsae rankings.The Ad-Hoc Para Taekwondo Poomsae Committee will further study competition

conscious of promoting the discipline at all times.Para-taekwondo's popularity is on the rise ©World Para

General Assembly.Luciano Mazzeo of Aruba and Russian Nadezhda Petrova are also members of the Ad-Hoc Para

More than 300 delegates took part in the first virtual edition of the World Taekwondo General Assembly

This year has been difficult for World Taekwondo as it has for all sports," Choue told delegates."

Despite our challenges, the taekwondo family remains united and continues to inspire."

While our priority has been keeping everyone safe, we have also used this period to try and advance taekwondo

to stay active.The General Assembly also heard plans about next year’s World Taekwondo and World Para

Taekwondo Championships in Wuxi in China next year.One sad note of the General Assembly was the recent

The World Taekwondo Council has announced the postponement of two events - the Cancun 2020 World Taekwondo

Grand Prix Final and the Wuxi 2020 World Taekwondo Grand Slam.

World Taekwondo said it was "disappointed" at having to make the decision, but said it was decided to

The postponements were announced at a meeting of the World Taekwondo Council held today virtually.In

Taekwondo Africa from 2004 until his passing aged 70.Olympian Sarah Stevenson, a bronze medallist at

from Seoul to fellow South Korean city Goyang.The Council also approved to host between one and three Para

of para-taekwondo, which is scheduled to make its Paralympic Games debut at the rescheduled Tokyo 2020

World Sailing President Kim Andersen has claimed that the sport is in a strong position to lobby for a return to the programme at the Paralympic Games in time for Los Angeles 2028.

Committee (IPC) claimed it could not fulfil their minimum criteria for worldwide reach.Badminton and taekwondo

strategy for Parasailing, which shows how World Sailing will continue to grow, promote and develop all Para

Parasailing is practiced by both genders in competition with each other; all Para sailing events are

Perhaps uniquely in some classes Para-sailors regularly compete with able sailors."

Governing organisations needed to make sure our Para sailors get back to the Paralympics."

Brazilian Paralympic Committee (CPB) has marked its National Paralympic Athlete Day with online events aimed at bringing together experts and personalities related to sport to discuss issues relevant to people with disabilities.

Hipólito, Yohansson Nascimento and Fabrício Ferreira, swimmers Roberto Alcalde and Susana Schnarndorf, and para-taekwondo

World Taekwondo is making its final preparations for its first virtual General Assembly on October 6,

Initially scheduled to take place in Sofia in Bulgaria in person on October 13, alongside the World Taekwondo

moved online due to the ongoing pandemic.With the Championships not going ahead as planned, the World Taekwondo

Council made the decision to host the General Assembly by video conference.World Taekwondo have asked

for the meeting, to continue its pledge for gender equality.This initiative has been proposed by the Taekwondo

Online Education and Para Taekwondo Education will be shared, following on from online education programmes

Jamaican Para taekwondo player Shauna-Kay Hines is targeting becoming a member of the International Paralympic

Hines, the first Jamaican to win a medal at an international Para-taekwondo event, said she hopes to

58 kilograms division in Lima last year, also called on her country's development to further support Para

My next passion is to grow Para sports in Jamaica, I personally want to see our country and Government

2020 Paralympic Games, rescheduled for 2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic.The delay has meant Para

taekwondo players have to wait a further year before the sport makes its debut at the Games."

British Para-taekwondo athlete Amy Truesdale is determined to write her name in the history books when

to be part of the ParalympicsGB squad as she waits for her place at Tokyo 2020 to be ratified.Since Para-taekwondo

at the Games.The 31-year-old has won multiple medals on the global stage, including the 2017 World Para

It’s been an amazing journey so far.......Happy taekwondo day!

Truesdale, who was born without a left hand and forearm, said becoming a Para-athlete was "never on my

I did taekwondo because I loved it," Truesdale added."

World Taekwondo President Chungwon Choue met with the World Taekwondo Athletes' Committee to discuss

by Committee co-chair Nadin Dawani.This idea will now be deliberated at the upcoming virtual World Taekwondo

and prioritise their mental health and deliver more opportunities for education and development.Para-taekwondo

From September 8 to 10, Choue met with many World Taekwondo Committees and Commissions including those

for medical, referees, technical, Para-taekwondo and education.There were also discussions on how World

Taekwondo can help its stakeholders during the COVID-19 pandemic, due to different nations around the

The first series of online World Para Taekwondo classifier certification courses is to begin in September

be held on Zoom.Joan Hacken and Manuel Barros will be the guest speakers for the first course ©World Para

optometrists and pscyhologists.Technical classifiers are expected to have an extensive coaching background in taekwondo

and Para-taekwondo, as well as biomechanical and sport-specific expertise.Attendees will learn about

Para-taekwondo classification, medical diagnostic forms, medical assessment methods for athletes with

with physical impairments.These courses will last two days, with an exam concluded the second.Para-taekwondo

World Taekwondo has created an integrity unit to centralise functions related to anti-doping, anti-corruption

The unit, in collaboration with the World Taekwondo Integrity Committee, will conduct research into integrity-related

By creating the integrity unit, World Taekwondo will be better positioned to develop the policies needed

to ensure that we are at the cutting edge of good governance," said World Taekwondo President Chungwon

World Taekwondo President Chungwon Choue claimed the new integrity unit would help the organisation learn

, inclusiveness through the World Taekwondo Para-taekwondo division, and safety through the medical division.World

A survey of Japanese Para-sport organisations has reportedly found at least 20 per cent are facing a

A total of 16 Para-sport organisations were surveyed by the Asahi Shimbun, with 20 per cent reporting

either dropped out or had reduced their contributions to the organisation.Asahi Shimbun said All Japan Taekwondo

Association and the Japan Para-Cycling Federation were among seven organisations to say their revenues

had been impacted.Japan Para Athletics claimed several sponsors had asked for the organisation to accept

reduced sponsorship fees.Nine of the organisations were reported to have said the Para movement had

The Italian Taekwondo Federation (FITA) and South Korea's Consulate General in Milan have teamed up to

launch a Para-taekwondo competition.

but those taking part must be registered with FITA for the 2019-2020 period.It is designed to give Para-taekwondo

The first Coordination Commission meeting has been held in preparation for the 2021 Asian Youth Para

Hosting the Asian Youth Para Games 2021 in Bahrain is a vital part of helping us to achieve our mission

to support NPCs to enable Para-athletes to achieve sporting excellence from grassroots to elite level

Bahrain has never hosted a large Para-sports event before with 800 athletes under the age of 20 expected

are on the programme – athletics, badminton, boccia, goalball, powerlifting, swimming, table tennis, taekwondo

 Tokyo hosted the first Asian Para Youth Games in 2009, with Kuala Lumpur hosting them in 2013.Dubai