Search

  • Sort results by:

847 results Showing results 766 to 780

Para-taekwondo targeting Tokyo 2020 following successful European Championships

  • Para-Taekwondo News

By Daniel EtchellsWorld Taekwondo Federation (WTF) President Chungwon Choue is hopeful Para-taekwondo

This is a very exciting time for Para-taekwondo," said Choue."

The third European Para-Taekwondo Championships were a record-breaking success ©FacebookA record 75 male

The third European Para-Taekwondo Championships have been a great success and arguably one of the best

continental Para-taekwondo Championships," added Choue."

The appetite that exists for Para-taekwondo not just in Europe but worldwide is clear and we are working


Truesdale defends title as Russia dominate at European Para-Taekwondo Championships

  • Para-Taekwondo News

another gold to her growing list of accolades as she continued her incredible season at the European Para-Taekwondo

star, who is also a national able-bodied champion, took gold in Edinburgh just two weeks ago, when Para-taekwondo

Tawkeondo Championships.This followed the gold medal she won in Moscow at the fifth edition of the World Para-Taekwondo

: Britain hoping for success as Truesdale heads to European Para-Taekwondo ChampionshipsJune 2014: WTF

delighted with diverse spread of medals at World Para-Taekwondo Championships in MoscowJune 2014: Russia

and Turkey take top honours at World Para-Taekwondo Championships


Teenage athletics superstar Lake awarded SportsAid's One-to-Watch Award

  • Athletics

By Nick ButlerBudding teenage athletics star Morgan Lake has been presented with SportsAid's much coveted One-to-Watch Award at the charity's SportsBall in London.

from Sport England, UK Sport, the English Institute of Sport, BBC Sport and SportsAid.World Junior Taekwondo

champion Abigail Stones and European champion Para-sprinter Maria Lyle were among those to miss out.


Final preparations underway for European Para-Taekwondo Championships

  • Para-Taekwondo News

By Paul OsborneFinal preparations for the third edition of the European Para-Taekwondo Championships

are now underway as the continent's top Para-taekwondo stars get set to do battle in Antalya, Turkey.

hold an international classifier training course as part of its commitment to developing experts in Para-taekwondo

coveted European title.Athletes have begun arriving in Belek as they get prepared for the European Para-Taekwondo

Para-taekwondo is a relatively new sport but we are growing rapidly," said WTF President Chungwon Choue

As we will see at the third European Para-Taekwondo Championships, every time we host a competition we

We are calling on all of our Federations to help us promote Para-taekwondo and realise this potential


England bolster Britain's medal haul on final day of Commonwealth Taekwondo Championships

  • Taekwondo

By Daniel EtchellsEngland dominated the second and final day of the 2014 Commonwealth Taekwondo Championships

to round off a successful weekend for GB Taekwondo in Edinburgh, which saw Para-taekwondo make its first

Gale in the under 63kg and Mahama Cho in the 87kg.The sixth edition of the Championships included a Para-taekwondo

forms) events for athletes with intellectual disabilities and neurological impairments, as well as Para-taekwondo

We are delighted that, for the first time ever, Para-taekwondo Championships have been held alongside

part of our commitment to increasing the number of competitions available to both Kyorugi and Poomsae Para-taekwondo

have been fortunate to include Para-taekwondo within the Commonwealth Taekwondo Union Championships.


Jones lands under 57kg crown at Commonwealth Taekwondo Championships

  • Taekwondo

Britain's Olympic champion Jade Jones claimed the women's under 57 kilogram title at the 2014 Commonwealth Taekwondo

at the Championships, bounced back from her defeat against Eva Calvo Gomez in the final of the World Taekwondo

Madeline Power overcame Australia's Kate McAdam in the women's 73kg category gold medal match.In the Para-taekwondo

writer of this story at [email protected] storiesNovember 2014: Commonwealth Taekwondo

Championships set to begin in EdinburghJuly 2014: Scottish capital Edinburgh to host 2014 Commonwealth Taekwondo


Commonwealth Taekwondo Championships set to begin in Edinburgh

  • Taekwondo

EtchellsHundreds of international martial artists will descend on Scotland this weekend as the 2014 Commonwealth Taekwondo

set of movements incorporating blocking, kicking and striking techniques) and, for the first time, Para-taekwondo.Although

taekwondo is now an established Olympic sport and on the programme for Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020, it is

her debut as she aims to bounce back from defeat against Eva Calvo Gomez in the final of the World Taekwondo

competing in the under 57 kilogram category, was one of only two Commonwealth representatives to win taekwondo

breakthrough for Max Cater, Josh Calland and Archie Waldock, the three most recent additions to the GB Taekwondo


Qatari schoolchildren show support for Doha 2019 IAAF World Championships bid

  • Athletics

By Emily GoddardQatari youths participating in the Schools Olympic Programme (SOP) have thrown their support behind the Doha bid to host the 2019 International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) World Championships with just days to go to the host city vote.

