GB Taekwondo have asked fans to fill in an online questionnaire as Britain prepares to host four major

The country will host the World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) World Championships for the first time at

the Manchester Arena in May 2019.Two legs of the WTF World Taekwondo Grand Prix will also be held with

Olympic Games.The second will be in Manchester in October 2018.Britain will also host the WTF World Para

Taekwondo Championships at the Copper Box this October.All of the events will be run by GB Taekwondo

the opportunity to enter a draw to win £50 ($64/€60) of Amazon vouchers.Britain has enjoyed recent taekwondo

The first international Para-taekwondo seminar in the Americas took place in Lima with the aim of raising

Chile, Colombia and Peru participated in the event.It was arranged following support by the Mexican Taekwondo

It is the first seminar held in the Americas, which is why we focused on explaining what Para-taekwondo

they had many doubts," said Veronica Santana, the national governing body's national coordinator.Para-taekwondo

At present, players from Asia and Europe dominate the Para-taekwondo world rankings.The Americas, however

Rwanda claimed six medals when hosting the African Para Taekwondo Open in Kigali.

It was a great performance," Rwanda Taekwondo Federation secretary general Placide Bagabo told The New

The African Para Taekwondo Championships took place for the first time in Cairo last year ©WTFNigeria

the hosts in the corresponding women's event as Serbia finished third.It marked the second African Para

Taekwondo Open after an inaugural edition in Cairo, last May.Performances at the event will count towards

the next World Taekwondo Federation world rankings.

Reigning Para-Taekwondo European champion Amy Truesdale of Great Britain has expressed her delight at

a bronze medallist in the Brazilian city last summer.At the end of last year Truesdale retained her Para

third consecutive European crown.Truesdale has also won two silver medals and one bronze at the World Para

Taekwondo Championships."

best so it is really good," Truesdale told Staffs Live.Amy Truesdale, right, is a triple European Para-Taekwondo

Truesdale will be hoping to compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo where Para-taekwondo is due

Refugee athlete Hadi Hassanzada has received the support of the Taekwondo Humanitarian Foundation (THF

Hassanzada became the first refugee Para-taekwondo athlete to compete at an international competition

house was bombed, before his family fled to Iran.He travelled to Austria at the age of 20, where the taekwondo

coaching and has since received support from the THF.Hassanzada is now set to take part in the African Para

Taekwondo Open, after registering for the event in April.The event in Rwanda's capital Kigali will be

classes.All athletes and officials looking to participate in the event must have an approved World Taekwondo

Morocco's Mohammed Aatif will be hoping to put the pain of losing in the final of last year's African Para

Taekwondo Open behind him as he aims to win gold at the second edition of the competition later this

The Africa Para-Taekwondo Open will take place in the Rwandan capital of Kigali ©Getty ImagesThe fourth

International Gorilla Open Championship has been rescheduled to avoid a clash with the second Africa Para-Taekwondo

Open.The World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) requested the move as it was thought holding the competitions

Taekwondo teaches honesty, hard work, mutual respect - even of your opponent, maintaining a healthy body

International Gorilla Open Championship has been rescheduled to avoid a clash with the second Africa Para-Taekwondo

Rwanda Taekwondo Federation (RTF) secretary general Placide Bagabo confirmed the switch to the country's

Times Sport.The World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) requested the move as it was thought holding the competitions

place between March 31 and April 2 but will now run between October 6 and 8.The dates for the Africa Para-Taekwondo

will remain unchanged.It will be the first time Rwanda has hosted the continental competition.Rwandan Para-taekwondo

, 36 Rwandans will take part in the Gorilla Open while another 30 will represent the country in the Para-tournament

Two Oceania Taekwondo Union (OTU) courses will be held on the eve of the Taekwondo New Zealand (TNZ)

The Oceania Taekwondo Union will shortly announce further details for these courses including the cost

and how to register," TNZ President Tae Kyung Kim, also a member of the World Taekwondo Federation Council

tournament.At the same time, five Oceania Championships will also take place.These are the Oceania Para

Taekwondo Championships, the Oceania Poomsae Championships, the Oceania Junior Championships, 

 Kilday qualified for the Olympics by winning gold at the Oceania Taekwondo Championships.

