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World Peace through Taekwondo

World Peace through Taekwondo"

Dear global taekwondo family members, I would like to send my best wishes to all of you for a wonderful New Year full of joy, happiness and good health. The year 2010 was highlighted by numerous milestones. Taekwondo was on the official programs of two inaugural events: the Youth Olympic Games in Singapore and the SportAccord Combat Games in Beijing, China. Furthermore, it was announced that taekwondo will be part of the 2011 European Masters Games and the 2013 World Masters Games. Our beloved sport also achieved the status of a Category 2 sport in the Commonwealth Games. The 2nd WTF World Para-Taekwondo Championships in St. Petersburg, Russia and the WTF World Taekwondo Tour 2010 Moscow were also great successes. The Moscow World Taekwondo Tour featured a five-member team competition between Korea and Russia, capturing the attention from both spectators and media from around the world. All of these accomplishments shed light on our bright prospective. While we can look back on days passed and be proud of what we have already achieved, we must know that they are mere stepping stones for the great accomplishments that are yet to come.

The global taekwondo family will see a schedule jam-packed with important events in 2011, including the WTF World Taekwondo Championships in Gyeongju, Korea on May 1-6. World and continental taekwondo qualification tournaments for the 2012 London Olympic Games are also scheduled. In 2011, the WTF will put top priority on promotion of our taekwondo events, thus helping show the world the fairness in refereeing and the dynamism of taekwondo. The use of a protector and scoring system (PSS), formerly electronic body protectors, and the instant video replay system at the WTF’s major championships has significantly minimized controversy related to referee decisions. The WTF will also make full use of its liaison office in Lausanne, Switzerland for a more effective communication with the international sports community and a successful launch of the WTF Global Membership System and the WTF Mandatory Global Athlete Licence. Under the New Year mission of “World Peace through Taekwondo,” the WTF will launch a campaign to better serve humanity. Taekwondo’s intrinsic value lies in its inherent virtues and life skills that lead to the development and achievement of goals and dreams. It is for this purpose that the WTF will give financial and technical support for the establishment of taekwondo programs in orphanages and refugee

camps around the world. I encourage our member national associations to join. The WTF will put an equal emphasis on its stepped-up Taekwondo Peace Corps activities and the proposed “Taekwondo for All in Africa” project. The Africa project will greatly help promote taekwondo in the African region, which will give hope and dreams to youths in need. The WTF will also pay special attention to its youth education programs through its active participation in and operation of the World Youth Taekwondo Camp, which was launched in 2009 as an annual event. As we embark on this journey, milestones have been set to guide us on our way to be the most exemplary International Sports Federation. High on our agenda for the future is securing taekwondo a permanent position in the Olympic Games in 2020 and beyond. The WTF will also strive to place taekwondo on the official program of the Paralympic Games. Achieving any of these goals will take great efforts on the part of every member of the global taekwondo family. We must band together to further bring the sport we love to the world. Every member of our global taekwondo family has his or her role to

play and we will know that together, we can make it better. We are one and the future is ours to seize together. Once again I extend my best wishes to our entire taekwondo family for the year 2011.

Chungwon Choue President World Taekwondo Federation

Africa (44) Asia (43)

Europe (49) 1.Albania 2.Andorra 3.Armenia 4.Austria 5.Azerbaijan 6.Belarus 7.Belgium 8.Bosnia & Herzegovina 9.Bulgaria 10.Croatia 11.Cyprus 12.Czech Republic 13.Denmark 14.Estonia 15.Finland 16.France 17.Georgia

18.Germany 19.Great Britain 20.Greece 21.Hungary 22.Iceland 23.Ireland 24.Isle of Man 25.Israel 26.Italy 27.Latvia 28.Lithuania 29.Luxembourg 30.Macedonia 31.Malta 32.Moldova 33.Monaco 34.Montenegro

35.The Netherlands 36.Norway 37.Poland 38.Portugal 39.Romania 40.Russia 41.San Marino 42.Serbia 43.Slovak Republic 44.Slovenia 45.Spain 46.Sweden 47.Switzerland 48.Turkey 49.Ukraine

50.Afghanistan 51.Bahrain 52.Bangladesh 53.Bhutan 54.Brunei 55.Cambodia 56.China 57.Chinese Taipei 58.Hong Kong 59.India 60.Indonesia 61.Iran 62.Iraq 63.Japan 64.Jordan 65.Kazakhstan 66.Korea 67.Kuwait 68.Kyrgyzstan 69.Laos 70.Lebanon 71.Macao

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72.Malaysia 73.Mongolia 74.Myanmar 75.Nepal 76.Oman 77.Pakistan 78.Palestine 79.Philippines 80.Qatar 81.Saudi Arabia 82.Singapore 83.Sri Lanka 84.Syria 85.Tajikistan 86.Thailand 87.Timor-Leste 88.Turkmenistan 89.United Arab Emirates 90.Uzbekistan 91.Vietnam 92.Yemen

93.Algeria 94.Angola 95.Benin 96.Burkina Faso 97.Burundi 98.Cameroon 99.Cape Verde 100.Central African Republic 101.Comoros 102.Cote dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Ivoire 103.Congo 104.D.R. of the Congo 105.Egypt 106.Equatorial Guinea 107.Ethiopia 108.Gabon 109.Gambia 110.Ghana 111.Guinea 112.Kenya 113.Lesotho 114.Liberia 115.Libya

116.Madagascar 117.Malawi 118.Mali 119.Mauritius 120.Morocco 121.Mozambique 122.Niger 123.Nigeria 124.Sao Tome & Principe 125.Senegal 126.Somalia 127.South Africa 128.Sudan 129.Swaziland 130.Chad 131.Tanzania 132.Togo 133.Tunisia 134.Uganda 135.Zimbabwe 136.Zambia

137.Antigua & Barbuda 138.Argentina 139.Aruba 140.Bahamas 141.Barbados 142.Belize 143.Bermuda 144.Bolivia 145.Brazil 146.British Virgin Islands 147.Canada 148.Cayman Islands 149.Chile 150.Colombia 151.Costa Rica 152.Dominican Republic 153.Cuba 154.Dominica 155.Ecuador 156.El Salvador 157.Grenada 158.Guatemala

159.Guyana 160.Haiti 161.Honduras 162.Jamaica 163.Mexico 164.Netherlands Antilles 165.Nicaragua 166.Panama 167.Paraguay 168.Peru 169.Puerto Rico 170.St. Lucia 171.St. Kitts & Nevis 172.Surinam 173.St. Vincent & the Grenadines 174.Trinidad and Tobago 175.Uruguay 176.U.S.A. 177.Virgin Islands 178.Venezuela

Oceania (14) 179.American Samoa 180.Australia 181.Fiji 182.French Polynesia 183.Guam 184.Kiribati 185.Marshall Islands 186.New Caledonia 187.New Zealand 188.Papua New Guinea 189.Solomon Islands 190.Tonga 191.Samoa 192.Vanuatu

CONTENTS OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE WORLD TAEKWONDO FEDERATION 2011, lssue No. 98 / ISSN 1599-3779

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TAEKWONDO SOLIDIFIES ITS STATUS AS AN OLYMPIC SPORT.

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Competitions 012 1st Youth Olympic Games 020 Athlete Interview 024 8th World Junior Taekwondo Championships 028 2nd World Para-Taekwondo Championships 034 2010 World Cup Taekwondo Team Championships 038 1st SportAccord Combat Games 040 5th World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships 044 World Taekwondo Tour 2010 Moscow 048 Outline - 2011 World Taekwondo Championships Gyeongju 054 London Qualification System (Taekwondo) 056 Outline - World Qualification for 2012 London Olympic Games 062 WTF Referees - WTF S-Class International Kyorugi Referees - WTF Best Referee Award Recipients List - Outline - 2012 London Olympic Games IR Selection & Training Camps - Referee Interview - IR Education Schedule For 2011

079 2011 WTF Events Calendar 080 Interview with the President

TAEKWONDOst SHINES AT 1 YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES IN SINGAPORE For the World Taekwondo Federation, the taekwondo competition of the inaugural Youth Olympic Games, which were held on Aug. 15-19, 2010 in Singapore, was a great success for many reasons.

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According to the medal tally, Korea topped other countries as it won three gold medals, followed by China with two gold medals. Iran and Russia clinched one gold and one silver medal each, while Great Britain, Israel and Thailand each grabbed one gold medal in taekwondo.

The five-day taekwondo competition of the 1st Youth Olympic Games, which drew 99 young athletes from 66 countries, took place on the fourth floor of the Suntec International Convention Center in downtown Singapore.

As part of the IOC-organized Culture and Education Programs (CEP), the WTF Taekwondo Demonstration Team, together with the Singapore Taekwondo Demonstration Team, offered taekwondo demonstration and training sessions for the visitors and spectators on the third floor of the International Convention Center.

Of the 99 athletes, all born between Jan. 1, 1993 and Dec. 31, 1994, 59 athletes, 29 male and 30 female, earned the tickets to the taekwondo competition through the WTF World Taekwondo Qualification Tournament for the Youth Olympic Games. Host Singapore received two male and two female tickets, while 36 athletes, including 19 females, participated in the taekwondo event through the NOC universality places, better known as "wild cards."

Reflecting the high popularity of taekwondo, the taekwondo CEP program drew special attention and big applause from visitors at the venue.

Out of the 66 participating countries, 26 countries won at least one medal at the taekwondo competition, showing an even level

of taekwondo techniques among countries.

Four cameras for an instant video replay were installed at the competition court, with no protests related to refereeing and judging reported. Between the semifinal and final matches, there was a 15-minute taekwondo demonstration by the WTF Taekwondo Demonstration Team for the taekwondo spectators, drawing big applause from

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the taekwondo competition because of his recent injury, the number of female wild-card athletes stood at 19. The 66 participating countries break down to 21 countries in Asia, 18 countries in Europe, 14 countries in Africa, 11 countries in Pan America and two countries in Oceania. Mexico fielded five athletes, the biggest of the 66 countries, followed by Germany, Russia, Korea and host Singapore with four each. China, France, Iran and the

COMPETITION DAY 1 Russia and Israel clinched one gold medal each on the first day of the taekwondo competition at the inaugural Youth Olympic Games on Aug. 15, 2010 in Singapore.

Reflecting the high popularity of taekwondo, all tickets were sold out for the five-day taekwondo competitions. During the five-day taekwondo competitions, two weight category matches took place every day. The competition schedule was as follows: the women’s -44kg and the men’s -48kg on Aug. 15, the women’s -49kg and the men’s -55kg on Aug. 16, the women’s -55kg and the men’s -63kg on Aug. 17, the women’s -63kg and the men’s -73kg on Aug. 18, and the women’s +63kg and the men’s +73kg on Aug. 19. As a special program for the taekwondo spectators, the WTF Taekwondo Demonstration Team made a demonstration at the competition venue for 15 minutes from 7:35 p.m. on Aug. 15, 17 and 19. As part of the IOC-organized Culture and Education Program activities, the WTF team also made taekwondo demonstrations for Youth Olympic Games participants

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on the third floor of the International Convention Center on eight other occasions, two times a day on Aug. 15, 16, 17 and 18.

United States sent three athletes each, while Bahrain, Jordan, Timor Leste, Vietnam, Egypt, Turkey, Ukraine, Canada, and Cuba dispatched two athletes each.

A total of 60 athletes, the top six athletes in each of the 10 weight categories at the WTF World Taekwondo Qualification Tournament for the 2010 Youth Olympic Games held on March 3-4, 2010 in Tijuana, Mexico, were qualified for the taekwondo competition. As Russia gave up one male ticket, a total of 59 athletes, 29 male and 30 female, were qualified.

A total of 48 countries sent one athlete each. They were Bhutan, Chinese Taipei, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, the Philippines, Tajikistan, Thailand, the United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan (Asia); Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Congo, Cote d’Ivoire, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Lesotho, Libya, Mali, Sao Tome & Principe, Senegal, Togo, Tunisia (Africa); Azerbaijan, Belarus, Croatia, Great Britain, Israel, Italy, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden (Europe); Argentina, Colombia, Haiti, Peru, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Surinam, Uruguay (Pan America); Kiribati and Tonga (Oceania).

Host country Singapore automatically received a quota place of three male and three female weight categories of its choice, but it decided to field two male and two female athletes. Seventeen male and 20 female athletes received the Youth Olympic Games berths through the NOC universality places, better known as wild cards, after tripartite negotiations among the International Olympic Committee, the NOCs and the World Taekwondo Federation. As an athlete from Belgium failed to attend

4-2 in the final match to clinch the gold medal. Mr. Rezaei advanced to the final match with two consecutive RSC (referee stop the contest) victories.

Ms. Pongpanit, the third placer at the 2010 WTF World Qualification Tournament for the Youth Olympic Games,

Jia Jun Daryl Tan of Singapore and Quoc Cuong Nguyen of Vietnam took home the bronze medal each in the category. For host Singapore, the taekwondo bronze medal marked the first medal at the inaugural Youth Olympic Games.

In the women’s -44kg weight division, Russia’s Anastasia Valueva outpointed Ukraine’s Iryna Romoldanova 7-1 in the final match to win the gold medal.

Reflecting the high popularity of taekwondo, a lot of people applied for the taekwondo training program offered by the WTF Taekwondo Demonstration Team on two occasions in the afternoon on the third floor of the International Convention Center, where various IOC-organized Culture and Education Programs are under way.

The bronze medal went to Seymar Tuncer of Turkey and Tajikistan’s Shukrona Sharifova. Ms. Sharifova, who earned a wild-card ticket to the taekwondo competition, made a 3-1 upset victory over China’s Li Zhaoyi, the bronze medalist at the WTF World Taekwondo Qualification Tournament for the Youth Olympic Games, in the opening match.

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In the women’s -49kg final match, Thailand’s Worawong Pongpanit needed a fourth sudden-death round to beat Jordan’s Dana Touran for the gold medal.

In the men’s -48kg weight category, Israel’s Gili Haimovitz won the gold medal as his final-match opponent, Mohammad Soleimani Delgarm of Iran, withdrew from the final match. The United States’ Gregory English and Lucas Guzman of Argentina shared the bronze medal in the same category. In the afternoon, there were two one-hour taekwondo demonstrations and training for taekwondo techniques by the WTF taekwondo team for Youth Olympic Games athletes and spectators. COMPETITION DAY 2 Thailand and Iran earned one gold medal each on the second day of the taekwondo competition at the inaugural Youth Olympic Games on Aug. 16, 2010 in Singapore.

tied at 4-4 after the third round with Ms. Touran, who finished second at the WTF World Qualification Tournament. The bronze medal in the women’s division went to Jessie Bates of the United States and Melanie Phan of Canada. In the first round, Ms. Bates, the fifth placer at the WTF World Qualification Tournament, made a 3-0 upset victory over Korea’s So-hui Kim, who finished first at the WTF World Qualification Tournament. In the men’s -55kg weight category, Iran’s Keveh Rezaei outpointed Kazakhstan’s Nursultan Mamayev

COMPETITION DAY 3 Great Britain and Korea won one gold medal each on the third day of the taekwondo competition at the 1st Youth Olympic Games on Aug. 17, 2010 in Singapore. In the women’s -55kg final match, Great Britain’s Jade Jones needed a fourth sudden-death round to beat Vietnam’s Thanh Thao Nguyen for the gold medal. The bronze medal in the women’s division went to Singapore’s Shafinas Abdul Rahman and Sweden’s Jennifer Agren. Singapore earned two bronze medals in taekwondo in two days.

