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Mexican taekwondo star aims for medal at Tokyo Paralympics

  • Taekwondo

Mexican Para-taekwondo athlete Daniela Andrea Martínez Mariscal has said that she is aiming for a medal

#TKD #Clasificatorio #Preolímpico #Taekwondo #MEX #RoadToTokyo #Parataekwondo #Paralimpicos pic.twitter.com

2020Now in lockdown in Chihuahua in Mexico with her family, she is preparing for her Paralympic debut as Para-taekwondo

Mexico have won a medal in martial arts, all in Para-judo, for the past three Games, including two gold



Taekwondo fighter Kook battles "uncertainties" on road to Paralympic dream

  • Para-Taekwondo News

South Korea's Para-taekwondo athlete Kook-Hyun Han has admitted that "uncertainties" have affected him

disrupted the training routines of athletes around the world.A further blow for Han was that both the Asian Para

Taekwondo Championships and the Asian Qualification Tournament for the 2020 Paralympic Games were postponed.He

first took up Para-taekwondo in 1998 so his wait to appear at the Games has lasted more than two decades.Training


Ivorian coaches excel at World Taekwondo seminar

  • Taekwondo

Coaches from the Ivorian Taekwondo Federation (FITKD) have graduated with diplomas from World Taekwondo's

covers World Military Championships and World University Championships, as well as WT-commissioned G1 taekwondo

and Para taekwondo events and multi-sport competitions that are not on a continental level.G2 includes

events such as the World Cup Taekwondo Team Championships and the World University Games.

 Cheick Sallah Cissé won taekwondo gold for the Ivory Coast at Rio 2016 ©Getty ImagesIn two years

coaches can sit their level-two course, which will allow them to operate at events including the World Taekwondo


World Taekwondo President Choue sees Tokyo 2020 postponement as an "opportunity"

  • Taekwondo

World Taekwondo President Chungwon Choue has revealed he sees the postponement of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic

Taekwondo was set to feature at its sixth Olympics in Tokyo, while Para-taekwondo was due to make its

Para-taekwondo was due to make its Paralympic debut in Tokyo this year ©IPCThe majority of World Taekwondo

 Next year's World Taekwondo Championships, scheduled for May 2021, have been affected.They will

 Despite the disruption, Choue claimed he was confident that World Taekwondo could "overcome" the


Para-taekwondo world number one Truesdale unfazed by Tokyo 2020 postponement

  • Para-Taekwondo News

British Para-taekwondo athlete Amy Truesdale has said she will not allow the postponement of the Tokyo

the extra time to prepare for the Games, which she qualified for when she won bronze at the European Para

ifhuP92WBQ— Amy Truesdale (@amytruesdale1) April 6, 2020Truesdale won her first world gold medal at the 2017 Para

Taekwondo World Championships in London, which helped secure more funding for the British Para-taekwondo

 "The 2017 Para Taekwondo World Championships in London was a big one for me - winning there meant

to encourage people to take part in the sport and inspire the next generation," Truesdale added.Six Para-taekwondo


World Taekwondo launches Kicking It At Home campaign

  • Taekwondo

World Taekwondo launched its "Kicking It At Home" campaign to encourage people to stay inside during

and killed more than 70,000.Available to view on Youtube, the first video of the campaign features Para-taekwondo

Check out the video: https://t.co/GecjfOllFB #WorldTaekwondo #StayHealthy #StayActive #StayHome #Taekwondo

pic.twitter.com/A8qaBUqrAW— World Taekwondo (@WorldTaekwondo1) April 5, 2020Another video shows Iranian

children and adults practicing in their homes.World Taekwondo has had to cancel or postpone a number

 The World Taekwondo Championships in Chinese city Wuxi have also been impacted following the postponement


World Taekwondo launches social media campaign showing Para athletes training at home

  • Para-Taekwondo News

World Taekwondo has announced a social media campaign detailing the barriers its Para athletes have had

Alvarez training at home and in less than four days reached 50,000 people, making it the most popular Para

taekwondo post ever.World Taekwondo's Para taekwondo director Olof Hansson said the videos show that

As taekwondo can be practised pretty much anywhere with minimal equipment, there is no special support

needed for training," Hansson explained.These IOC Refugee Athlete Scholarship-holders in taekwondo #

Germany, away from friends and family, lives alone and cannot leave the house.More than 75 per cent of Para


International Federations respond to new Tokyo 2020 dates

  • Tokyo 2020

International Federations (IFs) have been reacting to the news that the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games will now open on July 23 next year, with the Closing Ceremony due to take place on August 8.

PARALYMPIC GAMES WILL BE CELEBRATED FROM 24 AUGUST UNTIL 5 SEPTEMBER 2021. https://t.co/QTAdrWyN3d— World Taekwondo

alternatives for a number of major FEI Events, notably the European Championships in jumping, dressage and Para



World Taekwondo ready to assess necessary adjustments to 2021 calendar following Tokyo 2020 postponement

  • Taekwondo

World Taekwondo has said it will make sure all athletes and stakeholders are informed "as early as possible

topic discussed by the IOC and Tokyo 2020 following the postponement of the Games on Tuesday (March 24).Taekwondo

 Chinese city Wuxi is due to host the 2021 World Taekwondo Championships and World Para-Taekwondo

Once these dates have been announced, World Taekwondo will of course assess any potential adjustments

competition calendar and make sure all athletes and stakeholders are informed as early as possible," a World Taekwondo

spokesperson told insidethegames.The next edition of the World Taekwondo Championships is due to take



Wheelchair racer Cristina de Souza named APC Athlete of Month for February

  • Athletics News

Brazilian wheelchair racer Vanessa Cristina de Souza has been chosen as the Americas Paralympic Committee (APC) Athlete of the Month for February. 

Marathon, clocking a time of 1 hour 40min 23sec.Guatemala's Gersson Mejía, who triumphed at the Mexico Para

Taekwondo Open, ended in second place with 46 per cent.Chilean powerlifter Maria Antonieta Ortiz was


Sitting volleyball player Ellis wins Allianz Athlete of the Month prize for February

  • Paralympics

Canadian sitting volleyball player Danielle Ellis has been named as the International Paralympic Committee's (IPC) Allianz Athlete of the Month for February.

per cent of the vote in an online poll on the IPC website to decide the winner of the award.Senegal's taekwondo

qualifying for Tokyo 2020.Canada qualified for Tokyo 2020 with a 100 per cent record ©Twitter/World Para