Hosts Russia finished top of the medals table at the International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation (IWAS) World Games at the conclusion of the week-long event in Sochi.

with the sport programme consisting of athletics, archery, arm sport, swimming, table tennis and taekwondo

“Furthering this message is one of Para-sport’s core aims as an organisation.”The official Closing

The British Taekwondo Executive Board has accepted the resignation of its chief executive Adrian Tranter

This includes his roles on the Boards of both GB Taekwondo and Taekwondo Organisation Limited.Tom Stammer

Adrian has been a remarkable leader for British Taekwondo for many years," read a British Taekwondo

both on and off the mat.The 2014 World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) Grand Prix series saw Jones take

, which supports the elite side, also established its first-ever Para Taekwondo Committee in a bid to

Related storiesJanuary 2015: British Taekwondo President recognised in New Year's Honours List

World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) President Chungwon Choue has officially appointed eight members, including

two athlete representatives, to the newly-established WTF Para-Taekwondo Governing Board.

The Para-Taekwondo Governing Board has been carefully selected to ensure that the WTF has a solid base

"Their work will also be to perfect all aspects of the Para-taekwondo kyorugi discipline that will

bylaw, Para-taekwondo competition rules, and Para-taekwondo poomsae competition rules.Members especially

2015: Samsun all set to host World Para-Taekwondo Championships and World Taekwondo Grand Prix Series

2July 2015: World Taekwondo Federation reveal eight members of Para-Taekwondo Governing Board

London 2012 gold medallist Jade Jones is keen to experiment with her game at the upcoming World Taekwondo

GB Taekwondo athletes were put through their paces today at the national governing body's Academy ©Nick

Hope/TwitterUnlike Jones, her GB Taekwondo team-mates still have work to do to secure their place at

It is a passionate taekwondo crowd and we hope it will happen again this time round."

Grand Prix Series 2September 2015: Samsun all set to host World Para-Taekwondo Championships and

World Taekwondo Grand Prix Series 2August 2015: Zenoorin surprises Olympic champion Jones with

A next step in modern pentathlon's pursuit of a place on the Paralympic programme has taken place with a landmark exhibition event in Buenos Aires, consisting of the three disciplines of fencing, shooting and cross-country running.

Luis Alarcon and Alejandro Palavecino were joined by athletes Liz Scaroni and Enrique Rotondo, and Para-triathlete

having not event applied in an inclusion-process for the Tokyo 2020 Games after which badminton and taekwondo

We want to develop Para-modern pentathlon throughout the whole world," said the international governing

UIPM authorities are as excited as we are," Related storiesJanuary 2015: Taekwondo to be added

Olympic champion Jade Jones claimed the women’s under 57 kilogram title on the closing day of the World Taekwondo

storiesSeptember 2015: Portugal's Braganca thwarts strong German opponent to take gold at World Taekwondo

Prix Series 2September 2015: Russia, America and South Korea all win gold on opening day of World Taekwondo

Grand Prix Series 2September 2015: Russia claim team title double at World Para-Taekwondo ChampionshipsSeptember

2015: Samsun all set to host World Para-Taekwondo Championships and World Taekwondo Grand Prix

Portugal’s Rui Braganca claimed the men’s under 58 kilogram gold medal on day two of the World Taekwondo

tomorrow.Related storiesSeptember 2015: Russia, America and South Korea all win gold on opening day of World Taekwondo

Grand Prix Series 2September 2015: Russia claim team title double at World Para-Taekwondo ChampionshipsSeptember

2015: Samsun all set to host World Para-Taekwondo Championships and World Taekwondo Grand Prix Series

Amaury Russo says he is keen to establish a stronger relationship between the organisation he heads and Para-taekwondo

Russo was speaking during the World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) World Para-Taekwondo Championships here

Para-taekwondo offers two disciplines; kyorugi for the physically disabled and poomsae for the intellectually

 The agreement aimed to develop the disciplines of Para-taekwondo, focusing particularly on poomsae.Five

months later, it was announced that Para-taekwondo would feature as a demonstration sport at the

2015: Samsun all set to host World Para-Taekwondo Championships and World Taekwondo Grand Prix

The World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) is at it again on the sports humanitarian intervention front.

Following the launch of the Taekwondo Peace Corps in 2008, the International Federation is on the brink

of adding another body to its growing portfolio; the Taekwondo Humanitarian Foundation (THF).

Humanitarian Foundation ©WTF“I’m happy that taekwondo is different to other Olympic sports in that it

England comes hot on the heels of that here, where Grand Prix Series 2 was preceded by the WTF World Para-Taekwondo

Championships in Chelyabinsk to January’s announcement that Para-taekwondo had earned its place on the

Russia, the United States and South Korea won one gold medal each on the opening day of the 2015 World Taekwondo

until Sunday (September 20).Related storiesSeptember 2015: Russia claim team title double at World Para-Taekwondo

ChampionshipsSeptember 2015: Samsun all set to host World Para-Taekwondo Championships and World Taekwondo

Russia took home both the overall male and female team titles at the World Taekwondo Federation (WTF

) World Para-Taekwondo Championships here, demonstrating the country’s supremacy in the sport.

The one-day event attracted a record 118 athletes from 34 countries as Para-taekwondo gears up for its

"This was the ultimate result, for the Paralympics are the ultimate event for any Para-athlete."

And we must celebrate today's Championships together as this is the first Para-championship to be held

attracted 232 athletes from 50 countries.Related storiesSeptember 2015: Samsun all set to host World Para-Taekwondo

Championships and World Taekwondo Grand Prix Series 2

The Turkish city of Samsun is braced to host the sixth edition of the World Taekwondo Federation (WTF

) World Para-Taekwondo Championships and the 2015 WTF Grand Prix Series 2 here this week.

a record 130 athletes, including 14 poomsae contestants, from 38 countries, the biggest-ever World Para-Taekwondo

Series 2 is scheduled to be held from Friday (September 18) to Sunday (September 20).The one-day World Para-Taekwondo

assigned the highest possible ranking under the WTF’s system - G-8, are the first WTF-promoted Para-taekwondo

year and is expected to give it full-member status in November at its General Assembly.The World Para-Taekwondo

Grand Prix eventJuly 2015: Registration opens for 2015 World Para-Taekwondo Championships

…we have a section devoted to Taekwondo sponsored by World Taekwondo Federation?

As well as all the Taekwondo News, take a look at the Athlete Spotlight page and learn about Taekwondo

around the world.This week on insidethegames.biz, we feature a Big Read on President Choue of World Taekwondo

Click here to read it.Watch Taekwondo TV, and check out the Events Calendar to find out when the Grand

the sport's achievements.Our section features Para-Taekwondo including Para-Taekwondo Athlete Spotlight

and all the Para-Taekwondo News.

The Pan American Taekwondo Union (PATU) and the Americas Paralympic Committee (APC) have signed a memorandum

of understanding committing the two organisations to work together for the development of para-taekwondo

co-operation between their National Associations and National Olympic Committees for the promotion of para-taekwondo

"Our two organisations share a common interest in the development and promotion of para-taekwondo as

from the APC and under their guidance we hope in the future to become a member of the APC and bring para-taekwondo

Para-taekwondo has been included in the Tokyo 2020 schedule ©WTFParticipation in para-taekwondo has increased

Para-taekwondo provides people of all impairments with the opportunity to engage in sport and we will

) World Games in Nottingham, beating compatriot Samantha Carrington to top honours in the women’s Para-taekwondo

winning the women’s P33 class with a final score of 6.735.Britain's Ben Savage was a winner in the taekwondo