COMPETITION DAY 4 Korea showed its supremacy in taekwondo as it swept two gold medals at stake on the fourth day of the taekwondo competition at the 1st Youth Olympic Games on Aug. 18, 2010 in Singapore. In the women’s -63kg final match, Korea’s Soo-yeon Jeon outpointed Germany’s Antonia Katheder 4-1 in the final match for the gold medal. Jeon advanced to the final match with a superiority victory over the German.

second placer at the WTF World Taekwondo Qualification Tournament for the 2010 Youth Olympic Games, advanced to the final round as he outpointed his semifinal opponent from Jordan, Yazan Alsadeq, 2-1. Jordan’s Yazan Alsadeq and Canada’s Stafan Bozalo grabbed the bronze medal each in the men’s division. The WTF Taekwondo Demonstration Team made its final taekwondo demonstration between the semifinal and final rounds for the spectators of the taekwondo competition, drawing big applause from the spectators.

The bronze medal in the women’s category went to Spain’s Nagore Irigoien and France’s Samantha Silvestri. In the men’s -73kg weight category, Korea’s Jin-hak Kim brushed aside a stiff challenge from Russia’s Aliaskhab Sirazhov in the final match to earn his country the second gold medal in taekwondo. Kim beat Sirazhov 6-4 in the final match. Kim reached the final match as he came from behind to beat Ukraine’s Maksym Dominishyn 6-4 in the semifinal match. Ukraine’s Maksym Dominishyn and Lebanon’s Michel Samaha clinched the bronze medal each in the men’s division.

In the men’s -63kg weight category, Korea’s Byeong-deok Seo beat Portugal’s Mario Silva 9-5 in the final match to earn his country the gold medal. Mr. Seo reached the final match as he outpointed his semifinal opponent, Mexico’s Alejandro Valdes, 5-0. Mexico’s Alejandro Valdes and Turkey’s Berk Sungu won the bronze medal each in the men’s category. In the afternoon, Dr. Jacques Rogge, president of the International Olympic Committee, visited the taekwondo venue to watch four matches for about 1 hour, together with WTF President Chungwon Choue. Several other IOC members also visited the taekwondo venue. Members of the WTF Taekwondo Demonstration Team greeted the IOC president at the venue entrance, taking Dr. Rogge by surprise. When leaving the venue, the IOC president highly praised the taekwondo competition as “well-organized.” The bronze medal in the women’s division went to Jessie Bates of the United States and Melanie Phan of Canada. In the first round, Ms. Bates, the fifth placer at the WTF

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World Qualification Tournament, made a 3-0 upset victory over Korea’s So-hui Kim, who finished first at the WTF World Qualification Tournament. In the men’s -55kg weight category, Iran’s Keveh Rezaei outpointed Kazakhstan’s Nursultan Mamayev 4-2 in the final match to clinch the gold medal. Mr. Rezaei advanced to the final match with two consecutive RSC (referee stop the contest) victories.

COMPETITION DAY 5 (FINAL) China swept two gold medals at stake on the final day of the taekwondo competition at the 1st Youth Olympic Games on Aug. 19, 2010. In the women’s +63kg final match, China’s Zheng Shuyin outpointed Mexico’s Briseida Acosta 2-1 in the final match for the gold medal.

Zheng, the gold medalist at the 2010 WTF World Junior Taekwondo Championships, advanced to the final match as she easily beat his semifinal opponent from Cuba, Yuieimi Abreu, 8-2.

The bronze medal in the women’s category went to France’s Faiza Taoussara and Cuba’s Yuieimi Abreu. In the men’s +73kg weight category, China’s Liu Chang needed a fourth suddendeath round for the gold medal against Germany’s Ibrahim Ahmadsei. Liu, the

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32 NATIONS GRAB TICKETS TO 1st YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES AT QUALIFICATION TOURNAMENT

A total of 32 countries clinched at least one ticket to the 2010 Youth Olympic Games after two days of qualification tournament in Tijuana, Mexico, which was held on March 3-4, 2010. Host Mexico and Russia earned five tickets each to the inaugural Youth Olympic Games, while Korea and Germany grabbed four tickets to the Singapore Youth Olympic Games. Iran, France, China and the United States earned three tickets, while six countries - Ukraine, Jordan, Canada, Cuba, Egypt and Turkey - got two berths.

Eighteen countries won one ticket to the taekwondo competition of the 1st Youth Olympic Games. They were Afghanistan, Thailand, Colombia, Spain, Azerbaijan, Lebanon, Kazakhstan, Vietnam, Cote dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Ivoire, Tunisia, Uzbekistan, Israel, Poland, Portugal, Croatia, Argentina, Great Britain and Sweden. A total of 385 athletes from 96 countries competed for tickets to the Singapore Youth Olympic Games at the WTF World Qualification Tournament, which featured five male and five female weight divisions.

Through the qualification tournament, a total of 30 male and 30 female athletes, the top six athletes per weight category, were qualified for the inaugural Youth Olympic Games. A total of 100 athletes were scheduled to compete for top honors at the taekwondo competition of the Youth Olympic Games. Host Singapore automatically earned three male and three female tickets to Singapore, while the remaining 34 tickets were decided upon through consultations among the International Olympic Committee, the National Olympic Committees and the World Taekwondo Federation.

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Question & Answer Can you tell me about your experience at the Youth Olympic Games? Did you meet and make friends with people from around the world? What did you find most interesting or special at the Youth Olympic Games? The first thing that I found and liked there is that I saw and met my “big taekwondo family” and gained a lot of experience from others. In this aspect, my coach helped me in how to learn from this experience. I made a lot of friends from other countries - Russia, Ukraine, Turkey, China, Singapore, the UAE, Iran and many other countries of the world. I also liked the YOG and its programs that I enjoyed very much. Did your participation in the Youth Olympic Games change your view of the world? If so, in what aspects? Yes, it did. I no longer feel that I am alone and I can see the world with open eyes. I found people are kind and friendly with one another. The people in the world can be friends, if they want to. I know that sport brings peace.

Ms. Sharifova of Tajikistan won the bronze medal in the women’s under 44kg category at the taekwondo competition of the 2010 Youth Olympic Games. She participated in the Singapore Youth Olympic Games through the invitation of the Universality Program.

First of all, congratulations on your great achievement at the 2010 Singapore Youth Olympic Games. How did you feel when you won the bronze medal? When I got an Olympic medal at the Youth Olympic Games, I was a bit disappointed because I had wanted to win the gold medal in the YOG. But I accepted what I achieved, the bronze medal, and appreciated it. Thank God.

Is there any change in your daily life after winning the medal at the Youth Olympic Games? When I won the Olympic medal, I really started to believe myself that I can also be a champion because the others are just like me and if I try my best, I can win. I could believe myself and the experiences of my teachers and coaches in taekwondo. I came to trust my coach more than before because what he said about me and the expected result came true. I became famous in my country, which I don’t like. I do not want to be famous. It is not my wish. I just like taekwondo.

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I know that you liked taekwondo since you were a child. Who actually motivated you to start taekwondo? Can you explain more about your motivation to start taekwondo? When I was 10 years old, I watched a taekwondo show and competition on TV. I liked it and thought it was so beautiful. Then, my father took me to the taekwondo club at our national taekwondo federation in 1996, and encouraged me to learn it. So I started training and my trainer and coach liked me so much that they encouraged and worked hard for me. They also selected me as a talented athlete. After that whenever I saw how sincerely my trainer helped me, I became more serious and more passionate about taekwondo. You practiced taekwondo for four years, a relatively short time period, compared to other athletes. What do you think are the reasons for your great achievement? My coach, Jamshed Abdujaborov, who was with me at the YOG and my senior coach, Ismatullo Khojaev, who worked very hard with me. Thanks to them they believed that I could do it. They also confided in me and had trust in me.

What is your next step or future goal for taekwondo? The YOG was my first step in taekwondo. As a next step, I want to be a champion of the World Championships and the 2012 London Olympic Games. But for this, to merit this position, I must do a lot of work with a firm determination. I hope that I will be able to do it. After that, I would like to be a coach.

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Question & Answer First of all, congratulations on your great achievement at the 2010 Singapore Youth Olympic Games! How did you feel when you won the bronze medal? I was ecstatic and proud that I had contributed to the medal tally of my country, and also for bringing glory to the Singapore Taekwondo Federation which has been very supportive. I would like to take this opportunity to thank all those who had contributed to my success for without which it would not have been possible for me. I thank my parents for allowing me to pick up taekwondo; the Singapore Taekwondo Federation for their full support and development of my taekwondo career by providing me with all the trainings and competitions; my coaches for their encouragement and faith in me; and my teammates for providing me with the training support, mentally and physically but more importantly, being my friends.

Is there any change in your daily life after winning the medal at the Youth Olympic Games? I got a few stares now and then, but there hasn’t been much of a significant change in my life. How was your experience of the 2010 Youth Olympic Games? Did you meet and make friends with many people from different countries there? What did you find most special or interesting at the Youth Olympic Games? The 2010 Youth Olympic Games had a very fun atmosphere outside the competition venue and I am glad to say that I made friends with other taekwondo athletes as well as athletes from other disciplines. One thing special about the YOG is that we get to learn about the cultures of other countries through the Cultural Experience Program.

Did your participation in the Youth Olympic Games change your view of the world? If so, in what aspects? I learned that how a person’s acts are not representative of their country. The world has many peoples and each country should not be judged by the negative behaviors of some of the citizens.

Mr. Tan of Singapore won the bronze medal in the men’s under 55kg category in the taekwondo competition of the 1st Youth Olympic Games in Singapore, earning his country Singapore the first medal at the inaugural Youth Olympic Games.

What motivated you to start practicing taekwondo?

I picked up taekwondo in 1998 at the age of 5 due to my sister’s insistence on me learning a martial art with her. Over the years, her interest in the sport dwindled whereas mine peaked. My club coach, on noticing how interested I was in the Olympic-style sparring, brought me to Singapore Polytechnic where I trained with the teenagers and adults. They were instructed not to hold back on me, whereas I knew I had to muster up my courage and train hard to improve. This went on for a couple of years, and during this period of time, I also crossed to train in other sport disciplines to improve my fitness such as dragon boating and soccer. In 2009, my coach decided I was ready to take part in competitions, and thus I started competing in local tournaments. Toward the end of 2009, I took part in open selections organized by the Singapore Taekwondo Federation and was selected into the national team.

Is there any taekwondo athlete that you admire? If so, who is it? I greatly admire Mr. Hadi Saei of Iran and Mr. Son Tae-jin of Korea.

What is your next step or future goal for taekwondo? I hope to qualify for the 2011 South East Asian (SEA) Games as well as to promote taekwondo in my country as an ambassador for sports in the future.

From then onwards, I trained with the national players and under the tutelage of the national coach, Ms. Wong Liang Ming. I am grateful of her for bringing my game to a higher level and allowed me to compete with those in the region.

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IRAN WINS OVERALL MEN’S TITLE AT 8th WORLD JUNIOR TAEKWONDO CHAMPIONSHIPS Iran clinched the overall men’s title by winning three gold medals, one silver medal and one bronze medal for a total of 68 points at the 8th WTF World Junior Taekwondo Championships, which were held in a great success in Tijuana, Mexico on March 6-9, 2010. Korea came next with three gold medals and one bronze medal for 62 points, followed by Turkey, Russia and Mexico in the men’s division. In the 16-year history of the WTF World Junior Championships, it marked the first time that Korea failed to defend its overall men’s title. In the women’s category, Korea defended its overall title by grabbing four golds, two silvers and one bronze for 82 points. China came next with three golds, followed by Turkey, the United States and Croatia. The four-day World Junior Championships, which took place at the Multi-Purpose Gymnasium of the High Performance Sports Center, were a great success for good reasons. The championships, which were held in a very orderly manner, drew a total of 696 athletes from a record 97 countries. Reflecting the high popularity of taekwondo around the world, many countries broadcast the championships in both live or delayed formats. Among the participating nations were Algeria, Ghana, Mali, Afghanistan, Jordan, Uzbekistan, Belarus, Georgia, Monaco, Trinidad & Tobago, Barbados, Guam and French Polynesia. The previous World Junior Championships which were held in Izmir, Turkey in May 2008 drew athletes from 80 countries, compared with 73 countries at the 6th World Junior Championships in Vietnam in July 2006.

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The 1st WTF Photo Contest was held on the occasion of the Mexico championships, which featured electronic body protectors and an instant video replay system. The Best Referee Awards of the championships went to five referees: Mr. Jose Eduardo of Aruba, Mr. Argubi Mohamed of the Netherlands, Ms. Chiu Carmen of Macau, Mr. David Coupar of Denmark, and Ms. Soo Hyun Park of Korea. Five coaches were selected as the Best Coaches of the championships. They were Korea’s Bong Suk Lee, Iran’s Reza Zavavar, Mexico’s Young Sun Bang, China’s Dong Wan Lee, and Azerbaijan’s Jung Bae Jeon. Mexico’s Cesar Roman Rodriguez, the gold medal winner in the men’s -51kg weight category, was selected as the Best Male Athlete of the championships, while the Best Female Athlete honors went to China’s Lulu Fei, the gold medal winner in the women’s over 68kg division. The Active Participation Prize was shared by Kazakhstan, Greece and Puerto Rico, while the Good Fighting Spirit Prize went to Tahiti, Nigeria and Portugal. Day 1 The opening day of the four-day event featured five weight categories: the men’s -55kg, the men’s +78kg, the women’s -49kg, the women’s -68kg and the women’s +68kg. China won two gold medals on the opening day, while Iran, Puerto Rico and Azerbaijan clinched one gold each. Puerto Rico’s Myrilan Vargas brushed aside a stiff challenge from Jordan’s Dana Touran to win the gold medal in the women’s -49kg weight division. The bronze went to Chinese Taipei’s Chia Ying Lin and Japan’s Mayu Hamada.

In the women’s -68kg weight category, China’s Zheng Shuyin won the gold medal as she defeated Korea’s Na Ye Seok in the division’s final match. The bronze was shared by the Netherlands’ Akdeniz Aylin and Sweden’s Kristina Pella. In the women’s +68kg category, China’s Fei Lulu crushed Turkey’s Nafia Kus in the final match to earn her country the second gold medal on the opening day of the World Junior Championships. Greece’s Christidou Grammatiki and Croatia’s Rados Mia clinched the bronze medal each in the division. In the men’s -55kg final match, Iran’s Rezaei Kaveh came from behind to beat Cuba’s Jose Cobas Del for the gold medal. Thailand’s Kiatakamolwong Peeradol and the United States’ Seth Wolfe each clinched the bronze medal in the division. Azerbaijan’s Aydin Bahmalov won the gold medal as he beat Jordan’s Yazan Alsadeq in the final match of the men’s +78kg weight category. The bronze went to Korea’s Young Keun Kim and Chinese Taipei’s Tsung Han Cho. In the afternoon, there was an opening ceremony of the World Junior Championships. The opening ceremony drew Gov. Jose Guadalupe Osuna Millan of Baja California; Mayor Jorge Ramos Hernandez of the city of Tijuana; Mr. Juan Manuel Lopez Delgado, president of the Mexican Taekwondo Federation.

“This event provides the highest level of competition. The best young athletes of taekwondo from around the world are here sharing in one sport, but with a thousand dreams,” said Dr. Chungwon Choue, president of the World Taekwondo Federaion, in his speech during the opening ceremony. Dr. Choue said, “We all know of the terrible events that took place in Haiti and Chile and are saddened that these teams were unable to join us. However, our goal of taekwondo being a great influence on the lives of our young athletes is coming true.” “Through our sport, we are able to reach out to those in need, like Haiti and Chile. Our youth see this and they learn how to contribute to the world and build friendships,” he said. “We come together in the spirit of friendship, competition, and true compassion for each other. You can see this every time these young athletes shake hands at the end of each match.” He said, “We just completed the WTF World Taekwondo Qualification Tournament for the 2010 Youth Olympic Games, and have selected those who will compete in Singapore this summer.” “The first ever Youth Olympic Games in Singapore are the result of the International Olympic Committee’s goal of promoting youth through sport. The WTF has long shared this same goal and it will not stop here in Tijuana or in Singapore.”

