By Michael PavittA record numbers of athletes are set to compete at this year's European Para-taekwondo

more athletes will be attracted to compete as the sport builds to its Paralympic debut at Tokyo 2020.Para-taekwondo

has been included in the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic programme ©WTF"Para-taekwondo has developed rapidly in

Continent has a great number of countries and top athletes participating in Official International Para-taekwondo

"The hard work put into Para-taekwondo development has resulted in that athletes have a chance to take

Championships will run alongside the European Para-taekwondo Championship, while the second International

Paralympic gold medallist Jody Cundy has praised the International Cycling Union (UCI) for trying to promote Para-cycling

programme for Tokyo 2020 and Cundy has claimed he can see some signs of progess that the UCI are taking Para-cycling

sport, but it will still take six to 12 months to bear fruit," he told the BBC on the eve of the UCI Para-cycling

They recently set up a Para-cycling Twitter account,  which doesn't sound like much, but it means someone

The UCI have launched a dedicated Twitter page for Para-cycling ©TwitterBut Cundy, winner of nine gold

 UCI promise to address International Paralympic Committee concerns over track cyclingJanuary 2015: Taekwondo

By Daniel EtchellsThe World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) has announced the inaugural edition of the African

Para-Taekwondo Championships, scheduled to take place next month, has been postponed.

announced for the event, originally due to get underway on April 9 in Algiers.Earlier this week, the WTF Para-Taekwondo

Championships, starting on April 17, while the fourth edition of the European Para-Taekwondo Championships

Championships, set to be held in Colombia in September.Four continental Para-taekwondo Championships

had been due to take place in 2015 ©WTFThe African Para-Taekwondo Championships was in line to be the

second event of the year to offer world ranking points, following on from last month's Canadian Para-Taekwondo

By Nick ButlerFive awards will be presented at the annual Jordan Olympic Committee (JOC) Black Iris ceremony in Al Hussein Youth City's Hala Hall tomorrow, with some of the Arab nation's best achievers on the international stage in contention.

winning boxer Obadah Al Kisbeh is selected in the "Best Young Achiever - Male" category, along with taekwondo

players Hamzeh Qattan, a world youth silver medallist and Zaid Al Halawani, a world junior champion.Two taekwondo

nominated in the Paralympic category, meanwhile, along with table tennis player Khetam Abu Awad and Asian Para

Jujitsu Masters and Eman Al Adayleh earning "Best Young Sports Achiever - Female" after competing in taekwondo

, the English village which gave rise to the Paralympic Games, will be the location for September's Para-Badminton

South Korea's Asian Para Games champion Lee Sun Ae will be another athlete looking to thrive in Stoke

Mandeville ©BWFThe 10th edition of Para-badminton's flagship event is set to be the largest in history

We are thrilled to be hosting the prestigious BWF Para-Badminton World Championships in England later

"Hosting a major event such as the BWF Para-Badminton World Championships will provide an incredible

Paralympic Committee officials as continues Tokyo 2020 campaignMarch 2014: Badminton and Para-taekwondo

By Duncan MackaySquash has taken its first step on the road to one day becoming part of the Paralympic Games.

"Our Para-Squash Commission, under the directorship of our German Federation's President Wolfgang Bauriedel

German Wolfgang Bauriedel is head of the Para-Squash Commission ©WSFAn increasing number of sports are

seeking places on the Paralympic programme.Badminton and taekwondo both ran high-profile bids in their

By Liam MorganThis year's European Para-Taekwondo Championships, scheduled to be staged in the Moldovan

The Europea Para Taekwondo Union (EPTU) are hoping this development will attract athletes from a more

will be classified on April 18 and 19, with the competition date set for April 20.This year's European Para

given the chance to become an international classifier and to attend future national and international Para-taekwondo

championships.The event will take place around the same time of the Moldovan Taekwondo Championships

outJanuary 2015: WTF President Choue hopeful of realising taekwondo's Paralympic dreamJanuary 2015: Para-taekwondo

By Daniel EtchellsBritish Taekwondo has started preparing for the sport's debut on the Paralympic programme

The newly formed British Para-Taekwondo Sub Committee has prepared detailed plans and budgets for 2015

These include the creation of a new Para-taekwondo page on its website, the development of a simple funding

disabled sport funding opportunities.Amy Truesdale will be looking to defend her title at the European Para-Taekwondo

Championships in April ©FacebookThe organisation is hoping to secure participation at the European Para-Taekwondo

title in the former, having stormed to gold in Turkish city Belek in November.On August 9, British Para-Taekwondo

By Emily GoddardThe official logo and Facebook page have been launched for this year's International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation (IWAS) World Games taking place in Sochi.

