A special committee is being convened to discuss rule changes following the World Taekwondo Championships here, with removing sensors on pads in athletes’ socks so as to stop kicks with the side of the foot scoring being one possible alteration.

It may hold the rather dubious honour of having American nu metal act Limp Bizkit and English veteran Sting as the best known musicians to have played within its walls, but the 7,500 capacity Traktor Ice Arena in Chelyabinsk has this week provided another strong advert for Russia’s reputation as an efficient host of major sporting events.

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed here today between the World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) and the International Committee of Sports for the Deaf (ICSD) to boost opportunities for deaf athletes in the sport.

"Unanimous" support for the World Combat Games was pledged by 15 of the 16 participating sports last month, SportAccord have declared today following the subsequent withdrawal of up to three of these members.

A "new beginning" has been hailed here today as the World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) World Championships officially opened with a historic demonstration by athletes from the WTF and the rival International Taekwondo Federation (ITF).

Incorporating taekwondo into both the Asian Para Games and the Parapan American Games is a future aim following the discipline's inclusion on the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic programme, it was revealed here at today's World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) General Assembly.

Taekwondo and wrestling have become the latest sports to suspend their membership from SportAccord, while taekwondo has also withdrawn from the World Combat Games.

Chelyabinsk, the latest stop on the Olympic Movement's recent Russian tour, is a city in the Southern Urals most interesting for two rather unusual historical happenings. The first, over half a century ago in 1957, was a nuclear spillage at nearby Ozyorsk rated as history’s worst until Chernobyl in 1986 and Fukushima in 2011. This was followed in February 2013 by the falling of a meteor close to the city, the light of which was reportedly brighter than the sun.

Condolences have been offered by the World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) to Nepalese people following the devastating earthquake which hit the Asian country late last month.

The World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) has signed a deal with South Korean broadcaster SBS Sports, which will show highlights of this month’s World Championships among other major WTF-promoted events.

Patrick Baumann, Marisol Casado, José Perurena, Leandro Negre and Chungwon Choue have been announced as the five candidates who are standing for three places on the Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF) Council.

The World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) have signed a global partnership with South Korean construction company Booyoung Group, with the deal set to provide the sport with a record investment.