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Korean So Ra Lim clinched the gold medal in the women’s -52kg weight division as she outpointed Croatian Rastovic Tanja 6-4 in the final match. Vietnam’s Giang Doan Thi Houng and Spain’s Laia Martinez Ramirez grabbed the bronze medal each in the same weight category. In the women’s -59kg weight division, Korea’s So Yun Mun crushed Iranian Farzaveh Sahebi 22-3 in the final match to grab the gold medal. The bronze went to Russia’s Kuzheleva Ekaterina and Tunisia’s Borji Nihel. Host Mexico’s Carlos Navarro Valdez earned his country the gold medal on the third day as he outpointed Iran’s Solimani Mohammad 11-8 in the men’s -45kg weight division. The bronze went to Russia’s Kazakov Dmitry and Turkey’s Ibrahim Pak.

Day 2 Host Mexcio clinched one gold medal on the second day of the World Junior Taekwondo Championships. The United States, China, Turkey and Korea also grabbed one gold each. In the women´s -44kg weight division, the United States´ Cheyenne Lewis clinched the gold medal as she beat Korea´s Mi Hui Choi. The bronze went to Ukraine´s Romoidanova Iryna and Iran´s Shirjahani Maryam. China´s Li Wanhui beat France´s Haby Niare to win the gold medal in the women´s -63kg weight category. Russian Potapova Alexandra and Korean You Jin Jang shared the bronze medal. In the men´s -48kg weight category, Korea´s Jeong Hun Kim earned his country the first gold medal at the 8th World Junior Championships. The silver went to Jordan´s Al Ahmad. Iranian Ahmadi Danial and Thai Emsri Karepol shared the bronze medal in the division. In the men´s -51kg weight division, Mexico´s Rodriguez Cesar Roman gave his country the first gold as he brushed aside a stiff challenge from Russian Denisenko

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Alexey in the final match. Turkey´s Omer Aksoy and Japan´s Daisuke Harada shared the bronze medal. Turkey´s Ozan Bindak needed a sudden-death round to clinch the gold medal in the men´s -73kg weight division against Germany´s Gulec Tahir. The bronze went to Argentina´s Agustin Alves and Belarus´s Aliaksandr Shmakou. Day 3 Korea reaffirmed its supremacy in taekwondo as it won four out of six gold medals up for grabs on the third day of the World Junior Taekwondo Championships. Host Mexico and Iran clinched one gold medal each at the World Junior Championships. In the men’s -68kg final match, Korea’s Je Geun Kim defeated Croatia’s Solenicki Tin 7-4 to win the gold medal. The bronze went to Spain’s Manuel Beloqui Jimenez and Canada’s Jeffrey Trieu. In the women’s -42kg weight division, Korea’s Na Hee Song won the gold medal by defeating Croatia’s Pavlovic Ana 5-3 in the final match. Turkey’s Nurgul Celik and the United States’ Glulana Gil shared the bronze medal in the category.

In the men’s -78kg weight division, Iran’s Darvishhardouei Morteza clinched the gold medal as he beat Portugal’s Femandes Jean Michel 12-9 in the final match. Lebanon’s Khalil Bassel and Spain’s Gaspar Trabalon Rodriguez earned their respective countries the bronze medal.

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TEAM RANKING BY POINTS Men Rk. Nation 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

Iran Korea Turkey Russia Mexico Spain Canada Greece U.S.A. Kazakhstan Germany Azerbaijan Jordan Chinese Taipei China Brazil Thailand Croatia Australia Italy

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Korea China Turkey U.S.A. Croatia Russia Mexico Chinese Taipei France Germany Puerto Rico Iran Canada Spain Greece Jordan Australia Kazakhstan Great Britain Netherlands

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The final day of the World Junior Championships featured four weight divisions. In the men’s -63kg category, Iran’s Homayouni Amirhossein crushed Marcin Anikiej from Poland 15-3 in the final match for the gold medal. The bronze went to Canada’s Shashank Bhat and Cuba’s Daniel Miranda Fidalgo. In the men’s -59kg category, Korea’s In Chang Jeong managed to grab the gold medal as he outpointed Greece’s Tzellos Kleanthis in the final match 6-5. Russia’s Echilov Khadzhimurad and Turkey’s Yusuf Kocaman shared the bronze in the division. In the women’s -46kg division, Turkey’s Kubra Cakir won the gold medal by defeating Mexico’s Gallegos Vanessa 8-1 in the final match. The bronze went to Canada’s Elodie Beaulieu and Germany’s Nolp Sabrina. In the women’s -55kg category, Korea’s Su Ji Choi outpointed Great Britain’s Jade Jones for the gold medal. Tunisia’s Ben Ali Rahma and Thailand’s Roeksirirat Sirada shared the bronze medal.

AZERBAIJAN, RUSSIA CLINCH OVERALL MEN’S, WOMEN’S TITLE AT 2nd WORLD PARA-TAEKWONDO CHAMPIONSHIPS Azerbaijan won one gold, four silver and three bronze medals for the overall men’s title at the 2nd WTF World ParaTaekwondo Championships in St. Petersburg, Russia on May 10, 2010. Turkey came next with two gold and three bronze medals, followed by Spain with one gold, one silver and one bronze and host Russia with one gold and two bronze medals. France finished fifth with one gold and one bronze. In the women’s category, host Russia clinched the overall women’s title with one gold and one silver, followed by Canada with one gold and the United Kingdom with one silver. Azerbaijan and Turkey came next with one bronze each. The Good Fighting Spirit Award went to Tajikistan, while Mongolia grabbed the Active Participation Award.

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Prior to the semifinal matches, there was an opening ceremony of the 2nd World ParaTaekwondo Championships. The ceremony drew high-ranking sports figures, including Mr. Ivan Dibos, an IOC member of Peru and vice president of the WTF; Mr. Pavel Novikov, deputy minister of sport, tourism and youth policy of the Russian Federation; and Mr. Anatoly K. Terekhov, president of the Russian Taekwondo Union.

A total of 65 athletes from 21 countries on the five continents competed in the 2nd WTF World Para-Taekwondo Championships, which took place at the Yubileyny Sports Complex in downtown St. Petersburg. The one-day event featured eight male and two female categories.

In his opening speech, WTF President Chungwon Choue said, “From the beginning of humankind, as a species we have faced challenges head-on. We have found that any goal can be met if a desire is held in our hearts.” “Today, we gather to celebrate the enduring will of the humanity to rise up and accomplish greatness.”

The 1st WTF World Para-Taekwondo Championships were held in Baku, Azerbaijan on June 10, 2009, drawing a total of 36 athletes and 18 officials from 16 countries.

“The power and practice of taekwondo is bound by no limits: not by age, gender, race, religion, nationality, nor physicality. It gives strength to the soul to overcome any obstacle,” Choue said.

The St. Petersburg championships used an electronic body protector system and an instant video replay system to ensure fair judging and refereeing. The Olympic weight divisions applied to the Para-Taekwondo Championships: -58kg, -68kg, -80kg and +80kg for male contestants; -49kg, -57kg, -67kg and +67kg for female contestants. Modified competition rules applied to the championships. Attacks to the head were prohibited and the duration of the contest was three rounds of one minute each with a one-minute break between rounds. Weight divisions were modified as follows: amputation with both limbs above elbows, amputation of one limb above the elbow, amputation of both limbs below the elbows, and amputation of one limb below the elbow.

He continued to say, “Last year, we were all inspired by our first-ever WTF World Para-Taekwondo Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan.” “What began as a trial became a historical event where athletes displayed the philosophy and spirit of taekwondo in ways that had never been achieved before.” “The 2nd WTF World Para-Taekwondo Championships are about courage, hope, inspiration and dreams. It is through your courage that you will inspire others with disabilities to have hope for their dreams,” Choue said. “It is for this reason that the WTF is putting forward great efforts to make taekwondo a sport in the Paralympics.” He said, “It is important to remember in all of our endeavors that it isn’t the destination of our adventures that should be valued. It is the journey itself that defines our successes.” “The path you have taken reveals your integrity, grace and heart to succeed in your endeavor.”

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INDIVIDUAL WINNERS BY CATEGORY (2nd World Para-Taekwondo Championships) MALE DIVISION Weight Category: Male A56 -80 1 2 3 3

Andrew Currie, Steven Jafarzadeh, Mahmoud Gokbaba, Yasar Sami Sairanen, Matti

Australia Iran Turkey Finland

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Weight Category: Male A567 -68 1 2 3

Kumaev, Muhtar Huseynov, Anar Saez-Manzanares, Nicolas

Kayan, Bayram Sebates, Felix A Nyamganid, Alexandr Adishirinov, Vugar

Russia Azerbaijan France

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Hasanov, Huseyn Samadov, Mahmud Amado Garagarza, Gabriel Tokdogan, Yasin

France Spain Russia Azerbaijan

David Nissim, Ben Elisha Ismayilov, Vusal Sabato, Pierpaolo Amell, Gene

Israel Azerbaijan Italy Canada

Weight Category: Male A8 -58 Turkey United States Mongolia Azerbaijan

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Weight Category: Male A8 -68 1 2 3 3

Bopha, Kong Vidal Alarez, Alejandro Istamulov, Lukman Nursaddinov, Emin

Weight Category: Male A6 +80

Weight Category: Male A78 -80 1 2 3 3

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Weight Category: Male A567 -58

Satana, Athami Jose Rahnama, Mehdi Pour Gahramanli, Rovshan Davaasuren, Shirnen

Spain Iran Azerbaijan Mongolia

Weight Category: Male A8 Over 80kg Azerbaijan Azerbaijan Spain Turkey

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Erdogan, Turan Bayramov, Jahangir Aydogdu, Cengiz Ataev, Zainutdinov

Turkey Azerbaijan Turkey Russia

FEMALE DIVISION Weight Category: Female A5,6 Under 49kg 1 2

Sheykhakhmedova, Dilyara Papizhuk, Anastasya

Russia Russia

Weight Category: Female A8 Over 67kg 1 2 3 3

Dawn Standeven, Lisa Truesdale, Amy Celik, Gulsun Mammadova, Aynur

Canada United Kingdom Turkey Azerbaijan

First of all, we should focus on further developing and promoting para-taekwondo among WTF member countries. The International Paralympics Committee decided in December 2010 on the official program for 2016 Rio Paralympic Games, and taekwondo was not included. I am not disappointed, but feel renewed commitment and determination for development of para-taekwondo and will try again in the near future. To enhance the WTF’s chances of having para-taekwondo be included in the official program of the Paralympic Games, there are foundational elements which need to be addressed: 1. Participation – We must encourage participation of athletes in parataekwondo events to ensure that we have the critical mass to sustain the sport for years to come. 2. Marketing – We must develop a strong marketing plan to both support and encourage participation from the national sports organizations down to the individual athletes in their respective schools. 3. MNA involvement – The WTF has 192 member nations. More must be done to organize the efforts of creating venues for participation and selection of potential athletes. On a regular basis, the WTF has encouraged and solicited participation from the MNAs through correspondence and information sharing. In addition, entry fees were waived from World Taekwondo Championships in the past, and assistance was provided by organizing committees (e.g. room and board) to ease the financial burden on athletes, and allow more people to participate.

Question & Answer What efforts has the WTF Paralympic Committee made for the development of para-taekwondo? As a committee, we have created and defined the definition of para-taekwondo. This is an important step from the beginning to ensure that we have created and established the right amount of governance to see success for athletes and the WTF para-taekwondo program. Our committee has created and put forward for WTF approval, the classification guidance for Amputee Athletes, and the rules manual for amputee sparring. It is expected that as time goes by, further guidance documentation will be created to provide the correct level of governance over other activities such as poomsae and other disabilities such as cerebral palsy, for example. As a requirement and ascension step of the IPC, the WTF ParaTaekwondo Committee assisted the WTF in administering two World Para-Taekwondo Championships that exceeded the participation requirements of the IPC. The first was held in Baku Azerbaijan in 2009, and the second was held in St. Petersburg, Russia in 2010. Although these two venues were not as well-known as other capital cities, the participation requirements were exceeded, and we were all pleased with the results. The committee and the WTF are currently in the development of the 3rd WTF World Para-Taekwondo Championships which will be held in Santa Cruz, Aruba in 2012. This event is expected to be more successful than the last two and more events are planned.

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Question & Answer Ms. Lisa Dawn Standeven of Canada, the gold medalist at the 2nd WTF World Para-Taekwondo Championships in St. Petersburg, Russia, is busy with playing all different roles: wife, mother of three children, teacher-turned businessperson, taekwondo teacher and practitioner. She talks about who she is, what is taekwondo for her and why she loves taekwondo. Let’s meet her and her taekwondo family! Can you tell us about you, your job, your hobby, your family and so on? I am a 43-year-old wife and mother of three children (4, 9 and 10 years old). I have been a teacher for students with special needs for 15 years and a principal for the last 4 years of my teaching career. My husband and I own a growing business in the waste and recycling industry and I recently left my teaching career to help manage this business. We have a small taekwondo school that runs classes twice a week. I teach at after-school program, and both my husband and I teach at our teen and adult class in the evening. My main hobby is taekwondo, but I enjoy running and hiking as well.

You also participated in the 1st Pan Am Para-Taekwondo Championships held in Monterrey, Mexico. What motivates you to keep participating in many competitions? When I was invited to participate in the Pan Am Para-Taekwondo Championships in Monterrey, I accepted right away. I began training immediately, as I only had two months to prepare. I love sparring and I am a very goal-driven individual, so competing at the national and international level is extremely motivating. Travelling and training with the Canadian national team was a tremendous honor and an extremely valuable learning experience. I believe the Pan American Taekwondo Union made great steps toward encouraging para-competitors, by including the para-sparring as part of the main-stream Pan Am Championships. Being included, as much as possible, in the main-stream competitions is an excellent way to change the perceptions of others toward disabled athletes and to motivate those with disabilities to set lofty goals and work hard toward them. Part of my motivation for attending these events, is the hope that doing so will encourage even more skilled competitors in the para-division.

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The year 2010 may have been a bit special to you. You participated in the 2nd WTF World Para-Taekwondo Championships and won the gold medal in your weight category (+67kg). Can you tell us how did you feel when you won the gold medal, and also how was the experience there in general? 2010 was definitely an exciting year for me. Travelling to Russia to compete in sparring was an amazing experience. I was so heartened to see the numbers of athletes with limited use of their arms and hands that possessed the same spirit and passion for taekwondo that you see in the able-body events. In fact, many of them compensated for the lack of use of their arms, by developing incredible speed and accuracy in their kicks. I met many kind and supportive athletes. I was quite unsure what I would face in terms of competition. It was my first experience sparring others with a similar disability as me. My final match against Great Britain’s Amy Truesdale was challenging. She is a skilled martial artist and half my age. I suppose my physical strength and my determination carried me through to win in overtime. She is a formidable opponent.

Can you tell us what taekwondo means for you?

For me, taekwondo is a hobby and passion that involves my entire family. Taekwondo provides me with the opportunity to do three things I love: teach, compete and travel. It is a physical activity that challenges me physically and mentally. And recently, it has become an outlet for me to share some life learning with others who face challenges in their lives.

What aspect of taekwondo do you like most?

Winning gold was very exciting, if not a bit surreal. I was so proud of myself, my master and for Canada.

