Taekwondo stars Jade Jones, Rebecca McGowan, Bradley Sinden and Cade Cunningham were named as Team Great Britain members for Paris 2024 Olympics. All four had secured Great Britain's place at the Olympic Games through their high rankings. 

The president of the Games and Technical Committees at the World Taekwondo (WT) Mohamed Shaaban will make history at Paris 2024 Olympics as the first Arab and African to serve as a technical delegate in taekwondo, reports Abeer Anwar. 

After the disappointment of not qualifying for the Rio 2016 Olympics, Jordanian taekwondo athlete Julyana Al-Sadeq has gone on to reach incredible heights – thanks in no small part to the support of Olympic Solidarity, the IOC official website reports. 

On 15 June the International Olympic Committee announced the eligible Individual Neutral Athletes (AIN) for Paris 2024 and there were no taekwondo athletes on the list. 

Taekwondo athlete Jack Woolley has been officially selected to compete for Ireland at Paris 2024, the Irish Independent reports.

Pascal Gentil, member of the French Taekwondo team for the Sydney 2000 and Athens 2004 Olympic Games and former co-Chair of the WT Athletes Committee, has been named by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as a "Believe in Sport" ambassador for Paris 2024.

The Chinese Taekwondo Association announced a six-strong roster for the Paris 2024 at a preparation meeting on 11 June, with all athletes set to make their Olympic debut, Xinhua reports.

The Pan American Taekwondo Union (PATU) has achieved an unprecedented milestone for the upcoming Paris 2024 Olympic Games.In contrast to the two athletes who qualified by ranking for Tokyo 2020, on this occasion, five taekwondo athletes from the region have secured their spots in the world's most important sporting event through the world ranking.

Australian Taekwondo (AT) and the Combat Institute of Australia announced the athletes selected for Australia’s Olympic Team for the Paris 2024. Stacey Hymer, Bailey Lewis, and Leon Sejranovic, who won the Oceania Qualifiers, will represent their country after Australian Olympic Team Chef de Mission Anna Meares announced the trio's official selection.

Double Olympic champion Jade Jones is hoping to become the first taekwondo competitor to win a third Olympic gold when she competes in Paris this summer according to the BBC.

Taekwondo athlete Farzad Mansouri was the flag bearer for Afghanistan at Tokyo 2020, but he left the country when the Taliban captured Kabul.

Newly crowned European champion Kimia Alizadeh is targeting Olympic gold at Paris 2024, Reuters reports.

"Like every other athlete, I am targeting the gold medal in Paris which is our main goal. I wake up every day for the gold medal in Paris and I'm trying my best and I give 100% to achieve this goal," Alizadeh said.

Three countries have been awarded Olympic berths following the reallocation of quota places. Hong Kong and Papua New Guinea clinched them in the men's -68kg category, while Fiji have confirmed another in the women's -67kg category.

Four athletes will represent their country at the Paris 2024 Taekwondo tournament. France announced its squad for the taekwondo tournament on May 3.

Omar Yaser Ismail made history over the weekend at the Asian Qualifying Tournament in Tai'an, China, becoming the first Palestinian taekwondo athlete to earn a ticket to the Olympic Games.