The International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation (IWAS) have announced a solidarity programme for the inaugural IWAS Women's World Games.

feature on the programme in the British city.Athletics is among the sports on the programme, along with Para-badminton

, swimming, table tennis, Para-taekwondo and wheelchair fencing.Wheelchair fencing will be one of five

The Rwandan team have started preparations for the third African Para Taekwondo Championship, which will

As reported by the Times Sport on Sunday, newly-elected Rwanda Taekwondo Federation (RTF) President Placide

Claude Niringiyimana was shortlisted for the IPC Athlete of the Month award in May last year ©World Para

Taekwondo/FacebookRwanda, who won last year's competition with two gold, three silver and one bronze

Representatives from North Korea and South Korea are due to meet on Tuesday (February 27) to discuss the former’s participation in the Winter Paralympic Games here. 

to include entry fees, accommodation and transport for musicians, cheerleaders and media as well as taekwondo

Paralympic Committee (NPC) of North Korea has been offered two bipartite slots to athletes to compete in Para

Ceremony on March 9.The two North Korean athletes who have received bipartite slots from the IPC and World Para

World number one Para-taekwondo player Bopha Kong is looking to build on his recent World Championship

become a Paralympic champion ©TwitterThe 2017 world champion, who was forced to switch from boxing to Para-taekwondo

After becoming Para-taekwondo's first world champion, Bopha now plans to become the sport's first Paralympic

champion when taekwondo makes its Games debut at Tokyo 2020."

Bopha also commented on the growth of Para-taekwondo in recent times."

Para-taekwondo competition is growing and becoming much stronger technically," he said."

The President of the Rwanda Taekwondo Federation, Placide Bagabo, has said the organisation are looking

President of the organisation, said the aim of the promotion was to increase the number of female taekwondo

Rwandan athletes won two medals at the Para-Taekwondo World Championships in London last year ©Twitter"We

believe it [taekwondo] should be accessible to all and particularly the disabled."

We understand it is a challenge given other factors but we need to give them a chance since taekwondo

Bagabo also said that taekwondo has "no boundaries" and does not discriminate against ability, age, religion

The International Federation for Athletes with Intellectual Impairments (INAS) are celebrating a record-breaking 2017 after more than 5,000 athletes registered to compete in all 14 INAS sports.

We also welcomed our three newest members, Bahrain, Morocco and the World Taekwondo Federation - our

a strong position for the coming years, which will no doubt deliver even greater opportunities for Para-sport

The Para-taekwondo world rankings have been updated following the conclusion of the US Open in Las Vegas

UK Sport have announced increased investment into new disciplines for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games, while targeted medal support plans have also been established.

annual investment review, with the body holding a board meeting to confirm the plans.Under the plan, Para-taekwondo

, Para-badminton, sport climbing, karate and BMX freestyle will receive investment for the first time

Exciting new events such as sport climbing, karate, Para-taekwondo and BMX freestyle will be funded to

badminton, karate and sport climbing could receive up to £630,000 ($896,000/€719,000) in funding, while Para-taekwondo

support BMX Freestyle riders towards the Olympic Games.UK Sport have also provided a boost in funding to Para-canoeing

Cerebal palsy football, golf, powerchair football and sailing have all progressed to the next stage of the sports application process for Paris 2024, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Governing Board announced today following a meeting in Bonn.

exhibition sports.Surfing has failed with its bid for a place on the programme, along with poomsae taekwondo

, trap shooting, arm wrestling and 3x3 wheelchair basketball.Surfing, poomsae taekwondo and trap

launched a concerted campaign to regain their Paralympic place, including the establishment of a Para

Sports and disciplines bidding for a place on the Paris 2024 programme will find out whether they have progressed to the next stage of the process when the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Governing Board holds its latest meeting this weekend.

on the Paralympics programme - the International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF), World Taekwondo

and World Para Shooting - are all attempting to have further disciplines added.The IWBF have proposed

3x3 wheelchair basketball, World Taekwondo are hoping the poomsae discipline will be added and World

Para Shooting are bidding to get trap shooting included at the Games.3x3 wheelchair basketball is among

reinstated to the Paralympics after they were dropped from Tokyo 2020 after Rio 2016.Badminton and taekwondo

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) have released a list of the most successful aspects of Para-Taekwondo

score points for head kicks and trunk punches which, unlike its Olympic counterpart, are prohibited in Para-taekwondo

The new ruling Executive Committee of the Rwanda Taekwondo Federation (RTF) has officially taken

Hakizimana and has now received the "instruments of power".The ceremony was held in the presence of taekwondo

Sports and Olympic Committee.Bagabo was previously secretary general with an official from the IYE Taekwondo

take the sport to a new level during his four year tenure.Rwanda has seen an increase in the number of taekwondo

clubs in recent years, according to the RTF.At the World Para Taekwondo Championships in London last

year, Console Rukundo won gold in the K42 under-48 kilograms class.The Taekwondo Humanitarian Foundation

World Taekwondo are evaluating whether to use a one-round format at future Para-taekwondo events following

will make the sport more exciting to watch.The sport's worldwide governing body sought feedback from taekwondo

players who took part in the trial in the Portuguese city.World Taekwondo gathered information from

five-minute round fight system was used for the first time at the event in Vila Real de Santo Antonio ©World Taekwondo"We're

looking at how to make Para-taekwondo more efficient," said WT’s technical chair for Para-taekwondo,

Germany's Jens Kroker has become the first Para-competitor to be elected to World Sailing's Athletes'

I feel very honoured to have been elected by the Para-World Sailing community to represent our sport

from the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games sport programme, along with football seven-a-side.Badminton and taekwondo

Paris 2024 now targeted for reinstatement.The IPC decision prompted the governing body to launch a Para

World Taekwondo Europe (WTE) President Sakis Pragalos has claimed the organisation achieved several noteworthy

organisation having been in place since 1999.Re-election also ensured the official remains as a World Taekwondo

First and foremost, I am grateful to World Taekwondo President Dr.

His contribution and initiatives are a luminary to the sport and society, and the inclusion of Para-taekwondo

in the Paralympics, the continuous development of the Taekwondo Humanitarian Foundation and innovative

events as the Beach Championships, strongly display the pinnacle of taekwondo."