The first round of the Khaled bin Mohammed bin Zayed Jiu-Jitsu Championship kicked off with fervour at Mubadala Arena in Zayed Sports City on Friday. The competitions attracted top athletes from leading local clubs and academies, leading to intense competitions that lived up to the event’s hype as an exciting addition to the local sporting calendar.

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. 

Saudi taekwondo standout Donia Abu Taleb had an unusual introduction to the sport: for years she trained at a boys' club because there were no girls to compete with.

World Taekwondo (WT) has marked this year’s World Refugee Day by reaffirming its commitment to empowering refugees and displaced people through sport. 

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. 

Three of GB Taekwondo’s most experienced fighters have been selected to represent ParalympicsGB at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games this summer.

The International Olympic Committee on 15 June announced the eligible Individual Neutral Athletes (AIN) for the Paris 2024 with 16 wrestlers making the cut for the Games.

Doping in French mixed martial arts has reached "the alert level", the head of the country's Anti-Doping Agency (AFLD) warned on Thursday, AFP reports.

European Taekwondo Union (ETU) Honorary President, Grandmaster Park Soo Nam passed away at the age of 76. 

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 inaugural Singapore Open Virtual Taekwondo Championships was held on 8-9 June, with thrilling bouts contested at the Singapore Taekwondo Federation’s (STF) National Training Centre throughout the two-day event.

The African SAMBO Championships was held from 1-3 June in Cairo, Egypt. Teams from 19 countries of the continent took part in the competition. Medals were awarded in competitions in Sport, Combat and Beach SAMBO.

The 27th World Military Taekwondo Championship officially commenced on 31 May at Mungyeong Citizens Stadium, setting the stage for a remarkable event that has drawn elite athletes and officials from around the globe, the CISM reports. The championship, hosted by the Ministry of National Defense and co-organized by Mungyeong City and the Korean Armed Forces Athletic Corps, is proudly sponsored by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and Gyeongsangbuk-do.

For International Referee (IR), Nichola (Nikky) White, the path to being appointed a referee for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games has been as long and costly as it has been rewarding, Taekwondo Australia reports.