Portuguese city Vila Real de Santo António has been named as the new host of the International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation (IWAS) World Games 2017 following the withdrawal of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates.

stage all sports on the preliminary programme, which includes archery, athletics, beach ParaVolley, Para-taekwondo

The event, which has the full support of the nation’s IWAS member, Federação Portuguesa de Desporto para

Pessoas com Deficiência (FPDD), will bring a wider variety of sports than previous Games, including Para-taekwondo

with the sport programme consisting of athletics, archery, arm wrestling, swimming, table tennis and Para-taekwondo.Russia

The World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) has extended the bid registration deadline for events from 2018

during the WTF Council meeting in Muju in South Korea.Among the events on offer for 2018 are the World Taekwondo

Grand Prix Final and World Taekwondo Team Championships, which can be hosted in conjunction with one

another, are also up for grabs.The events available in 2019 are the World Para Taekwondo Championships

and the first and third legs of the World Taekwondo Grand Prix Series, while those in 2020 are the World

Taekwondo Junior Championships, the World Taekwondo Grand Prix Final and the World Taekwondo Team Championships.Bid

Details of the schedule for the 2017 Canadian National Taekwondo Championships have been unveiled by

Taekwondo Canada have confirmed the opening ceremony will be held at the competition in Calgary at 1pm

afternoon.On the second day, Poomsae will be the main discipline of the championships with cadet, junior and Para

black belt divisions.Competitors from across the North American nation are set to feature in Calgary ©Taekwondo

CanadaProceedings will come to a close on May 28 with all colour belt divisions participating, including in Para

also be sparring time slots set up on each day of the championships.Qualification for the 2017 World Taekwondo

Taekwondo athletes from the Solomon Islands are being urged by the country's governing body to resume

to practice for competitions taking place in the coming months.A statement from the Solomon Islands Taekwondo

Union (SITU), which represents the World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) in the country, issued the rallying

Open and the Oceania Para Taekwondo Open, both of which are due to take place in Auckland in New Zealand

between May 13 and 14.The New Zealand Taekwondo Open and the Oceania Para Taekwondo Open have also been

due to take place at Muju's dedicated taekwondo facility, the 4,500 capacity Taekwondowon.

Japan’s Chikara Ito has moved up six positions to 12th in the K44 men’s under 61 kilograms Para-taekwondo

Ito’s triumph secured Japan their first-ever gold medal in a Para-taekwondo event.Other changes to the

rankings released by the World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) include the United States’ Felix Sabates jumping

total of 10 new athletes - five men and five women - enter the world rankings for the first time.The Para-taekwondo

world rankings are updated on a monthly basis ©WTFThe event was the first Para-taekwondo competition

athletes from nine different countries took part.Twelve of those were competing at an international Para-taekwondo

The Gorilla International Taekwondo Open has been officially added to the World Taekwondo Federation's

The event, organised by the Rwanda Taekwondo Federation (RTF), is the second in Africa to be recognised

Indoor Stadium in the Rwandan capital of Kigali.Taking place simultaneously with the second Africa Para-Taekwondo

, 36 Rwandans will take part in the Gorilla Open while another 30 will represent the country in the Para-tournament

Belarus will replace Russia as the host of this year's European Para-Taekwondo Championships, it has

executive Andy Parkinson, said earlier this month that the ban should remain in place.The European Para-Taekwondo

The European Para-Taekwondo Championships will now take place at the Minsk Sports Palace alongside the

Minsk will also host the 6th European Para-Taekwondo Championships," he said."

European Para-Taekwondo Union President Aleksandr Shlychkov added: "I would like to thank the ETU President

contribution towards giving to the public the chance to get to know and familiarise further with the sport of Para-Taekwondo