Can you tell us when and how you started practicing taekwondo? I started training taekwondo when I was 19, as a means to prepare for a career as a police officer. My fiancé (now husband) was a black belt and we trained together. I was a green belt under Grand Master Jung Yang (Jay) Park, when I had an industrial accident that left me an amputee. Obviously, my life took a different turn and I left taekwondo for over 20 years. When my children joined taekwondo classes 4 years ago, my husband and I joined them. We all returned to Grand Master Park’s school. He has been very supportive and always treated me the same as all his other students.

For me, taekwondo is an excellent way to stay fit, but I especially love that it combines extreme physical workouts with cerebral focus. Not only do you engage your body, but your mind as well. I love the excitement of sparring, the beauty of poomsae and, of course, I love to teach so instructing is always fun for me.

How do you think practicing taekwondo will help or positively affect the people with physical or mental challenge? Having worked with students with special needs for my entire teaching career, I can see so many benefits to involving disabled individuals in taekwondo. First, having the ability to defend oneself is a life skill that everyone should possess. Second, the combination of physical and mental focus helps strengthen pathways in the brain, improving access to all learning. Third, focus on self-discipline, self-confidence and respect lends well to social development of those with developmental or behavioural disabilities. The fact that it is an individual sport allows many different types of students with varied skills to participate at their level and advance at their own rate, but with the support of other participants and instructors.

Is there any message that you would like to deliver to the global taekwondo family? My message to the taekwondo family would be this: “Put away misconceptions of others.” Open your mind to those who participate at different levels and celebrate the true passion that exists in those who take part in the sport and art of taekwondo. I remember reading an anonymous quote about taekwondo. “You have to do it, to get it.” I believe that quote speaks to the indomitable spirit of taekwondo. Whether we are white-belt, black-belt, international competitor or taekwondo mom, the passion exists in all of us. Whatever your goals or dreams may be, believe in them and work hard to see them achieved and don’t forget to have fun.

Lastly, can you tell us what is your plans for 2011 for taekwondo and also for your life in general? 2011 will continue to be a year of growth for me. Nationals in Canada are upcoming, as is my next promotion test. We are in the process of building a gym for our classes and for training. With luck that will be completed in February. I will continue to train and learn and support my students and fellow competitors. I hope to learn more about coaching and instructing, but sparring will always be my love and my focus.

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Spain

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IRAN, KOREA CLINCH MEN’S AND WOMEN’S TITLE OF 2010 WORLD CUP TAEKWONDO TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS Iran and Korea showed their supremacy in taekwondo as they grabbed the men’s and women’s title, respectively, at the 2010 WTF World Cup Taekwondo Team Championships, which wrapped up on July 20, 2010 after four days of competition in Urumqi, China. The World Cup event, which took place at the Xinjiang Sports Center Gymnasium, drew 19 male and 20 female teams from 23 countries. All the invited teams fielded four athletes each. A total of 210 athletes, including 10 top-ranked players on the WTF Athlete Ranking, attended the World Cup event. In the men’s final team competition, Iran beat Spain 3-1 to clinch the gold medal. Turkey and Korea shared the bronze medal in the men’s division. In the women’s division, Korea came from behind to grab the gold medal, while China had to settle for the silver. Korean Wang Hae-ree brushed aside a stiff challenge from China’s Lei Jie in the fifth round of the fifth match to earn her country the gold medal.

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The bronze in the women’s division went to Thailand and Turkey. Korea’s Hwang Kyung-seon was chosen as the female Most Valuable Player of the event, while Iran’s Mohammed Motamed became the male Most Valuable Player. The Good Fighting Spirit Awards went to Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Great Britain. Tunisia, Egypt and Azerbaijan each won Active Participation Prizes. The Best Referee Awards went to Mr. Mohammed Bin Ishaq of the United Arab Emirates, Mr. Si Liang of China and Ms. Julie Georges Dib of Lebanon. Iran’s Reza Mehmandoust earned the male Best Coach Award, while Korea’s Park Eun-seon won the female Best Coach Award. The countries which dispatched male teams to the World Cup were host China, Korea, Iran, Chinese Taipei, Jordan, Thailand, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Senegal, Egypt, Spain, Turkey, Denmark, Great Britain, Azerbaijan, Russia, the United States,

Mexico, and Australia. The countries which sent female teams were China, Korea, Iran, Chinese Taipei, Jordan, Thailand, Vietnam, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Senegal, Morocco, Tunisia, Spain, Turkey, France, Great Britain, Russia, the United States, Mexico and Australia. The male and female teams were divided into five groups each and the top five countries at the 2009 World Taekwondo Championships and host China were seeded. The preliminary matches were held for three days from July 17 on a round-robin format. Top five teams and three best-record teams among the second-placed teams in the men’s and women’s division of the preliminary round advanced to the quarterfinal round. The quarterfinal, semifinal and final matches were conducted in a single elimination format on July 20. The seeded countries in the men’s division were Korea, Iran, Spain, Turkey and host China; while those in the women’s division were Korea, Spain, France, the United States and host China.

A protector and scoring system (PSS), formerly electronic body protectors, and an instant video replay system were used at the World Cup event, which features four Olympic weight categories of -58kg, -68kg, -80kg and +80kg in the men’s division; -49kg, -57kg, -67kg and +67kg in the women’s category. No protests were lodged during the four days of competition.

Autonomous Region and chairman of the Organizing Committee; Mr. Cui Dalin, president of the Chinese Taekwondo Association and vice minister of the General Administration of Sports of China; Mr. Li Guangming, party secretary of the CPC Party Groups of Administration of Sports of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and vice chairman of the Organizing Committee.

All the competitions were conducted in a very orderly, dynamic atmosphere. The three days of preliminaries were conducted in a round-robin format, while the final day of competition was conducted in a single elimination format.

Other VIPs were Grnadmaster Kang Won-sik, new president of the Kukkiwon, and Mr. Dai-soon Lee, vice president of the World Taekwondo Federation and chairman of the Taekwondo Promotion Foundation.

The previous World Cup Taekwondo Team Championships were held in Baku, Azerbaijan in June 2009, in which Turkey took the gold medal, Iran the silver and Azerbaijan and Russia bronze each in the men’s division, while Korea took the gold, Russia the silver and Rurkey and Morocco the bronze each in the women’s division. On July 16, one day before the opening of the World Cup competition, an opening ceremony was held at the competition venue for two hours from 9 p.m. The colorful cultural and dancing performances, as well as the taekwondo performance of the WTF Taekwondo Demonstration Team drew big applause from over 2,000 spectators. Among the VIPs from the Chinese side attending the opening ceremony were Mr. Zhang Chunxian, secretary of the CPC Committee of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and honorary chairman of the Organizing Committee; Mr. Nur Bekri, governor of the People’s Government of the Xinjiang Uygur

In a speech, WTF President Chungwon Choue said, “The WTF World Cup Taekwondo Team Championships are set apart from other events by one characteristic: Team.”“The magic of competition becomes more alive when shared with teammates. The feeling of victory is multiplied and difficulties lessened when they are shared with teammates.” “This year taekwondo became part of the European and World Masters Games. Last month, our sport was confirmed as an optional sport for the Commonwealth Games. And next month the top takewondo youth athletes will be part of the first ever Youth Olympic Games,” WTF President Choue said. Shortly prior to the opening ceremony, WTF President Choue presented a letter of appointment to 40 international referees who officiate at this World Cup Championships.

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WTF COUNCIL APPROVES ARUBA AS HOST OF 2012 WORLD CUP TAEKWONDO TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS The World Taekwondo Federation held its Council meeting at the Yin Du Hotel in Urumqi, China on July 19, 2010, in which Council members decided on important issues. The Council gave the Aruba Taekwondo Association the right to host the 2010 WTF World Cup Taekwondo Team Championships and the 3rd WTF World Para-Taekwondo Championships in 2012 in Santa Cruz, while it approved the Egyptian Taekwondo Federation to host the 9th WTF World Junior Taekwondo Championships in Sharm El Sheikh in November of 2012. In recognition of its efforts for the promotion of taekwondo, the Council promoted the status of Macao from a provisional member to a full member.

Council members were briefed on the establishment of the proposed "WTF Academy," which will be in charge of international referee seminars, coach seminars, and taekwondo symposiums, as well as studies for the practical use of the WTF-designated training centers around the world. They were also briefed on the launch of the WTFâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Global Membership System (GMS) and the establishment of a preparatory committee for the WTFâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 40th anniversary in 2013, as well as the operation of a new system for a referee pool and a judge pool. At the very beginning of the Council meeting, WTF President Chungwon Choue introduced Grandmaster Won-sik Kang, new president of the Kukkiwon, to the Council members.

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Beijing Olympic Games, advanced to the final round as he outpointed his semifinal opponent, Balla Dieye from Senegal.

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Huang Jiannan of China and Balla Dieye of Senegal grabbed the bronze medal each in the men’s division. In the women’s -67kg weight category, Korea’s Hwang Kyung-seon easily beat Croatia’s Petra Matijasevic 6-0 in the final match for the gold medal. Hwang, the gold medalist at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games and the gold medalist at the 2009 World Taekwondo Championships, reached the final match as she brushed aside a stiff challenge from Chinese Taipei’s Chuang Chia Chia in the semifinal match. The bronze medal in the women’s category went to Chuang Chia Chia from Chinese Taipei and Khaoula Ben Hamza from Tunisia. In the men’s -80kg weight division, Iran’s Masoud Hajizavareh beat Spain’s Nicolas Garcia Hemme 3-2 in the final match for the gold medal. Hajizavareh advanced to the final round as he outpointed 6-5 his semifinal opponent, Mauro Sarmiento from Italy.

The taekwondo competition at the 1st SportAccord Combat Games was successfully held in Beijing, China on Sept. 2, 2010. The one-day taekwondo competition of the inaugural event, which featured eight Olympic weight categories and took place at the Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium, drew a total of 58 athletes from 26 countries. Out of the 26 countries, 17 countries won at least one medal at the taekwondo competition, showing an even level of taekwondo techniques among countries. According to the medal tally in the women’s division, Korea and Chinese Taipei topped other countries as they each won one gold and one bronze medal, followed by Spain and Great Britain with one gold medal each.

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he earned the first point in the fourth sudden-death round in the final match against Kazakhstan’s Arman Chilmanov. China’s Hu Yaxin and Russia’s Roman Kuznetsov grabbed the bronze medal each in the men’s division. The WTF Taekwondo Demonstration Team made three taekwondo demonstrations at the competition venue, drawing big applause from the spectators. An instant video replay system and an electronic protector and scoring system (PSS) were used at the taekwondo competition.

MEDAL TALLY BY NATION Men

Women

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Mauro Sarmiento of Italy and Kim Joon-tae of Korea won the bronze medal each in the men’s division.

Iran

Chinese Taipei

Spain

Korea

In the women’s -49kg weight category, Spain’s Brigida Yague Enrique needed a fourth sudden-death round to beat Thailand’s Buttree Puedpong in the final match for the gold medal.

Italy

Great Britain

Korea

Spain

The bronze medal in the women’s category went to China’s Wu Jingyu, the gold medalist at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, and France’s Yasmina Zora Aziez.

China

France

Mexico

Croatia

In the men’s category, Spain and Iran each won one gold and one silver, topping other nations. Korea and Italy followed with one gold and one bronze each.

In the men’s -58kg weight division, Spain’s Joel Gonzalez Bonilla easily beat Mexico’s Guillermo Perez Sandoval in the final match for the gold medal.

Kazakhstan

Israel

Egypt

Thailand

In the women’s -57kg weight category, Chinese Taipei’s Tseng Pei Hua outpointed Israel’s Bat-El Gatterer 6-5 in the final match for the gold medal. Tseng, the bronze medal winner at the 2009 WTF World Taekwondo Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark, advanced to the final match as she easily beat her semifinal opponent, Italy’s Veronica Calabrese, 6-3.

Chutchawal Khawlaor of Thailand and Sherif Shaaban of Egypt took home the bronze medal each in the men’s division.

Russia

China

Senegal

Egypt

Thailand

Italy

Mexico

Tunisia

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The bronze medal in the women’s category went to Italy’s Veronica Calabrese and Egypt’s Mohamed Yasser Hend. In the men’s -68kg weight division, Korea’s Son Tae-jin beat Iran’s Reza Naderian 6-3 in the final match for the gold medal. Son, the gold medal winner at the 2008

In the women’s +67kg weight category, Great Britain’s Bianca Michaela Walkden earned her country the first gold medal at the event with a superiority victory over France’s Gwladys Epangue. The bronze medal in the women’s category went to Korea’s An Sae-bom and Mexico’s Maria del Rosario Espinoza. In the men’s +80kg weight division, Italy’s Leonardo Basile won the gold medal as

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The bronze went to Italy’s Andrea Notaro and Maria Giovanna Chiappelli, and Mexico’s Miguel Angel Nava Santa Ana and Aura Trevino Ugarte. In the men’s individual 1st master category, Turkey’s Mustafa Yilmaz won the gold and Korea’s Kyeong-min Bae took home the silver. The bronze went to Italy’s Andrea Notaro and the Netherlands’ Ata Alavi. In the men’s individual 3rd master division, Great Britain’s Tong Wan Shin won the gold and Korea’s Yeong-bok Oh clinched the silver. The bronze went to Colombia’s Oscar Posada and France’s Moon Ho Lee. In the women’s individual 3rd master category, Russia’s Valentina Kontorina earned his country the gold medal and Uzbekistan’s Taranova Alla took the silver medal.

In the afternoon, there was an opening ceremony of the World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships. “While other WTF events show the dynamic nature of our sport, the World Poomsae Championships display the beauty of taekwondo. The control and intricacies of each move create an artistry that no other martial art can offer,” said WTF President Chungwon Choue at the opening ceremony of the event. WTF President Choue continued to say, “Marking the 5th edition of these championships adds yet another milestone to an already prestigious year. Taekwondo has been part of the 1st ever Youth Olympic Games and the inaugural SportAccord Combat Games. Taekwondo poomsae has also been included in the 2013 World Masters Games.”

“In the future, the WTF hopes to develop and transform the poomsae championships further. These changes will allow the athletes to demonstrate their techniques and artistry in their own way. This will allow for tradition and modernization to merge in harmony,” Dr. Choue said. Among VIPs who attended the opening ceremony were Mr. Abdulla Nigmatovich Aripov, vice prime minister of Uzbekistan; Mr. Tuhtaev Abdukahhor Hasanovich, governor of Tashkent City; and Mr. Botir Rakhmatovich Parpiev, president of the Uzbekistan Taekwondo Association. The second-day of the three-day poomsae championships featured seven events.

5th WORLD TAEKWONDO POOMSAE CHAMPIONSHIPS CONCLUDE IN GREAT SUCCESS The 5th WTF World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships concluded in a resounding success in Tashkent, Uzbekistan on Oct. 10, 2010. The three-day event, which took place at the Universal Sports Palace Uzbekistan, drew a total of 446 athletes from 59 countries. Korea clinched nine gold medals and two silver medals to grab the overall title of the championships, followed by Vietnam with two gold medals and one silver and one bronze. Turkey came next with two gold medals and four bronze medals, followed by Iran with one gold, five silver and five bronze. Germany stood fifth with one gold, three silver and three bronze. Mustafa Yilmaz of Turkey, the gold medal winner both in the men’s 1st master division and the men’s 2nd team category at the championships, was chosen as the male MVP. Korea’s Young-ae Seo, the gold medal winner in the women’s 1st master division to become the five-time world champion, was selected as the female MVP.