This year sees the launch of the eighth edition of the SOP, and the introduction of taekwondo, bringing

the total number of sports in the programme, which also includes Para-athletics, to 14.Students will


Britain hoping for success as Truesdale heads to European Para-Taekwondo Championships

  • Para-Taekwondo News

By Emily GoddardBritish Taekwondo is hoping for success at the European Para-Taekwondo Championships

The 25-year-old, who has a lower arm deficiency, claimed gold in the K44 class at this year's Para-Taekwondo

tournament, which gets underway in Antalya on November 27.She also claimed bronze in the inaugural Para-Taekwondo

, where she became the first Briton to compete in the competition, and gold at last year's European Para-Taekwondo

Truesdale is also gearing up to compete at the Commonwealth Taekwondo Championships in in Edinburgh,

Championships set to begin in Edinburgh November 2012: Canada's Standeven retains WTF Para-Taekwondo


Sochi awarded 2015 IWAS World Games

  • Paralympics

By Daniel EtchellsSochi will host the 2015 International Wheelchair & Amputee Sports Federation (IWAS) World Games, it was announced today. 

both sport venues and accommodation.The Games, which will feature archery, arm wrestling, athletics, Para-taekwondo

benefit from the legacy of the Sochi 2014 Winter Paralympics in regard to the interest it created in Para-sport


World Taekwondo Federation announce strategic five-year plan as waits on Tokyo 2020 Paralympics decision

  • Para-Taekwondo News

By Gary AndersonA new five-year strategic plan to develop and expand Para-taekwondo worldwide has been

Championships in Asia, Africa and Oceania.Last month, Para-taekwondo was part of the Pan American Taekwondo

Championships for the third consecutive edition, while Moscow staged the fifth World Para-Taekwondo

Games.It also plans to introduce a Para-taekwondo world rankings system next year to ensure the very

©ITG"Para-taekwondo is a relatively new sport," said WTF President Chungwon Choue."

demonstrations at IWAS World Junior GamesJune 2014: WTF Para-Taekwondo Committee chair "quite positive


Embarrassment for UCI President Cookson after Tokyo 2020 Paralympic application submitted late

  • Cycling News

By Gary AndersonInternational Cycling Union (UCI) President Brian Cookson has suffered major embarrassment after his organisation failed to submit its application for the sport's inclusion on the Tokyo 2020 programme on time to the International Paralympic Committee (IPC).

year is scheduled to take place in Abu Dhabi from January 30 to February 1.Cycling will be up against taekwondo

It is also important that we support more international events for Para-cyclists," Cookson wrote in his

Athletes thrive on high quality competition but the Para-cycling calendar is presently bare."

and wheelchair tennis.The UCI claimed in a statement that it remains committed to the promotion of Para-cycling

The UCI remains fully committed to the promotion of Para-cycling and look forward to a positive dialogue


Badminton to make Paralympics debut after IPC approve 16 sports for Tokyo 2020

  • Tokyo 2020 Paralympics

By Gary AndersonBadminton will make its Paralympic Games debut at Tokyo 2020 after it was one of 16 sports approved today for inclusion on the programme for the Games.

Badminton and taekwondo were the two sports vying for a first Paralympic Games appearance in six years

' time.Following presentations by both the Badminton World Federation and the World Taekwondo Federation

, table tennis, triathlon, wheelchair basketball, wheelchair rugby and wheelchair tennis.Along with Para-taekwondo

Badminton meets International Paralympic Committee officials as continues Tokyo 2020 campaignJune 2014: WTF Para-Taekwondo

Committee chair "quite positive" sport will be included at Tokyo 2020March 2014: Badminton and Para-taekwondo


Asian Games: Day 14 of competition

  • Incheon 2014 Asian Games Live Blogs

Seavmey Sorn kicks her way to victory in the final of the women's under 73kg taekwondo event, beating

Chaos at the cricket19:50 There are lots of taekwondo titles now ongoing, but a moment to reflect on

A couple more boxing finals to wrap up now, but we have karate, volleyball, basketball, taekwondo and

Asian Para Games15:50 In a seamless link, this is a great opportunity (I amaze even myself sometimes)

of the International Paralympic Committee, sets out three key challenges for next 25 yearsThe Asian Para


Asian Games: Day 13 of competition

  • Incheon 2014 Asian Games Live Blogs

match of the night20:52 It appears the penultimate taekwondo final was just a blip in this evening's

Boxing semi-finals, taekwondo knock-out matches and table tennis singles and doubles clashes have been

player from South Korea who was meant to serve as head of the Athletes' Village at the Incheon Asian Para

release, Hyun offered to resign as the chief of the Athletes' Village for the upcoming Incheon Asian Para

"I had wanted to fulfill my duty at the Asian Para Games.