By Paul Osborne at the Kassado Plaza Hotel in Moscow The World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) is quietly

Speaking at a press conference ahead of the 5th WTF World Para-Taekwondo Championships in WTF Para-Taekwondo

Union.Around 120 athletes from a record 40 countries have made the trip to Moscow for the 5th World Para-Taekwondo

Union hosted the 2nd World Para-Taekwondo Championships in St Petersburg in 2010, an event which attracted

It is the second time for Russia to host the WTF World Para-Taekwondo Championships," said Terekhon."

Championships awarded to Moscow as Tokyo 2020 vote loomsMarch 2014: Badminton and Para-taekwondo shortlisted

By Zjan ShirinianPara-triathlon has been pulled from the programme for the International Wheelchair & Amputee Sports (IWAS) World Junior Games 2014 because of a lack of entries.

athletics, wheelchair fencing, powerlifting, shooting, swimming and table tennis will all be contested.Para-taekwondo

will also appear at the week-long Games as a demonstration event.IWAS said it "regrets" Para-triathlon's

By Gary AndersonA delegation from the International Sports Federation for Persons with Intellectual Disability (Inas) has conducted a second site visit to Guayaquil in Ecuador ahead of the Inas Global Games next year.

including athletics, basketball, cycling, futsal, rowing, swimming, table tennis and tennis.Last year, Para-taekwondo

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with inclusion in INAS GamesJuly 2013: Ecuador win bid to host 2015 Inas Global GamesJune 2013: World Taekwondo

By Paul OsborneA record number of countries are set to be represented in this month's World Para-Taekwondo

With athletes from all five of the IPC regions set to travel to Moscow, it is clear that Para-taekwondo

Participants from a record 40 countries will make the trip to Moscow for the 5th World Para-Taekwondo

hoped will encourage athletes to attempt more challenging and interesting techniques.The 5th WTF World Para-Taekwondo

Championship will also see the introduction of Para-Taekwondo Poomsae for Intellectually Disabled athletes.These

Championships awarded to Moscow as Tokyo 2020 vote loomsMarch 2014: Badminton and Para-taekwondo shortlisted

By Gary AndersonPowerchair football is continuing to grow and progress throughout Europe according to European Powerchair Football Association (EFPA) President Nicholas Dubes, who has hailed the support of UEFA in helping to develop the sport.

missed out once again after the International Paralympic Committee decided to shortlist badminton and Para-taekwondo

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By Nick ButlerMore details on the qualification system for 18 of the sports to be contested at the European Games in Baku have been released with little more than a year to go until the inaugural event. 

beach soccer will take place at a series of events this summer ©Getty ImagesFor cycling, shooting and taekwondo

have yet been released for the street athletics competition confirmed earlier this month, while the Para-judo

another boost following the announcement British design company DPI will sponsor the International Para-badminton

take place from June 24 to 29 at Loughborough University, are billed as the "flagship event" in the Para-badminton

We are delighted to be named as an official supplier of the International Para-Badminton Championships

Following the announcement in March that badminton was one of two sports, along with taekwondo, to be

offers".A final decision on whether badminton or taekwondo will be added to the Tokyo 2020 programme

harness momentum" to achieve Tokyo 2020 Paralympic inclusion says BWF PresidentMarch 2014: Badminton and Para-taekwondo

By Nick ButlerRio 2016 have hit back at critics who claim venues will remain incomplete when the Olympic and Paralympic Games begin in a little over two years' time, by insisting 38 per cent of venues are already completed and there is progress with all the others. 

foundations have now been set for Olympic Halls 1, 2 and 3, where basketball, judo, wrestling, fencing and taekwondo

completed, while at Flamengo Park, the design of the integrated route for the athletics, road cycling and Para-cycling

By Paul OsborneMarch 21 - Amendments to the World Taekwondo Federation's (WTF) statutes and competition

approved at a General Assembly in Taipei City, Chinese Taipei as the WTF continues its efforts to develop Para-taekwondo

Grand Hotel, approved changes to the competition rules and poomsae competition rules which will see Para-taekwondo

We have no doubt that these amendments will contribute to the growth of Para-taekwondo and encourage

get as many of our MNAs participating in Para-taekwondo as possible."

We have received interest from more than 40 MNAs in participating in this year's WTF World-Para Taekwondo

Championships ©WTFThe General Assembly in Chinese Taipei also saw the approval of the WTF Para-taekwondo

By Duncan MackayMarch 20 - Moscow will host the 5th World Para-Taekwondo Championships, an event that

event in the Russian capital, due to take place on June 21 and 22, will also include an international Para-taekwondo

symposium for the first time, the World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) announced. 

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race to join Tokyo 2020 ParalympicsMarch 2014: WTF President calls for more work to be done to develop Para-taekwondo

sports and three disciplines confirmed as bidding for Tokyo 2020 Paralympics inclusionNovember 2013: Para-Taekwondo

By Paul OsborneMarch 17 - The taekwondo hall at the Shenzhen Sports School in China has been designated

as a regional training centre for juniors by the World Taekwondo Federation (WTF).

centre, the first of its kind, was opened during a special board-hanging ceremony.The 303 square metre taekwondo

hall is one of the largest taekwondo-dedicated training spaces in the world.The board-hanging ceremony

Moreover, I also expect that this centre will become a training centre for Para-athletes."

Para-taekwondo kyorugi has been shortlisted for the official programme of the 2020 Paralympic Games."

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By Gary AndersonMarch 10 - After being shortlisted for inclusion on the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic programme last week, Badminton World Federation (BWF) President Poul-Erik Høyer has urged everyone involved in the sport to "harness the momentum" generated by the decision which moves the prospect of badminton's debut in the Games closer.

Badminton and taekwondo were chosen ahead of seven other sports to move forward to the next stage of

It's an important step for our sport and for those who compete in Para-badminton and dream of having

Para-badminton has been improving and growing in stature over recent years and that was demonstrated

Badminton and taekwondo will now join the 22 established sports on the Paralympic programme who will

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By Nick ButlerMarch 9 - Rwanda is hoping to compete at its first ever Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games in Pyeongchang in four years time.

by Martin Koonce, executive director of the Rwanda National Olympic and Sport Committee (RNOSC), two taekwondo

players and three Para-athletes attended the camp - including athletics' T46 800 metres world champion

By Zjan ShirinianMarch 6 - Badminton and Para-taekwondo have been shortlisted in the race to be added

On March 24, the 22 established sports on the Paralympic programme, plus badminton and Para-taekwondo

the IPC for granting us this honour and will continue to put all our efforts into guaranteeing that Para-taekwondo

It has always been a dream of ours to see athletes competing in Para-taekwondo at the Paralympic Games

"At London 2012 we saw what a huge success Taekwondo was and we have no doubt that if Para-taekwondo

Badminton, intellectually impaired basketball, Para-golf, powerchair football and Para-taekwondo all

By Nick ButlerMarch 5 - World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) President Chungwon Choue has outlined plans

to further develop Para-taekwondo as the process continues to decide whether the sport will be included

Para-taekwondo is one of nine sports and disciplines that have applied - along with badminton, powerchair

events.The sport has witnessed growth in both participation and popularity since the WTF formed the Para-taekwondo

This has been reflected not just in the total numbers of people participating in Para-Taekwondo but also

just in Para-taekwondo Kyorugi."

disability as well as Para-taekwondo Kyorugi and we are hoping to welcome 150 athletes from 40 countries