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The Good Fighting Spirit Prize went to Finland, Lebanon and Peru, while the Active Participation Prize went to Colombia, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Libya. The Best Referee Awards of the championships went to five referees: Seung-jae Heo of Korea, Ahmed Hassan El Mofty of Egypt, Elio Luppichini Mella of Chile, Vera Moens of Belgium and Roberto Lopez of Mexico. The opening day of the three-day event featured six events: the men’s individual junior, the women’s individual junior, the 2nd pair, the men’s individual 1st master, the men’s individual 3rd master, and the women’s individual 3rd master division. In the men’s individual junior category, Korea’s Wang-kon Hwang won the gold, while Vietnam’s Le Anh Minh earned his country the silver medal. The bronze went to Uzbekistan’s Satarov Zafar and Iran’s Mahdi Jamal Fashi. In the women’s individual junior division, Korea’s Sung-yae Cho clinched the gold and China’s Yao Jingjing grabbed the silver. Vietnam’s Minh Tu Nguyen and Iran’s Bahareh Ghaderian shared the bronze medal. In the 2nd pair category, Germany’s Elvira Brigitte Fuhrmann and Michael Bussmann won the gold medal, while Spain’s Yolanda Ubero and Alberto F. Delgado clinched the silver.

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In the men’s individual 2nd master category, Korea’s Kap-chell Hur won the gold medal and Iran’s Hadi Torkashvand took the silver. The bronze went to Turkey’s Selahaddin Sahin and Great Britain’s Ali Pourtaheri. In the women’s individual 2nd master division, Korean Chunghee Chang took home the gold medal and Italy’s Clara Cecchetti captured the silver. Barbara Brand of the United States and Patricia C. Martinez de Rodriguez of Mexico shared the bronze medal. In the men’s 2nd team division, a trio of Turkey’s Mustafa Yilmaz, Kemal Yilmaz, and Hayri Temel Alper won the gold medal, while Iran’s Mohammaddta Ghi Hatami, Hassan Zahedi Haghighi Gilani, and Ahmad Akhlaghi earned the silver. The bronze went to Spain’s Diego Carrillo, Bernardo Fidalgo, and Juan Antonio Santiago, and Uzbekistan’s Nee Alexander, Afinogenov Mikhail, and Lim Alexandr. In the women’s 2nd team category, a trio of Iranian Badri Asadi, Mahnaz Mardani Kataki, and Zahra Eftekhari grabbed the gold, while Germany’s Imke Turner, Elvira Brigitte Fuhrmann, Kirsten Teren clinched the silver. The bronze went to Spain’s Yolanda Ubero, Maria Angeles Alonso, and Maria Monserrat Sanchez, and Turkey’s Gamze Sari, Nesime Altum, Nafia Unkarakalar. In the men’s individual 1st senior category, Korean Ju-min Yang earned his country the gold medal and Iran’s Alinadali Najafabadi won the silver. The bronze went to France’s Julien Van Phuong Le and Germany’s Thomas Sommer. In the women’s individual 1st senior division, Korea’s Su-ji Kang took the gold and Iran’s Mahsh Mardani won the silver. The bronze went to Turkey’s Rabia Kim and Germany’s Claudia Beaujean. In the 1st pair division, Vietnam’s Minh Tu Nguyen and Dinh Toan Nguyen won the gold medal and Uzbekistan’s Lee Aleksandr and Dergach Irina took the silver. The bronze went to Turkey’s Rabia Kim and Fazli Karisik, and Iran’s Fatemeh Roushan Dashtaki and Akbar Forouzan. The third and final day of the poomsae championships featured five categories. In the men’s individual 2nd senior category, Korea’s Moon-kwon Park won the gold medal and Egypt’s A. Metwalli grabbed the silver. The bronze went to Iran’s M. Ghi Hatami and Spain’s P. Campillo. In the women’s individual 2nd senior category, Korea’s Sukkyung Lee captured the gold and the United States’ A. Reyes took the silver. The bronze went to Chinese Taipei’s Chi-Lin Wu and

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Colombia’s O. Agudelo. In the women’s 1st master division, Korea’s Yeong-ae Seo took the gold medal to become the five-time world champion. The silver went to Germany’s Turner. The bronze went to Spain’s Y. Ubero and Chinese Taipei’s Hang-Wen Chang. In the men’s 1st team category, the Philippines’ Jean Pierre L. Sabido, Anthony Matias, and Brain Alan Sabido took home the gold medal, while Germany’s Adrian Wassmuth, Roger Kesternich, and Patrick Heinrich Bogusch won the silver. The bronze went to Iran’s Alinadali Najafabadi, Milad Yaghoubi, and Akbar Forouzan, and China’s Zhu Yuxiang, Li Jingyu, and Zhan Wenpeng. In the women’s 1st team division, Vietnam’s Thi Thu Ngan Nguyen, Thile Kim Nguyen and Tuyet Van Chau captured the gold medal, while the silver went to Iran’s Nastaran Maleki Aderani, Mahsh Mardani and Golsoum Mollamadadkhani. The bronze went to China’s Zhu Mengxue, Li Wen and Xia Yu, and Germany’s Claudia Beaujean, Isabel Dormann and Nicole Ketteniss.

MEDAL TALLY BY NATION Nation 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 7 9 10 11 11 13 14 15 15 15 15 19

Korea Vietnam Turkey Iran Germany Great Britain Russia Philippines Uzbekistan Spain Italy China U.S.A. Egypt France Mexico Colombia Chinese Taipei Netherlands Total

Gold

Silver

Bronze

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2 1 · 5 3 · · · 2 1 1 1 1 1 · · · · · 18

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WTF WORLD TAEKWONDO TOUR 2010 MOSCOW WRAPS UP IN GREAT SUCCESS The WTF World Taekwondo Tour 2010 Moscow, which featured both individual and team competitions, concluded in a great success in Moscow, Russia on Dec. 10, 2010. The two-hour-long World Taekwondo Tour, the second of its kind after the 2009 Mexico City World Taekwondo Tour, attracted a total of 20 athletes from seven countries, including two reserves for the team competitions. The five-member team competition between Korea and Russia drew a special interest from both the jampacked spectators at the venue and the international media. Reflecting the high interest of the media, Korea’s MBC Sport+ television made a live broadcasting of the event. In the three-round team competition, which lasted a total of 19 minutes, a five-member Korean team came from behind to beat their Russian counterparts 50-47 for the top honors. The Korean athletes took home $20,000 in top prize money, while the Russian squad won $10,000 in prize money. Before a jam-packed gymnasium of the Moscow Martial Arts Center in southern Moscow, Russia’s Anastasia Baryshnikova clinched the top honors in the women’s +67kg weight category as she came from behind to beat Korea’s Yoo-sun Ji 4-2 in the final match. Baryshnikova, third on the WTF athlete ranking in the women’s -73kg weight category and the gold medalist at the 2010 European Taekwondo Championships, took home $10,000 in top prize money, while Ji, the gold medalist at the 2005, 2009 and 2010 Korea Open, earned $5,000 in prize money. Simon Rosana of Spain and Great Britain’s Bianca Walkden each grabbed the bronze medal in the same weight division, together with $3,000 in prize money. Rosana, first on the WTF athlete ranking in the female +73kg category and the gold medalist at the 2009

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World Taekwondo Championships, was beaten 2-13 by Korea’s Ji in a semifinal match, while Walkden, the gold medal winner at the 2010 SportAccord Combat Games, lost to Russia’s Anastasia Baryshnikova 2-4 in another female semifinal match. In the men’s +80kg weight class, Iran’s Hossein Tajik edged Russia’s Roman Kuznetsov 7-6 in the final match to grab the top honors. Tajik, the gold medal winner at the 2010 Asian Championships and the 2010 Dutch Open, is placed first on the WTF athlete ranking in the men’s +87kg weight category.

Tajik won $10,000 in top prize money, while Kuznetsov, the gold medalist at the 2010 U.S. Open, took home $5,000 in prize money. Italy’s Carlo Molfetta, the gold medalist at the 2010 European Championships, and Kazakhstan’s Arman Chilmanov, the silver medalist at the 2010 SportAccord Combat Games, won the bronze medal each in the same weight division, together with prize money of $3,000.

A protector and scoring system (PSS), formerly called electronic body protectors, and an instant video replay system were not used in the Moscow event. The new WTF Competition Rules were used for the Moscow event, with some modifications. To give more dynamism to the competitions, a strict five-second rule was applied, while a fourth sudden-death round was adopted with no time limit until one of the athletes scores the golden point. Four points were given to an athlete when he or she made a successful turning kick to the head. Two hours before the start of the competition, there was an opening ceremony of the Moscow event at the venue. At the opening ceremony, WTF President Chungwon Choue said in his remarks, “The World Taekwondo Tour is a unique tournament. This is the chance for our top taekwondo athletes to step forward out of their amateur status and into the professional world. No longer do their careers have to be confined to the Olympics.” “Even though it is demanding, taekwondo is a sport that can be enjoyed at many levels. From those who practice for a hobby all the way to the Olympic and world championships, taekwondo has had a place for everyone. Now we have this tournament for those who wish to make it their profession,” Dr. Choue said. WTF President Choue continued to say, “While this is the second of its kind, the WTF World Taekwondo Tour is now a fixture on the WTF event calendar. We will be focusing on creating a new World Taekwondo League to expand into exciting and dynamic tournaments to be viewed by tens of millions around the world. It will not be long before this goal will be realized.”

Mr. Anatoly Terekhov, president of the Russian Taekwondo Union, also made a speech during the opening ceremony. Mr. Terekhov received a plaque of appreciation from WTF President Choue in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the development of taekwondo in Russia by hosting the Moscow World Taekwodno Tour.

A press conference was held at the venue hours before the opening ceremony, with the attendance of WTF President Choue, RTU President Terekhov, Dr. Sun-Jae Park of Italy, a WTF vice president, and Grandmaster Dai-Won Moon of Mexico, a member of the WTF Council.

MALE TEAM COMPETITION 1st Place

Korea (Chang-Jin Park, In-Young Hur, Jun-Tae Kim, Dae-Sung Choi, Sang-Bin Lee, Mun-Chul Song (reserve)

2nd Place

Russia (Frank Dmitry, Mekhtiev Ibragim, Kim Vladimir, Akoev Alan, Dozortsev Sergei, Nikitin Vasily (reserve)

INDIVIDUAL COMPETITION Men’s +80kg Weight Category

Women’s +67kg Weight Category

1st Place

Hossein Tajik (Iran)

Anastasia Baryshnikova (Russia)

2nd Place

Roman Kuznetsov (Russia)

Yoo-Sun Ji (Korea)

3rd Place

Carlo Molfetta (Italy)

Simon Rosana (Spain)

Arman Chilmanov (Kazakhstan)

Bianca Walkden (Great Britain)

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POWER, SPEED AND TEAM SPIRIT IN NEW EXCITING 5-MEMBER TEAM COMPETITION The World Taekwondo Federation successfully introduced a new exciting competition format made up of two five-member teams competing against each other, as part of a trial for professional taekwondo at the 2010 WTF World Taekwondo Tour in Moscow, Russia on Dec. 10, 2010.

“It is so thrilling. I didn’t know how the three rounds have gone that fast.” “It was like a video game...” “I’ve never seen such a taekwondo match, so fast and spectacular.” The spectators and TV audiences expressed their excitement after watching the new exciting 5-member team competition between Korean and Russian male teams at the Moscow Martial Arts Center. The two teams were so very evenly balanced in the pursuit of victory and exchanged attacks and counterattacks at full speed and power, which made the spectators feel thrilled throughout the competition. The competition ended with the Korean team’s victory over the Russians at a score of 50 to 47 in the midst of enthusiastic support from a stadium jam-packed with local Russian fans. In an effort to promote a new breed of taekwondo, the WTF tested this new 5-member team competition with a different competition format on the international stage and it turned out to be a resounding success. Each team consisted of five athletes of different weight categories and the three rounds totaled 19 minutes. The first round lasted five minutes in which each athlete should compete for a minute. The second and third round were of 7 minutes each, where an athlete can be replaced with another athlete at any time regardless of the weight categories, as long as he has carried out at least three attacks. This new and innovative rule of “free changes of athletes” sparked excitement among the spectators, reminding them of the tag team match often seen in professional wrestling. It also lessened the pressure on the athletes that they should control their power to ensure being able to going to the last minute, instead allowing them to lash out all their power and high-level techniques at full speed. Moreover, as the timing for athlete exchange affects a lot on the flow of the match, team coach’s strategy plays an important role as well. In addition, the scoring system featured with differentiated points given to the level of technique encouraged athletes to attempt to deliver high-caliber techniques. For example, a kick to the head is three points, while a turning kick

to the head gains four points. If an athlete knocks out the opponent, he will gain 10 points. To build on the momentum and formalize this format in the taekwondo competition structure, a few more test matches will be conducted at international taekwondo competitions in 2011 including the WTF World Taekwondo Championships to be held in Gyeongju, Korea in May and the 6th World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships in Vladivostok, Russia, before official inclusion in the WTF World Cup Team Championships in 2012.

OUTLINE - 2011 World Taekwondo Championships Gyeongju 9. WEIGHT DIVISIONS Men’s division

1. PROMOTER: World Taekwondo Federation 2. ORGANIZING MNA: Korea Taekwondo Association

Under 54kg

Not exceeding 54kg

Under 46kg

Not exceeding 46kg

Under 58kg

Over 54kg & Not exceeding 58kg

Under 49kg

Over 46kg & Not exceeding 49kg

Under 63kg

Over 58kg & Not exceeding 63kg

Under 53kg

Over 49kg & Not exceeding 53kg

Under 68kg

Over 63kg & Not exceeding 68kg

Under 57kg

Over 53kg & Not exceeding 57kg

Under 74kg

Over 68kg & Not exceeding 74kg

Under 62kg

Over 57kg & Not exceeding 62kg

Under 80kg

Over 74kg & Not exceeding 80kg

Under 67kg

Over 62kg & Not exceeding 67kg

Under 87kg

Over 80kg & Not exceeding 87kg

Under 73kg

Over 67kg & Not exceeding 73kg

Over 87kg

Over 73kg

3. DATES: May 1-6, 2011 4. VENUE: Gyeongju Indoor Gymnasium in Gyeongju, Korea 5. QUALIFICATIONS In accordance with Article 4: Qualification of Contestant of the WTF Competition Rules, the contestant must meet all the following requirements: · Holder of the nationality of the participating team · One recommended by the pertinent national taekwondo association that is recognized by the World Taekwondo Federation · Contestant at the age of at least 15 years old* * Those athletes, who were born on December 31, 1996 or before, are eligible to compete in 2011 WTF World Taekwondo Championships.

· Holder of Taekwondo Dan certificate issued by the Kukkiwon or the WTF · Holder of the WTF Global Athlete Licence (WTF Athlete Licence: WTF Council approved at its meeting in Tashkent on Oct.6, 2010 Athlete Licence Program, under which all athletes participating in all WTF-promoted championships except WTF World Para-Taekwondo Championships should hold WTF Athlete Licence, and application of this system from the 2011 WTF World Taekwondo Championships Gyeongju.

