Countries have been registering for the 2019 World Para Taekwondo Championships in Antalya to take advantage

Czech Republic, Switzerland, Canada, France, Aruba, Cameroon, Chile, Niger, Spain and Uzbekistan.Para-taekwondo

will make its Paralympic debut at Tokyo 2020 ©World Para TaekwondoThe competition is due tol take place

in the Turkish city on February 5 and 6.It will be a key event for taekwondo on the road to its Paralympic

Chinese city Wuxi has been chosen to host the 2021 World Taekwondo Championships and World Para-Taekwondo

officials and the World Taekwondo demonstration team were invited to North Korea's capital Pyongyang

earlier this year and discussions took place at the time on future integration between World Taekwondo

and the International Taekwondo Federation (ITF).Next year, the 25th anniversary of taekwondo becoming

in Europe, Choue said.Wuxi is the host and sponsor of the World Taekwondo Grand Slam Champions Series

In other business, Giovanni di Cola, head of the World Taekwondo Sustainability Committee, noted

World Taekwondo have published their updated Para-world rankings for November, with the vast majority

K44 rankings at the end of 2019 will automatically earn a slot for their country at Tokyo 2020, where taekwondo

World Taekwondo President Chungwon Choue invited nine-year-old Maisie Catt and her family to the Manchester

Regional Arena for the World Taekwondo Grand Prix here, and presented the inspiring Para-athlete with

a taekwondo belt.

with meningitis at ten months old and was required to have both her legs amputated.After attending a taekwondo

I started doing taekwondo because of my brother," she said."

Using her prosthetic limbs, Catt has already been selected for the Great Britain Taekwondo Para-poomsae

Jade Jones, Catt was also asked to give a demonstration.The crowd was treated to a demonstration of Para-poomsae

Choue then presented the young athlete with a taekwondo belt for her moving story."

The Taekwondo Humanitarian Foundation (THF) has celebrated after one of its Para-athletes won a gold

THF, in collaboration with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the Rwanda Taekwondo

Federation (RTF), work in two Rwandan refugee camps, Kiziba and Mahama.They hold taekwondo training

sessions and try to improve the well-being of the youngsters participating in the programme.The Taekwondo

refugee from Burundi who currently lives at Mahama, won gold and was awarded a trophy for being the best Para-taekwondo

 World Taekwondo President Chungwon Choue officially announced his plan to establish the THF in

Japanese Para-taekwondo athletes were highly successful at the Kim Un-Yong Cup International Open Taekwondo

With taekwondo set to make its debut at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics, Japan's success in South Korea was

Japanese staff.Japan are preparing for taekwondo's Paralympic debut on home soil in Tokyo ©All Japan Taekwondo

Australian Taekwondo has signed a sponsorship deal with Australex Group.

The deal will see the construction company sponsor the country's Para-athletes.Both parties announced

cheque for AUD$11,000 (£6,000/$8,000/€7,000).Steven Currie accepted the cheque on behalf of Australian Taekwondo

accepted it on behalf of the governing body.It comes with Para-taekwondo set to make its Paralympic

Australian Taekwondo would like to thank Mr Mearbany for his generous donation which will go to supporting

our Para-Athletes' preparation for the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics," a statement said.

Uganda's Para-taekwondo team and Kilifi Club from Kenya have confirmed their participation at the annual

Taekwondo Ambassador's Cup in Rwanda.

five who have already confirmed their place.This includes the Sudanese national team, Kenya's Kisumu Taekwondo

team and Tanzania's Police Taekwondo team.An advertisment for the Taekwondo Ambassador's Cup, which

Uganda's Para-taekwondo team and Kilifi Club of Kenya have joined ©RwandaOlympic"The two teams have confirmed

five-team line-up of foreign sides to compete for medals in this yea's Ambassador’s Cup," said Rwanda Taekwondo

 In club ranking, Rwanda's Dream Taekwondo Club emerged victorious.

USA Taekwondo has opened an application process to appoint regional head coaches.

Roles are available in sparring, poomsae and Para-taekwondo with the country divided up into eight "regions

performance director May Spence.Coaches will be hired across eight drawn-up regions in the US ©USA Taekwondo"A

major component of our new initiative to create the future for taekwondo in the United States, these

system vastly better equipped to assist them on their journeys - safely and successfully," said USA Taekwondo

Para-taekwondo athlete Brianna Salinaro from the United States is fighting against the odds to claim

The 19-year-old has cerebral palsy which effects the very movements essential in taekwondo, and yet Salinaro

only fighter with the condition to have won a World Championship medal.She claimed bronze at the 2017 Para

Taekwondo World Championships in London."

meaning her spastic muscles constantly contract, restricting her movement and her flexibility.Para-taekwondo

Salinaro is the only female Para-taekwondo fighter from the United States with a World Championship medal

Double world champion Amy Truesdale has said preparations are on track as she prepares for taekwondo's Paralympic debut at Tokyo 2020.

will be in a good position.Amy Truesdale is a double world champion and current world number one ©GB Taekwondo

Mexican taekwondo player Claudia Romero has been named as the Americas Paralympic Committee Athlete of

Romero secured half of the public vote following her second Para Pan American title last month.She overcame

up to 49 kilogram final at Spokane in the United States.Romero is currently Mexico's highest ranked Para-taekwondo

weeks earlier in Paris.Argentinian wheelchair tennis player Gustavo Fernandez and the United States' Para-triathlete

GB Taekwondo officials made a "positive and rewarding" trip to South Korea where they met with World

Taekwondo President Chungwon Choue.

Championships which Britain will host in Manchester.Discussions were also held on the possibility of taekwondo

present, only a separate Commonwealth Championship is held in the sport.Choue was also updated on a GB Taekwondo

visit to Nepal by programme manager Jayne Ellis and Para-taekwondo coach Andrew Deer.Britain will host

Archibald added: "We have always worked hard to strengthen our relationship with World Taekwondo."

Members of the World Taewondo Europe (WTE) Executive Council heard proposals to join the next multi-sport European Championships at their meeting in Barcelona.

on what was the 35th anniversary of equipment supplier Daedo International.Members heard that World Taekwondo

request to host an extra G4 event for seniors as Europe will not have a Games event in 2019 - with taekwondo

not on the programme of the European Games in Minsk.World Taekwondo President Choue, centre, visited

should have the right to bid for a WTE event.Members were given a presentation on the evolution of Para-taekwondo

in Europe and the Council decided that each open international event should do its utmost to include Para-taekwondo

Para-taekwondo world champion Amy Truesdale is excited for the future of the British set-up after the

But it is also amazing to see how the Para-programme has developed resulting in Joe and Matt also gaining

Lane's silver was his first-ever medal in Para-taekwondo."

Truesdale will be a big hope for Britain when the sport makes its Paralympic debut at Tokyo 2020 ©GB Taekwondo"I

Para-taekwondo is building up towards its Paralympic debut at Tokyo 2020.