As reported by masTaekwondo.com during the coverage made in Lausanne, Switzerland, the WTF has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Cerebral Palsy International Sport and Recreation Association (CPISRA) and the International Sport Federation for Para-Athletes with Intellectual Disability (INAS).
The day before the championships, the federation signed MOUs with the International Sport Federation for Para-Athletes with Intellectual Disability (INAS) and the Cerebral Palsy International Sport and Recreation Association (CPISRA).
Eighty-six athletes from 25 nations competed, about one third higher than at last year's tournament in Santa Cruz, Aruba.
The 4th World Para-taekwondo Championship finished at the Centre Sportif de Grand-Vennes in Lausanne, Switzerland where Russia in men and Turkey in women, won the team title.
The Extraordinary Council Meeting was held on Friday June 7, at the International Olympic Committee premises.
Secretary-General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon was today awarded a taekwondo Honorary 10th Dan black belt by World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) President Chungwon Choue as part of celebrations marking the WTF’s 40th anniversary.
Within the WTF 40th Anniversary, Dr. Chungwon Chue is in Saint Petersburg, Russia at the SportAccord Convention 2013, strengthening ties with the Olympic family.
The three Olympians will visit from August 2-4 and will train and share what it means to be a champion with young taekwondo athletes.
The World Taekwondo Academy (WTFA) will organize the seminar in Busan, South Korea. These courses are sanctioned by the WTF.
The Taekwondo Promotion Foundation (TPF) plans to hold the 5th World Youth Taekwondo Camp in close cooperation with the World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) in 2013. The camp will be held during seven days from on July 22-28, 2013 in Seoul and Muju, Republic of Korea.