6. COMPETITION RULES WTF Competition Rules in force as of the start of the competition 7. METHOD OF COMPETITION Single elimination system will be applied throughout the tournament without repechage. The semifinals and finals may be held on the following day. 8. CONTEST TIME 2 minutes x 3 rounds with 1 minute break

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10 . TEAM ENTRIES (Per male and female team respectively except Head of Team and MNA officials) POSITION

MAX. NO. OF MEMBERS MALE

HEAD OF TEAM:

MAX. NO. OF MEMBERS FEMALE

MANAGER:

COACH:

TRAINER:

TEAM DOCTOR:

MNA OFFICIALS CONTESTANTS:

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* Every national taekwondo association is permitted to enter no more than one (1) contestant per weight division. ** Each national taekwondo association is permitted to register no more than three (3) MNA officials per country. *** Head of team must be one person from one country **** Maximum number of entries per country is 30

11. AWARDS 11.1 Individual Awards by rank: Medals will be awarded to the top four athletes in the respective weight divisions. 11.2 According to the Bylaw of WTF World Ranking, the athletes who advance to round of 16 or above will get certain ranking points as follows. The points will be reflected on WTF World Ranking and will be used when seeding the athletes for Olympic Qualification Tournaments. · 1st place: 70 points · 2nd place: 42 points · 3rd place: 25.2 points · 5th place: 15.12 points · 9th place: 10.58 points 11.3 Most Valuable Players (MVP): One (1) male and one (1) female athlete will be selected as MVPs, and trophy will be awarded respectively. 11.4 Team awards by rank: Based on the point system below, the top five (5) teams of the Men’s division and the top five (5) teams of the Women’s division will receive trophies, respectively. 11.4 Good Fighting Spirit Prize: Three (3) countries will be selected and trophy will be awarded respectively. 11.5 Active Participation Prize: Three (3) countries will be selected and trophy will be awarded respectively. 12. CONDITIONS FOR PARTICIPATION 12.1 Round-trip airfare and Accommodation: Round-trip airfare and accommodation charges of room and board shall be borne by the participating National Association. 12.2 Entry Fees: 12.2.1 The OC shall collect the entry fees from the participating national teams. The national team shall pay an entry fee to the OC at the time of registration at the accreditation center(s) prior to the start of the Championships. Athletes shall not be allowed to compete without successful payment of entry fee. 12.2.2 Entry fee shall be various according to the timing and situation of the submission of entry. Please read carefully the following guidelines. 12.2.2.1 Entry fee 12.2.2.1.1 US$50 per athlete 12.2.2.1.2 Entry forms will be accepted only when the forms are completely filled out with all required information and signed

by the President of the pertinent member national association, excluding TUE which can be submitted to the WTF by no later than 21 days before the tournament. 12.2.2.1.3 Entry deadline is March 15, 2011. 12.2.2.1.4 US$200 of penalty per team in addition to individual entry fee of US$50 per athlete should be paid in case of submission of entry form (entire team or part of the team including athlete and team officials) after March 15, 2011. 12.2.2.1.5 Entry submission after March 31, 2011 will not be accepted under any circumstances. 12.2.2.2 Replacement of the registered athletes and officials 12.2.2.2.1 The registered athletes or team officials may be replaced without any penalty money until March 31, 2011. 12.2.2.2.2 US$200 of penalty per team should be paid in case of replacement of the already registered athletes by new athletes in the same weight category or replacement of team officials during the period of April 1-15, 2011 whether the entry submission is made until March 15 or during March 16-31, 2011. This penalty will be imposed separately from penalties for delayed entry submission after the deadline of March 15, 2011. 12.2.2.3 Change of weight division for registered athlete 12.2.2.3.1 Change of weight division of the registered athlete will be accepted by March 31, 2011 with no penalty fee. Change of weight division of the registered athlete will be still accepted between April 1 and 15 but with penalty fee of US$200 per team. No change of weight division will be accepted after April 15, 2011 under no circumstances. 12.2.2.4 Cancellation of participation 12.2.2.4.1 Entry fee of US$50 per athlete will not be charged in case of cancellation of participation until March 31, 2011. Entry fee must be paid in case of the cancellation of participating athletes after March 31, 2011 or no-show. 12.2.2.5 Over-quota 12.2.2.5.1 Athletes: Member national association can submit entry for maximum 8 male and 8 female athletes, and no additional athletes are accepted. No reserve athlete is accepted. 12.2.2.5.2 Team officials: Member national association can submit entry for maximum one (1) Head of team per country, three (3) national federation officials per country, one (1) manager per team, two (2) coaches per team, one (1) team doctor per team, one (1) trainer per team. In case of exceeding this number, US$100 will be charged per person before issuance of the accreditation card.

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EVENT SCHEDULE 2011 WTF World Taekwondo Championships Gyeongju

12.2.2.6 Entry submission on the spot 12.2.2.6.1 Athlete: No entry will be accepted or modified during on-spot registration. 12.2.2.6.2 Team officials: US$100 will be charged per team official in case of on-spot registration without prior entry submission until March 31, 2011. 12.3 Ground transportation: Ground transportation will be provided for national teams on arrival and departure, so long as the Organizing Committee has been informed of the date, time, number of team members and flight schedule of the national team at the latest by March 31, 2011. The Organizing Committee will also provide ground transportation to and from all official hotels and training venue and the venue provided that the national teams stay at the official hotels. Pick-up arrangements at the airport may be delayed for the teams that have not submitted arrival schedule with clear information of the number of passengers and baggage to the Organizing Committee within the notice deadline. On arrival at the official hotel, national teams are requested to submit to the Organizing Committee Departure Form that includes info such as number of team members, departure flight schedule and desired date and time for departure from the hotel to the airport. 13 . TECHNICAL OFFICIALS The WTF will appoint the Technical Officials such as Technical Delegate, Competition Supervisory Board and International Referees. 13.1 Technical Delegate 13.1.1 One (1) Technical Delegate will be appointed to oversee the tournament and make decisions on technical matters. 13.2 Competition Supervisory Board 13.2.1 Five (5) Competition Supervisory Board members (including Technical Delegate) will be appointed. 13.3 International Referee 13.3.1 Eighty (80) International Referees, including Review Jury, will be appointed to officiate at the tournament. 14. WTF-RECOGNIZED TAEKWONDO UNIFORM AND EQUIPMENT 14.1 All the equipment used at the Championships should be the ones recognized by the WTF. 14.2 Protector and Scoring System (PSS; formerly called Electronic Body Protector) will be used at this tournament. 14.3 Participating contestants are required to wear WTF-recognized uniform and WTF-recognized protective equipment. The latest version of WTF-recognized manufacturers’ list is available at the website of WTF (http://www.wtf.org/ wtf_eng/site/about_wtf/recognized.html). 14.4 Body protector (Protector and Scoring System) will be provided by the Organizing Committee. 14.5 Participating contestants are required to bring their own sensing socks, groin guards, mouthpieces, gloves, and shin and forearm guards for their personal use.

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14.6 The WTF may send out further notice on the policy on sensing socks. 14.7 Before entering the field of play, all contestants will proceed to the inspection desk for inspection of their uniforms and protective equipment. Any contestant who wears unofficial uniform or protective equipment will not be permitted to compete under any circumstances. 14.8 Organizing Committee will make and cover the cost of all the preparations, including cameras and technical officials, for the instant video replay and web-TV at its expenses. 15 . IDENTIFICATION OF NOC CODE AND MANUFACTURER 15.1 National flag shall be located between 3cm and 3.4cm below the right shoulder line of upper garment. 15.2 NOC Code is a three-letter National Olympic Committee abbreviation, and it shall be printed at the back in black and centered at 5cm or higher from the bottom line of the upper garment within the size of 30cm width x 12cm height. The font of the letters shall be in bold “Verdana”. 15.3 Manufacturer’s identification (name, designation trademark, logo or any distinctive sign of the manufacturer) shall be located one per garment within 20cm2 except at the location of the WTF logo according to the related WTF guidelines in force as of this event. 15.4 The end of the belt must be at least 10cm or higher above the knee. 15.5 Detailed illustration of these requirements is attached in this outline. 16 . ANTI-DOPING TESTS 16.1 The WTF Anti-Doping Rules, and where necessary the Code of the World Anti-Doping Agency, shall apply throughout the competitions. 16.2 Compulsory anti-doping tests will be carried out for all medalists (64), while random tests will be conducted for sixteen (16) athletes. 16.3 The WTF and/or WADA may carry out random out-of-competition testing prior to the championships. 16.4 Any contestant who requires TUE is required to submit the TUE Application Form to the WTF Anti-Doping Coordinator at sport@wtf.org by no later than 21 days before the championships. Therefore, the WTF must receive all TUE application forms by no later than April 9, 2011. Late TUE submission will not be accepted. 17. HEAD OF TEAM MEETING & DRAWING OF LOTS SESSION 17.1 The head of team meeting and the drawing of lots session shall be conducted two (2) days prior to the start of the championships that is April 29, 2011, in the presence of the WTF officials and the representatives of the participating nations. 17.2 The method of draw shall be decided by the Technical Delegate. 17.3 Depending on the decision of the Technical Delegate, WTF officials or Organizing Committee volunteers could be designated to draw lots on behalf of the officials of the participating nations who are not present at the time of the lot drawing session. 17.4 Seeding 17.4.1 According to the Article 8.3 of Competition Rules and Article 8.2 of Bylaw of WTF World Ranking, twenty five (25) percent of the registered athletes per weight division will be seeded based on the

WTF World Ranking as of April 1, 2011. 17.4.2 In the event that the registered athlete from the host nation has not been included in the 25%, he/she will be seeded at the last place of the seed 25%. 17.4.3 25% of the seeded athletes will be finally determined after completion of team registration at 22:00 on April 28. There will be no addition or deletion of the seeded athletes after this time regardless of actual number of athletes to compete. 18. WEIGH-IN 18.1 Weigh-in of all contestants shall be completed one day before their scheduled competition day. 18.2 During the weigh-in, male contestants shall wear underpants and female contestants shall wear underpants and brassieres. However, contestants may weigh in in the nude if they want to do so.

Dates

Time

April 25-28

0900-1800

Arrival and registration of the teams

April 28

0900-2200

(Final day of registration; registration centre to move to venue on April 30)

April 25-30

0900-1800

Team training

April 27-29

0900-1800

Referee meeting and training (training at the venue on April 28 and 29)

1000-1400

WTF Council Meeting

1400-1800

Council Brainstorming Session

0800-2030

International Symposium for Taekwondo Studies

1400-18:00

Head of Team Meeting and Drawing of Lots

0930-1900

International Symposium for Taekwondo Studies

1300-1400

Registration for WTF General Assembly

1400-1800

WTF General Assembly

1600-1800

Weigh-in for M-58kg and F-49kg

0900-1300

Competitions (M-58kg and F-49kg)

1300-1400

Lunch Break

1400-1630

Competitions (M-58kg and F-49kg)

1400-1600

Weigh-in for M-80kg, F-67kg and F-53kg

1700-1830

Opening Ceremony

1900-

VIPs reception hosted by Organizing Committee

0900-1300

Competitions (M-80kg, F-67kg and F-53kg)

1300-1400

Lunch Break

1400-1600

-Semifinals, finals and awarding ceremony (M-58kg and F-49kg) -Competitions (M-80kg, F-67kg and F-53kg)

1400-1600

Weigh-in for M-68kg, F-57kg and F-62kg

1600-1830

Competitions (M-80kg, F-67kg and F-53kg)

0900-1300

Competitions (M-68kg, F-57kg and F-62kg)

1300-1400

Lunch Break

1400-1600

-Semifinals, finals and awarding ceremony (M-80kg, F-67kg and F-53kg) -Competitions (M-68kg, F-57kg and F-62kg)

1400-1600

Weigh-in for M-74kg, F-46kg and M-54kg

1600-1930

Competitions (M-68kg, F-57kg and F-62kg)

0900-1300

Competitions (M-74kg, F-46kg and M-54kg)

1300-1400

Lunch Break

1400-1600

-Semifinals, finals and awarding ceremony (M-68kg, F-57kg and F-62kg) -Competitions (M-74kg, F-46kg and M-54kg)

1400-1600

Weigh-in for M-87kg, F-73kg and M-63

1600-1930

Competitions (M-74kg, F-46kg and M-54kg)

0900-1300

Competitions (M-87kg, F-73kg and M-63)

1300-1400

Lunch Break

1400-1600

-Semifinals, finals and awarding ceremony (M-74kg, F-46kg and M-54kg) -Competitions (M-87kg, F-73kg and M-63)

1400-1600

Weigh-in for M+87kg and F+73kg

1600-1930

Competitions (M-87kg, F-73kg and M-63)

0900-1300

Competitions and quarterfinals (M+87kg and F+73kg)

1300-1400

Lunch Break

1400-1600

Semifinals, finals and awarding ceremony for M-87kg, F-73kg and M-63

1600-1730

Competitions, semi-finals, finals and awarding ceremonies for M+87kg and F+73kg

1730-1800

Closing ceremony

April 28

April 29

April 30

May 1

19. INDEMNITIES 20. NATIONAL FLAG AND ANTHEM 21. CLOSING DATES FOR ENTRIES The invited member national associations must submit the entry forms through online registration system to be established by the Organizing Committee and open by no later than January 15, 2011. Online registration must be completed by March 15, 2011. Team may still submit the entry forms after March 15 and before March 31 with payment of penalties. Entries received after March 31, 2011 will not be accepted under any circumstances.

May 2

May 3

22. OTHERS 22.1 All contestants and officials participating in 2011 WTF World Taekwondo Championships Gyeongju will receive a diploma co-signed by the WTF President and the Chairman of the Organizing Committee. 22.2 The Organizing Committee will send out details of other relevant information including visa, transportation and accommodation to all invited national associations as soon as such information is available. 22.3 Coaches are required to wear formal suit while he/she is sitting beside the court during the match.

May 4

May 5

May 6

May 7

Event

Departure of the teams (Subject to Change)

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3rd INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM FOR TAEKWONDO STUDIES TO BE HELD IN GYEONGJU

The 3rd International Symposium for Taekwondo Studies will be held in Gyeongju, Korea on April 29-30, 2011, on the occasion of the 2011 WTF World Taekwondo Championships. Under the theme “The Realization of Olympism through Taekwondo Education,” the two-day symposium will take place at Hotel Hyundai Gyeongju. The event is expected to draw more than 200 academics and dignitaries from at home and abroad, including some 50 presenters from about 20 countries. WTF President Chungwon Choue said of the upcoming symposium, “The main theme of this symposium well reflects the growing popularity of taekwondo worldwide as a global sport-for-all that transcends nationality, gender, physical ability and age.” “As the WTF expanded its membership to 192 countries with tens of millions of practitioners around the world, the globalization of taekwondo now sets a significant vision projected both in theory and in practice.” According to the Olympic Charter, he continued to say, the goal of Olympism is to

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place sport at the service of the harmonious development of man, with a view to promoting a peaceful society concerned with the preservation of human dignity. “Olympism is a philosophy of life, exalting and combining in a balanced whole the qualities of body, will and mind. Blending sport with culture and education, Olympism seeks to create a way of life based on the joy of effort, the educational value of good example and respect for universal fundamental ethical principles.” “Taekwondo shares these same values and the same mission as Olympism,” Dr. Choue said. “It is an art and a sport that not only brings the mind and body together, but also improves the value of life for all that practice it. Implementing the core virtues of Olympism into the curriculum and education of taekwondo will further its cause and continue its spread throughout the world.” Dr. Choue said, “There is no better place to start than at the 3rd edition of the International Symposium for Taekwondo Studies.” “I hope this intellectually stimulating experience will yield constructive discussions and outstanding initiatives among the participants in order to bring further development of the academic discipline of taekwondo worldwide, and to promote taekwondo as a global sport.”

