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World Taekwondo Federation Hosts Final Referee Camp Before Rio 2016

MOSCOW, Russia (July 4, 2016) – The World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) hosted the final referee training camp before Rio 2016 on July 1- 3 in Moscow, Russia as the federation aims to ensure the highest standard of officiating at the upcoming Olympic Games. A total of 30...

2016 Taekwondo Olympians Invited by “Booyoung Taekwondo Dream Program”

SEOUL, Korea (June 24, 2016) – The World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) has sponsored three teams suffering from limited financial means to Korea on the “Booyoung Taekwondo Dream Program” which is titled after WTF’s global partnership Booyoung, for intensive taekwo...

Olympic Taekwondo ‘Wild Cards’ Go to Central African Republic, Haiti, Honduras and Nepal

  (May 25, 2016) – The Tripartite Commission has offered athletes from the Central African Republic, Haiti, Honduras and Nepal invitation places for the taekwondo competition at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. The female athletes chosen are Aniya Louiss...

100 Days to Go to the Start of the Olympic Games Rio 2016, Carnival of Olympic Taekwondo Set to Kick Off

April 27, 2016 – The World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) today celebrates 100 days to go until the opening of the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro where millions of fans around the world will be treated to one of the most exciting elite taekwondo competitions set against...

Taekwondo Athletes to Compete in National Colors at Rio 2016 for First Time

Colored pants to add to “vibrant, carnival atmosphere” at Olympic taekwondo competitions (March 8, 2016) – The World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) announced that Olympic athletes competing at Rio 2016 will wear different colored pants, representative of their nationa...