This year's event will see athletes competing in the sports of archery, arm wrestling, athletics, taekwondo

, swimming and table tennis.The Yug-Sport Sport Centre will host athletics, archery, Para-taekwondo,

Sochi 2015 IWAS World Games ©IWAS/FacebookThe Yug-Sport Sport Centre will host the athletics, archery, taekwondo

By Daniel EtchellsWorld Taekwondo Federation (WTF) President Chungwon Choue has visited the governing

it has already seen a significant increase in interest from its 206 national federations to develop Para-taekwondo.The

to develop Para-taekwondo ©WTFIn October, the WTF Council approved a five-year strategic plan for the

framework for the WTF to instigate innovative programmes and reforms for the development and expansion of Para-taekwondo

January 2015: WTF President Choue hopeful of realising taekwondo's Paralympic dreamNovember 2014: Para-taekwondo

to delay final decision on Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games sports programme March 2014: Badminton and Para-taekwondo

By Liam MorganHost nation Canada dominated the Canada Para-Taekwondo Open as they won gold in every competition

highest level of competition at Tokyo 2020, after the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) confirmed Para-taekwondo

after a Governing Board meeting in Abu Dhabi last month.2015 is set to be a busy year for the sport of para-taekwondo

It is a great honour for the WTF to be included in the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games," World Taekwondo

The European Para-Taekwondo Championships, which will be an open event for the first time, is due to

this story at [email protected] StoriesDecember 2014: New world ranking system for Para-Taekwondo

By Daniel EtchellsThe International Sailing Federation (ISAF) is calling on its supporters to help fight for the sport to be reinstated at Tokyo 2020 following the International Paralympic Committee's (IPC) decision to exclude it.

approved for inclusion at the Governing Board meeting - canoe, cycling, football five-a-side, judo, taekwondo

been to ensure that the final Tokyo 2020 Paralympic sports programme is fresh and features the best Para-sports

2015: Britain leading campaign to overturn IPC decision to drop sailing from Tokyo 2020January 2015: Taekwondo

By Duncan MackayInternational Cycling Union (UCI) President Brian Cookson has promised to increase the visibility of track cycling and give riders more opportunities after they warned that it faces being dropped from the Paralympics. 

sport at the Paralympic Games, and we look forward to working with the IPC to continue the growth of Para-cycling

"The UCI will continue to work to increase the number of high performance Para-cycling athletes and top

"For example, we will keep on raising the profile of Para-cycling through our leading events, such as

the UCI Para-cycling World Championships and UCI Para-cycling World Cup."

Contact the writer of this story at [email protected] storiesJanuary 2015: Taekwondo

By Nick ButlerTaekwondo will make its Paralympic debut at Tokyo 2020, it was decided by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Governing Board today, meaning a total of 22 sports will feature, but sailing and football seven-a-side will miss out.

In particular, I'd like to pay testament to the sports of badminton and taekwondo for the work they have

been to ensure that the final Tokyo 2020 Paralympic sports programme is fresh and features the best Para-sports

We are delighted and humbled that the IPC Governing Board has selected Para-taekwondo for inclusion on

Today is not just the realisation of a dream for us, but the realisation of a dream for the hundreds of Para-taekwondo

IPC to delay final decision on Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games sports programmeMarch 2014: Badminton and Para-taekwondo

By Daniel EtchellsChungwon Choue, President of the World Taekwondo Federation, has claimed his sport

Para-taekwondo has a lot of plus-points but whether they will prove to be enough to secure inclusion

If selected, Para-taekwondo would be the only combat sport for arm-deficiency athletes on the Paralympic

"To see Para-taekwondo athletes compete at the Paralympic Games has been a dream of ours since 2006,"

Para-taekwondo is universally accessible and already widely practised in all five IPC regions."

©WTFMeanwhile, the WTF has announced that the sixth edition of the World Para-Taekwondo Championships