LONDON QUALIFICATION SYSTEM(TAEKWONDO) A. Events (8) MEN’S EVENTS (4)

WOMEN’S EVENTS (4)

Under 58kg Under 68kg Under 80kg Over 80kg

Under 49kg Under 57kg Under 67kg Over 67kg

D. Qualification System

B. Quota QUALIFICATION

TRIPARTITE COMMISSION PLACES

Men

Women

TOTAL

120

HOST COUNTRY PLACES

TOTAL

Men

Women

TOTAL

128

QUOTA PER NOC Men

Women

TOTAL

C. Athlete Eligibility ATHLETE ELIGIBILITY All athletes must comply with the provisions of the Olympic Charter currently in force and only those athletes who have complied with the Olympic Charter may participate in the Olympic Games. An athlete must be a Kukkiwon Dan certificate holder, and must be at least 15 years of age during the year of the 2012 Olympic Games. All athletes who have not qualified through any of qualification tournaments must meet at least any of following requirements in order to compete at the London 2012 Olympic Games: · Medal winners (1st or 2nd or 3rd places) at any of the competitions enlisted on the WTF event calendar on between May 2010 and April 2012 · The athletes ranked within 20th place at least once in the WTF World Ranking on between May 2010 and April 2012 · The athletes who advanced to round of 16 or higher at either WTF World Taekwondo Championships ( 2011) or World Taekwondo Qualification Tournament

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· The athletes who advanced to quarterfinals or higher at either Continental Taekwondo Championships held on between May 2010 and April 2012 or Continental Taekwondo Qualification Tournament · Winner of national taekwondo championships held on between May 2010 and April 2012

QUALIFICATION PATHWAY Quota place is allocated to the respective NOC. 1. WTF World Taekwondo Qualification Tournament An NOC/NF may enter in the WTF World Taekwondo Qualification Tournament a maximum of two (2) men and two (2) women athletes, with one athlete maximum per weight category. The first 3 ranked athletes in the weight categories for the Olympic Games will qualify their NOC a place in the respective event. 2. Continental Taekwondo Qualification Tournaments An NOC/NF may participate in the pertinent Continental Taekwondo Qualification Tournament as long as (1) the weight categories in which athletes are entered in the Continental Qualification Tournament are not those where their athlete have already qualified in the WTF World Taekwondo Qualification Tournament; or (2) the number of qualified athletes of the pertinent NOC do not exceed the maximum quota of two (2) men and two (2) women athletes. WTF will conduct Continental Taekwondo Qualification Tournaments jointly with the pertinent Continental Unions to allocate the number of qualification places specified in the table below. Continent

Men

Women

Total Quota

Asia

3 (1st – 3rd)

Europe

3 (1st – 3rd)

Pan America

3 (1st – 3rd)

Africa

2 (1st – 2nd)

Oceania

1 (1st place)

8 96 athletes

QUALIFICATION PATHWAY The host country shall not participate in any of the qualification tournaments, as it shall be automatically qualified in two (2) men’s events and two (2) women’s events. However, the selected athletes by the host country must meet the minimum requirements set in the article C. The host country is required to inform the WTF of the weight categories that it wishes to participate in, by no later than May 30, 2011.

TRIPARTITE COMMISSION INVITATION PLACES

REALLOCATION OF UNUSED HOST COUNTRY PLACES

4 Tripartite Commission Invitation Places are made available for eligible nations. On Nov. 1, 2011, the International Olympic Committee will contact all those NOCs who are eligible to apply for Tripartite Commission Invitation Places. The deadline for NOCs to submit their requests for Tripartite Commission Invitation Places is Jan. 16, 2012. In relation to the end of the qualification period, the Tripartite Commission will confirm, in writing, the allocation of invitation places to the respective NOCs between May 1 and July 9, 2012. Detailed information on Tripartite Invitation places is contained in the – Tripartite Commission Invitation Places - Information Paper for NOCs – which is included in the Games of the XXX Olympiad, London 2012 Qualification and Participation Criteria.

If the host country does not use its quota places or the selected athlete(s) do not meet the minimum requirements, these places will be reallocated by the Tripartite Commission. REALLOCATION OF UNUSED TRIPARTITE COMMISSION PLACES If the Tripartite Commission is not able to allocate the quota places or if any of the athletes do not meet the minimum requirements, the places will be reallocated to the NOC of the next highest ranked athlete at WTF World Qualification Tournament in the same weight category. G. Qualification timeline DATE

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CONFIRMATION PROCESS FOR QUOTA PLACES

May 30, 2011

Host Country to confirm the weight categories it wishes to participate in the Olympic Games

The WTF shall confirm to the NOCs the quota places they have achieved following each qualification event. Each NOC then has up to two weeks to confirm the use of these quota places.

June 30 - July 3, 2011

WTF World Taekwondo Qualification Tournament (Baku, AZE)

Sept. 11, 2011

WTF Oceania Qualification Tournament (Noumea, New Caledonia)

Nov. 1, 2011

IOC will contact all NOCs who are eligible to apply for Tripartite Commission Invitation Places

Nov. 4-6, 2011

WTF Asian Qualification Tournament (Bangkok, THA)

Nov. 18-20, 2011

WTF Pan American Qualification Tournament (Queretaro, MEX)

Jan. 11-12, 2012

WTF African Qualification Tournament (Port Saïd, EGY)

Jan. 16, 2012

Deadline for NOCs to submit their requests for Tripartite Commission Invitation Places

Jan. 27-29, 2012

WTF European Qualification Tournament (Kazan, RUS)

Feb. 14, 2012

Deadline for WTF to confirm all qualification places for NFs/ NOCs

Feb. 28, 2012

Deadline for NOCs to inform WTF about the use of quota places obtained

April 30, 2012

WTF to confirm the reallocation of unused quota places

May 1-July 9, 2012

The Tripartite Commission will confirm, in writing, the allocation of Invitation places to the NOCs

July 9, 2012

Deadline for London 2012 Organising Committee to receive entry forms

E. Confirmation process for quota places

F. Reallocation of unused quota places REALLOCATION OF UNUSED IF QUOTA PLACES Place obtained at the WTF World Taekwondo Qualification Tournament If an NOC qualified through the WTF World Taekwondo Qualification Tournament relinquishes a quota place, it will be allocated to the NOC of the next highest placed athlete in the respective weight category as long as the addition of the place does not exceed the maximum quota of the pertinent NOC. Place obtained at the Continental Taekwondo Qualification Tournaments If an NOC qualified through a Continental Taekwondo Qualification Tournament relinquishes a quota place, it will be allocated to the NOC of the next highest placed athlete at the pertinent Continental Qualification Tournament in the respective weight category, as long as the addition of the place does not exceed the maximum quota of the pertinent NOC. The NOC of an athlete who has committed an anti-doping rules violation will lose the quota place obtained by the athlete. The maximum number of quota places for that NOC shall be reduced by the corresponding number of athletes who committed an offence. This reduction does not affect the weight categories to which the pertinent NOC applies for the participation in subsequent Continental Qualification Tournaments after the withdrawal of the quota place.

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OUTLINE - World Qualification for 2012 London Olympic Games 1. PROMOTER: World Taekwondo Federation 2. ORGANIZING MNA: Azerbaijan Taekwondo Federation 3. VENUE: TBC 4. QUALIFICATIONS In accordance with Article 4: Qualification of Contestant of the WTF Competition Rules, the contestant must meet all the following requirements: · Holder of the nationality of the participating team · One recommended by the pertinent national taekwondo association that is recognized by the World Taekwondo Federation · Contestant at the age of at least 15 years old · Holder of Taekwondo Dan certificate issued by the Kukkiwon or the WTF · Holder of the WTF Global Athlete Licence 5. COMPETITION RULES [WTF Competition Rules] and [Standing Procedures for Taekwondo Competitions at Olympic Games] in force as of the first competition day of the competition respectively 6. METHOD OF COMPETITION 6.1 Single elimination system will be applied throughout the tournament without repechage. 6.2 Additional match between the two losers of semifinal will be held to determine the qualifier. 7. CONTEST TIME 2 minutes x 3 rounds with 1 minute break 8 QUALIFICATION SYSTEM 8.1 A WTF Member National Association may enter in the WTF World Taekwondo Qualification Tournament a maximum of two (2) men and two (2) women athletes, with one athlete maximum per weight category. 8.2 The first three (3) ranked athletes in the weight categories will qualify their NOCs a place each for Olympic Games. Total twenty four (24) athletes will qualify their NOCs a place each for Olympic Games through WTF World Qualification Tournament. 8.3 The two finalists will qualify their NOCs regardless of the result of the final match. The 3rd place will be determined by an extra contest between the two

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losers to the finalists. The winner will be the 3rd and the loser will be the 4th. The loser to the 1st place at quarterfinal will be classified as the 5th place, while the loser to the 2nd, 3rd and 4th placed athletes will be all classified as the 6th place. 8.4 The WTF shall confirm to the NOCs with copy to national association the quota places they have achieved within two (2) weeks after completion of the WTF World Taekwondo Qualification Tournament. Each NOC then has up to two weeks to confirm to the WTF the use of these quota places. 8.5 If an NOC qualified through the WTF World Taekwondo Qualification Tournament relinquishes a quota place or has not confirmed the use of the qualified place(s) within two weeks (2) from the moment receiving the allocation letter from the WTF, it will be allocated to the NOC of the next highest placed athlete in the pertinent weight category as long as the quota places for the pertinent NOC do not exceed the maximum quota mentioned in 8.1. The NOC that relinquished the obtained place is still eligible to enter their athletes in Continental Qualification Tournament within the number of remaining quota places. 8.6 In the event that any of the qualified contestants was found to have committed a doping offence that constitutes a violation of any of the provisions of the Anti-Doping Code of the World Anti-Doping Agency and/or other appropriate anti-doping codes (“Anti-Doping Codes”), the next highest ranked contestant(s) in the pertinent weight division will qualify his/her NOC a place. 8.7 The NOC of an athlete who has committed an anti-doping rules violation will lose the quota place obtained by the athlete. The maximum number of quota places for that NOC shall be reduced by the corresponding number of athletes who committed an offence. This reduction does not affect the weight categories to which the pertinent NOC/National Association applies for the participation in subsequent Continental Qualification Tournaments. 8.8 The host country of the London 2012 Olympic Games (Great Britain) shall not participate in any of the qualification tournaments, as it shall be automatically qualified for two (2) men’s events and two (2) women’s events. The host country (Great Britain) is required to inform the WTF of the weight categories that it wishes to participate in; by no later than one (1) month before the first competition day of WTF World Taekwondo Qualification Tournament that is May 30, 2011. 8.9 If an NOC has not filled up the entire quota in the WTF World Taekwondo Qualification Tournament, it may participate in the pertinent continental taekwondo qualification tournament so long as: (1) the weight categories in the continental tournament are not those already qualified in the world tournament; (2) the number of qualified contestants of the pertinent NOC do not exceed the maximum quota of two (2) male and two (2) female contestants.

9. WEIGHT DIVISIONS Men’s division

Women’s division

Under 58kg

Not exceeding 58kg

Under 49kg

Not exceeding 49kg

Under 68kg

Over 58kg & Not exceeding 68kg

Under 57kg

Over 49kg & Not exceeding 57kg

Under 80kg

Over 68kg & Not exceeding 80 kg

Under 67kg

Over 57kg & Not exceeding 67kg

Over 80kg

Over 67kg

10 . TEAM ENTRIES (Per male and female team respectively except Head of Team and MNA officials) POSITION

MAX. NO. OF MEMBERS MALE

HEAD OF TEAM:

MAX. NO. OF MEMBERS FEMALE

MANAGER:

COACH:

TRAINER:

TEAM DOCTOR:

MNA OFFICIALS CONTESTANTS:

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* Every national taekwondo association is permitted to enter no more than one (1) contestant per weight division. **Each national taekwondo association is permitted to register no more than three (3) MNA officials per country. *** Head of team must be one person from one country. **** Maximum number of entries per country is 18.

11. AWARDS 11.1 Individual Awards by rank: Medals will be awarded to the top three (3) athletes in the respective weight divisions. 1st PLACE: GOLD MEDAL & CERTIFICATE 2nd PLACE: SILVER MEDAL & CERTIFICATE 3rd PLACE: BRONZE MEDAL & CERTIFICATE 11.2 The contestants ranked at 4th and 5th shall receive certificates verifying that the athletes are the substitutes. 4th placed athletes and 5th placed athletes are not counted in the number quota obtained by pertinent NOCs. 11.3 Most Valuable Players (MVP): One (1) male and one (1) female athlete will be selected as MVPs, and one trophy each will be awarded.

12. CONDITIONS FOR PARTICIPATION 12.1 Round-trip airfare and Accommodation: Round-trip airfare and accommodation charges of room and board shall be covered by the participating National Association. 12.2 Entry Fees: 12.2.1 The OC shall collect the entry fees from the participating national teams. The national team shall pay an entry fee to the OC at the time of registration at the accreditation center(s) prior to the start of the tournament. Athletes shall not be allowed to compete without successful payment of entry fee. 12.2.2 Entry fee shall be various according to the timing and situation of the submission of entry. Please read carefully the following guidelines. 12.2.2.1.1 US$200 per athlete 12.2.2.1.2 Entry forms will be accepted only when the forms are completely filled out with all required information and signed by the President of the pertinent member national association, excluding TUE which can be submitted to the WTF by no later than 21 days before the tournament. 12.2.2.1.3 Entry deadline is May 15, 2011. 12.2.2.1.4 US$200 of penalty per team in addition to individual entry fee of US$200 per athlete should be paid in case of submission of entry form (entire team or part of the team including athlete and team officials) after May 15, 2011 and by May 31, 2011 based on local time of Seoul (GMT+8hrs) 12.2.2.1.5 Entry submission after May 31, 2011 will not be accepted under any circumstances. 12.2.2.2 Replacement of the registered athletes and officials 12.2.2.2.1 The registered athletes or team officials may be replaced without any penalty fee until May 31, 2011. 12.2.2.2.2 US$200 of penalty per team should be paid in case of replacement of the already registered athletes by new athletes in the same weight category or replacement of team officials during the period of June 1-15, 2011 regardless of the timing of the entry submission. This penalty will be imposed separately from penalties for delayed entry submission after the deadline of May 15, 2011. 12.2.2.3 Change of weight division for registered athlete or addition of an athlete in new division after the deadline of May 31, 2011 shall not be accepted under any circumstances. 12.2.2.4 Cancellation of participation 12.2.2.4.1 Entry fee of US$200 per athlete will not be charged in case of cancellation of participation until May 31, 2011. Entry fee must be paid in case of the cancellation of participating athletes after May 31, 2011 or no-show. 12.2.2.5 Over-quota

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12.2.2.5.1 Athletes: Member national association can submit entry for maximum 2 male and 2 female athletes, and no additional athletes are accepted. No reserve athlete is accepted. 12.2.2.5.2 Team officials: Member national association can submit entry for maximum one (1) Head of team per country, three (3) national federation officials per country, one (1) manager per team, two (2) coaches per team, one (1) team doctor per team, one (1) trainer per team. In case of exceeding the number of national federation officials, US$100 will be charged per person before issuance of the accreditation card. The number of Head of team, manager, coach, trainer and team doctor cannot exceed this quota for any reason. 12.2.2.6 Entry submission on the spot 12.2.2.6.1 Athlete: No entry will be accepted or modified during on-spot registration. 12.2.2.6.2 Team officials: US$100 will be charged per team official in case of on-spot registration without prior entry submission until May 31, 2011. 12.3 Ground transportation: Ground transportation will be provided for national teams on arrival and departure, so long as the Organizing Committee has been informed of the date, time, and number of team members and flight schedule of the national team by June 15, 2011 at the latest. The Organizing Committee will also provide ground transportation to and from the airport, all official hotels and training venue and the venue provided that the national teams stay at the official hotels. Pick-up arrangements at the airport may be delayed for the teams that have not submitted arrival schedule with clear information of the number of passengers and baggage to the Organizing Committee within the notice deadline. On arrival at the official hotel, national teams are requested to submit to the Organizing Committee Departure Form that includes info such as number of team members, departure flight schedule and desired date and time for departure from the hotel to the airport. 13. TECHNICAL OFFICIALS The WTF will appoint the Technical Officials such as Technical Delegate, Competition Supervisory Board and International Referees. 13.1 Technical Delegate 13.1.1 One (1) Technical Delegate will be appointed to oversee the tournament and make decisions on technical matters. 13.2 Competition Supervisory Board 13.2.1 Four (4) Competition Supervisory Board members (excluding Technical Delegate) will be appointed. 13.3 International Referee 13.3.1 Sixty (60) International Referees, including Review Jury, will be appointed to officiate at the tournament. 13.4 Equipment technicians Organizing Committee shall pay for round-trip economy airfare and accommodation of room and board for at least four (4) PSS technicians and one (1) or two (2) IVR and WTF Web-TV. 13.5 Per diem

