International taekwondo events are set to return to Brisbane in 2024, with the World Taekwondo President's

world ranking points will be awarded at each event, with disciplines including Kyorugi (sparring), Para-Kyorugi

, Poomsae (Patterns) and Para-Poomsae.

Taekwondo officially became an Olympic sport in Sydney 2000.

events to Brisbane, a popular location for the international taekwondo community.

The series of events is supported by World Taekwondo, the Oceania Taekwondo Union, and Fight HQ.

Para-taekwondo athletes are preparing for the European Qualification Tournament for the Paris 2024 Paralympic

She won a gold medal at the Para European Championships in Rotterdam in 2023.

in action, including Palesha Goverdhan, who won a historic bronze medal for Nepal at the 2022 Asian Para

The Paris 2024 Paralympic Games will be the most broadcast covered in history. Every sport will be televised live for the first time and the total media rights revenue from the sale of will increase compared to Tokyo 2020. The event will run in the French capital from 28 August to 8 September 2024.

 Spectators will be able to watch Para Powerlifting, Para Taekwondo and Wheelchair Fencing live

Paris 2024 is also an important step towards our goal of raising the visibility of Para sport and Para

Sadeghianpour (men's K44 -63kg) put on an impressive display, winning seven of the 10 gold medals in the Para-Taekwondo

In the women's competition, local fighter Fatemeh Dodangeh surprised Asian Para Games silver medallist

The National Parataekwondo Team, which will represent Spain at the Continental Pre-Olympic Championships in Sofia (Bulgaria) on the 8th of March, will be training at the CTD R. Murcia from the 12th to the 21st of February.

  Spain had only one Para athlete at the Tokyo 2020 Para Taekwondo tournament.

In a historic move, the Jamaica Paralympic Association will host a regional training camp as well as classification and technical courses for Caribbean stakeholders in athletics and boccia from 13-15 March.

are being sponsored by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), the global governing body for para

vision which goes beyond the shoreline of Jamaica as we are committed to building Caribbean capacity in para

 The local apex body has in recent years expanded the menu of para sports to include boccia, archery

, surfing, fencing, pistol shooting and cycling and has enabled medal performances by athletes in taekwondo

"The JPA will continue to professionalise the delivery of para sport and it begins with an investment

Team Qatar's stars and local communities came together today to celebrate National Sports Day, as the Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) organised activities across the country as part of its unwavering commitment to promote healthier lifestyles and highlight the importance of the nation's sporting culture and well-being.

community was invited to participate in athletics, football, handball, volleyball, basketball, boxing, taekwondo

and karate, gymnastics, tennis and para sports.Children took centre stage on Qatar's National Sports

On 9 February, the Para-Taekwondo qualifying tournament took place.

The sport's second appearance at the Paralympics promises high-quality action with 25 nations from four continents already qualified. Türkiye will field a maximum of eight athletes.

The qualification process is underway as Para Taekwondo athletes have begun their final preparations

Am (5) - and one Affiliated Individual Nation have qualified for the Paris 2024, which will host the Para

Taekwondo events for the second time in the history of the Games.

de Moura (K44 women - 65kg) and Uzbekistan's Guljonoy Naimova (K44 women +65kg).Action at the 2023 Para-Taekwondo

WORLD TAEKWONDOA total of 61 spots have been allocated through the World Para Taekwondo Paralympic rankings

International Paralympic Committee (IPC) President Andrew Parsons was today awarded an honorary 9th dan Taekwondo

black belt certificate by World Taekwondo President Chungwon Choue at the federation’s headquarters

prestigious award was presented to President Parsons in recognition of his support for the development of Para

 President Parsons has attended several Para Taekwondo events over the past year, including the

Manchester 2023 World Para Taekwondo Grand Prix Final and the Paris 2023 World Para Taekwondo Grand Prix

 Para Taekwondo made its debut at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games and following its successful introduction

In January last year, the IPC also confirmed Para Taekwondo's place at Los Angeles 2028, marking the

On 28th January the annual Pan American Taekwondo Union (PATU) 2023 Gala Dinner took place in Queretaro

officials were honoured not only for their achievements in 2023, but also for their contribution to taekwondo

Loonstra and Brazil's Silvana Mayara Cardoso Fernandes received the awards for the best male and female Para-taekwondo

-Best Male Para-Taekwondo Athlete: Elliott Andre Loonstra.

-Best Para-Taekwondo Female Athlete: Silvana Mayara Cardoso Fernandes.

-Taekwondo Development: Peru Taekwondo Federation.

-Sport Excellence: Costa Rica Taekwondo Federation.

The Asian Taekwondo Union (ATU) has published its calendar for 2024.

February, in Fujairah, UAE, where the 11th edition of Fujairah cup (kyorugi, senior, junior and cadets) taekwondo

and para-taekwondo athletes.

Right after that Tehran will host Asian Taekwondo Club Championships (21-22 February).

March will not be so busy, but it will be a very important month for the Asian taekwondo athletes, as

It will be followed by Asian Para-Taekwondo Championships on 19 May and 6th Asian Taekwondo Open Championships

Indeed the most important also for Asian Taekwondo practitioners will be the Paris 2024 Taekwondo tournament

Interest in taking part in the upcoming European Universities Games Debrecen-Miskolc is very high, with many applications already received. The excitement for the next edition of the Games in Hungary is growing.

handball, beach volleyball, chess, football, futsal, handball, judo, karate, kickboxing, table tennis, taekwondo

Students with disabilities are particularly encouraged to take part in Para Table Tennis.

The World Taekwondo Federation has published a ranking that will award licences for the Paris 2024 Summer

 Uzbekistan's Para Taekwondo team will be represented by three athletes at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic

The Bahrain Paralympic Committee has achieved the dual status of hosting major events and delivering outstanding performances from its athletes, winning 17 medals and initiating development programmes.

It has hosted the Special Olympics Summer Games in Berlin, the Arab Games in Algiers, the Arab Taekwondo

It participated in the Dream Programme in South Korea and the KPC Youth Para Sports Camp for Weightlifting