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14 . WTF-RECOGNIZED TAEKWONDO UNIFORM AND EQUIPMENT 14.1 All the equipment used at the Championships should be the ones recognized by the WTF. 14.2 Protector and Scoring System (PSS; formerly called Electronic Body Protector) will be used at this tournament. 14.3 Participating contestants are required to wear WTF-recognized uniform and WTF-recognized protective equipment. The latest version of WTF-recognized manufacturers’ list is available at the website of WTF (http://www.wtf.org/ wtf_eng/site/about_wtf/recognized.html). 14.4 Body protector (Protector and Scoring System) and headgears will be provided by the Organizing Committee. 14.5 Participating contestants are required to bring their own sensing socks, groin guards, mouthpieces, gloves, and shin and forearm guards for their personal use. The WTF may send out further notice on the policy on sensing socks. 14.6 Before entering the field of play, all contestants will proceed to the inspection desk for inspection of their uniforms and protective equipment. Any contestant who wears unofficial uniform or protective equipment will not be permitted to compete under any circumstances. 14.7 Organizing Committee will make and cover the cost of all the preparations, including cameras and technical officials, for the instant video replay and WTF Web-TV at its own expenses. 15. IDENTIFICATION OF NOC CODE AND MANUFACTURER 15.1 National flag shall be located between 3cm and 3.4cm below the right shoulder line of upper garment. 15.2 NOC Code is a three-letter National Olympic Committee abbreviation, and it shall be printed at the back in black and centered at 5cm or higher from the bottom line of the upper garment within the size of 30cm width x 12cm height. The font of the letters shall be in bold “Verdana”. 15.3 Manufacturer’s identification (name, designation trademark, logo or any distinctive sign of the manufacturer) shall be located one per garment within 20cm2 except at the location of the WTF logo according to the related WTF guidelines in force as of this event. 15.4 The end of the belt must be at least 10cm or higher above the knee. 15.5 Detailed illustration of these requirements is attached in this outline. 16 . ANTI-DOPING TESTS 16.1 The WTF Anti-Doping Rules, and where necessary the Code of the World Anti-Doping Agency, shall apply throughout the competitions. 16.2 Compulsory anti-doping tests will be carried out for all qualifiers (24) and substituted athletes (16). Total number of tests shall be forty two (42). 16.3 The WTF and/or WADA may carry out random out-of-competition testing prior to the championships. 16.4 Any contestant who requires TUE is required to submit the TUE Application Form to the WTF Anti-Doping Coordinator at sport@wtf.org by no later than 21 days before the championships. Therefore, the WTF must receive all TUE application forms by no later than June 9, 2011. Late TUE submission will not be accepted. 17. HEAD OF TEAM MEETING & DRAWING OF LOTS SESSION 17.1 The head of team meeting and the drawing of lots session shall be conducted two (2) days prior to the start of the championships that is June 28, 2011 (two days before the first competition day), in the presence of the WTF officials and the representatives of the participating nations.

17.2 The method of draw shall be decided by the Technical Delegate. 17.3 Depending on the decision of the Technical Delegate, WTF officials or Organizing Committee volunteers could be designated to draw lots on behalf of the officials of the participating nations who are not present at the time of the lot drawing session. 17.4 World Ranking / Seeding 17.4.1 According to the Article 8.3 of Competition Rules and Article 8.2 of Bylaw of WTF World Ranking, twenty five (25) percent of the registered athletes per weight division will be seeded based on the WTF World Ranking as of June 1, 2011. 17.4.2 25% of the seeded athletes will be finally determined after completion of team registration at 22:00 on June 27. There will be no addition or deletion of the seeded athletes after this time regardless of actual number of the athletes to compete. 17.4.3 In the event that the registered athlete from the host nation of the World Qualification Tournament (Azerbaijan) has not been included in the 25%, he/she will be seeded at the last place of the seeded 25%. 17.4.4 According to the Article 1.3 of Bylaw of WTF World Ranking, two weight divisions shall be consolidated in seeding. Therefore, the ranking points of an athlete obtained in different weight divisions as of June 1, 2011 shall be consolidated as follows: Men’s division

Women’s division

The seeded athletes of each weight division will be announced on WTF website at the earliest on July 10, 2012 after completion of entry submission process for 2012 London Olympic Games. In principle, eight (8) contestants (50% of the contestants in each division) shall be seeded. However, this number may be decreased to seven (7) for the weight division in which the host NOC chooses to participate. If the athlete from the host nation has not been seeded based on his/ her World Ranking, he/she will be seeded at the position of the 8th. After the announcement of seeded athletes, there shall be, in principle, no change of seeding order. In the case that the seeded athletes cannot compete in the 2012 London Olympic Games due to some reasons, the next highest seeded athlete will take up the position, and so forth. Once the list of seeded athletes is handed over to the LOCOG at the latest two days before the draw (provisionally scheduled for August 6, 2012), there shall be no further change of seeded athletes. 18 . WEIGH-IN 18.1 Weigh-in of all contestants shall be completed one day before their scheduled competition day. 18.2 During the weigh-in, male contestants shall wear underpants and female contestants shall wear underpants and brassieres. However, contestants may weigh in in the nude if they want to do so.

-54kg and -58kg

→

-58kg

-46kg and -49kg

→

-49kg

19. INDEMNITIES

-63kg and -68kg

→

-68kg

-53kg and -57kg

→

-57kg

-74kg and -80kg

→

-80kg

-62kg and -67kg

→

-67kg

-87kg and +87kg

→

+80kg

-73kg and +73kg

→

+67kg

20. NATIONAL FLAG AND ANTHEM Every participating national taekwondo association is required to bring the following items for use at the Opening, Closing and Awarding ceremonies, and submit them to the Organizing Committee during registration. · Two (2) IOC-recognized national flags with the size of 90cm x 130cm · CD or DVD of the pertinent IOC-recognized national anthem

17.4.5 WTF World Qualification Tournament is classified as G-7 tournament. The contestants who advance to round of 16 or above will obtain ranking points based on their ranks. 17.4.6 The ranks will be classified into 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, tied 6th and tied 9th place.

Seeding rules for 2012 London Olympic Games (In compliance of with WTF Olympic Standing Procedure Articles 4.2, 4.4 and 4.5)

Based on the WTF World Ranking as of February 1, 2012, top eight (8) athletes of each Olympic weight division will be seeded in the order of their ranks, while the rest of the athletes will be drawn randomly. Ranking points annual deduction rules shall not be applied until the completion of the last Continental Qualification Tournament. Right after the last Continental Qualification Tournament, the total points of each athlete will be deducted by 25%.

21. CLOSING DATES FOR ENTRIES The member national associations must submit the entry forms by no later than May 15, 2011. Team may still submit the entry forms after May 15 and before May 31 with payment of penalties. Entries received after May 31, 2011 will not be accepted under any circumstances. 22. OTHERS 22.1 All contestants and officials participating in WTF World Qualification Tournament for London 2012 Olympic Games will receive a diploma cosigned by the WTF President and the Chairman of the Organizing Committee. 22.2 The Organizing Committee will send out details of other relevant information including visa, transportation and accommodation to all invited national associations as soon as such information is available. 22.3 Coaches are required to wear formal suit while he/she is sitting beside the court during the match.

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EVENT SCHEDULE (subject to change) WTF World Taekwondo Qualification Tournament for London 2012 Olympic Games (Baku, Azerbaijan / June 30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; July 3, 2011) Dates

Time

June 24-27

0900-1800

Arrival and registration of the teams

June 27

0900-2200

(Final day of team registration; registration center to move to venue on June 30)

June 24-29

0900-1800

Team training

June 27-29

0900-1800

Referee meeting and training (training at the venue on June 28 and 29)

June 28

1400-1800

Head of Team Meeting and Drawing of Lots

1000-1400

WTF Council Meeting (if any)

1600-1800

Weigh-in for M-58kg and F-67kg

1900-2100

Welcoming Reception hosted by Organizing Committee

0900-1200

Competitions (M-58kg and F-67kg)

1200-1300

Lunch Break

1300-1630

Competitions

1400-1600

Weigh-in for M-68kg, F+67kg

1700-1830

Opening Ceremony

1830-1930

Bronze-medal contests and finals

0900-1200

Competitions (M-68kg, F+67kg)

1200-1300

Lunch Break

1300-1800

Competitions

1400-1600

Weigh-in for M-80kg, F-49kg

1800-1900

Bronze-medal contests and finals

0900-1200

Competitions (M-80kg, F-49kg)

1200-1300

Lunch Break

1300-1700

Competitions

1400-1600

Weigh-in for M+80, F-57kg

1700-1800

Bronze-medal contests and finals

0900-1200

Competitions (M+80, F-57kg)

1200-1300

Lunch Break

1300-1700

Competitions

1700-1800

Bronze-medal contests and finals

1800-1830

Awarding Ceremony and Closing Ceremony

June 29

June 30

July 1

July 2

July 3

July 4

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Event

Departure of the teams

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REFEREES

WTF S-CLASS INTERNATIONAL KYORUGI REFEREES (as of Feb. 28, 2011) Country

I.R. Number

010-0568

Mr. Sung Kuang Sen

2000/12/31

010-0570

Mr. Mao Kee Lung

2004/06/30

010-0560

Mr. Sa Ok Kim

2002/12/31

006-0257

Mr. Charles Mok Hung Fai

2002/06/30

024-0987

Mr. Myoung Gon Moon

2010/06/30

025-0002

Mr. Mojtaba Nazmdeh

2010/12/31

001-0154

Mr. Chang Nam Moon

1994/09/10

001-0155

Mr. Jeong Boo Hong

1994/09/10

002-0070

Mr. Sun Jang Kang

2003/06/30

002-0083

Mr. Kang Ein Kim

2001/12/31

002-0086

Mr. Sang Hyun Lee

2003/12/31

002-0088

Mr. Kyu Hyung Lee

2000/12/31

002-0118

Mr. Ki Yong Kim

2002/06/30

002-0282

Mr. Hyun Sup Park

1998/06/30

016-0737

Mr. Soo Gon Oh

2008/12/31

016-0750

Mr. Myeong Soo Chang

2009/12/31

016-0752

Mr. Sang Jin Han

2008/06/30

016-0753

Mr. Jung Ho Choi

2000/12/31

016-0766

Mr. Kil Lae Kim

2008/06/30

015-0687

Mr. Kalanayagam A.R. Nadarajan

2008/12/31

015-0692

Mr. Tai Loke Woon

2008/12/31

Nepal

015-0685

Mr. Deep Raj Grung

Singapore

006-0594

France

Germany

Chinese Taipei

Hong Kong Iran

I.R. Number

001-0162

Mr. Byung Kyu Lee

1994/09/10

008-0572

Mr. Ken Wai-Kin Cheung

2002/12/31

015-0684

Mr. Myung Ok Yu

2007/06/30

012-1061

Mr. Sergio Chavez

2005/12/31

015-0703

Mr. Rafael Jesus Ruelas Reyes

2010/06/30

013-0604

Mr. Varo Barragan

2006/08/02

001-0175

Mr. Young Keun Lee

1994/09/10

002-0281

Mr. Young Sam Kim

2000/12/31

002-0069

Mr. Eui Bin Lee

2000/12/31

002-0072

Mr. In Kon Park

2006/06/30

002-0100

Mr. Dong Sup Kim

2000/12/31

2010/12/31

005-0225

Mr. Koang Woong Kim

1996/01/01

Mr. Teong Chin Lim

2001/06/30

013-0625

Mr. Gregory Kaillian

2010/06/30

013-0623

Mr. Benjamin John

2008/12/31

019-0861

Mr. Bruce C.K.W. Harris

2000/12/31

013-0640

Mr. Jin Kun Baek

2008/06/30

018-0848

Mr. Ki Young Jeong

2006/12/31

Italy

008-1034

Mr. Lorenzo Tricoli

2000/12/31

018-1082

Mr. Mohamed Riad Ibrahim

2010/12/31

Netherlands

001-0170

Mr. Myung Soo Seo

1998/12/31

013-0634

Mr. Yong Kwang Kim

2007/06/30

Russia

030-0002

Mr. Sergey A.Danilov

2010/12/31

013-0633

Mr. Snosy A. Mohamed

2009/06/30

Turkey

013-0632

Mr. Galip Ziya Yalcinkaya

2009/12/31

029-0123

Mr. Samuel Michael Loiacono

2010/12/31

Korea

Malaysia

WTF

Country Canada

Mexico Panama Pan America

U.S.A.

Egypt Africa Libya Oceania

Australia

Name

S- Class Promotion Date (yyyy/mm/dd)

No.

Asia

Europe

Name

S- Class Promotion Date (yyyy/mm/dd)

No.

World Taekwondo Federation

WTF BEST REFEREE AWARD RECIPIENTS LIST KYORUGI Event Title: 6th World Junior Taekwondo Championships Place: Hochiminh City, Vietnam Date: July 26~30/2006

Event Title: 17th (12th Women’s) World Taekwondo Championships Place: Madrid, Spain Date: April 13~17/2005 No. 1 2 3 4 5 6

Name (Gender)

IR Number

Nationality

No.

Thekla Breitenfeld (F) Linda Kwan (F) Chakir Chelbat (M) Jose Molero Lopez (M) Uwe Otterbein (M) Zhao Lei (M)

030-0014 029-0045 029-0134 025-0110 033-0029 034-0195

Germany Canada Sweden Spain Cuba China

Event Title: 1st World Cup Taekwondo Team Championships Place: Bangkok, Thailand Date: September 14~18/2006 No. 1 2 3 4 5

1 2 3 4 5

WTF

Name (Gender)

IR Number

Nationality

No.

Chen Chun-Feng (F)

029-0098

Chinese Taipei

Nazmdeh Mojtaba (M)

025-0002

Myung Ok Yu (M)

4 5

Name (Gender)

IR Number

Nationality

No.

Jessica B. Stenholm (F) Tung Ya Ling (F) Khim Hua Seng (M) Dong Jun Sin (M) Vladimir Sheyka (M)

025-0020 034-0141 029-0042 045-0338 044-0001

Norway Chinese Taipei Australia Japan Russia

1 2 3 4 5

IR Number

Nationality

No.

Jung Kwang Jeon (M)

034-0062

Korea

Iran

Sandra Magally Pena (F)

043-0099

029-0045

Canada

Myung Chan Kim (M)

019-0910

Thomas Klaey (M)

038-0024

Switzerland

Predreg Tesovic (M)

Benali Youssef (M)

028-0001

Morocco

Faraj Alfadhel (M)

IR Number

Nationality

No.

Joseph Elias Khoury (M) Denis Odjo (M) John Lee Holloway (M) Ahmed Hassan El Mofty (M) Rene Raymond Leveaux (M)

038-0046 035-0031 019-0865 046-0075 034-0172

Lebanon France U.S.A. Egypt Australia

1 2 3 4 5

Name (Gender)

IR Number

Nationality

Mohammed Argoubi (M)

038-0216

Netherlands

Colombia

David Coupar (M)

030-0006

Denmark

U.S.A.

Carmen Chiu (F)

046-0004

Macau

050-0014

Serbia

Soo Hyeon Park (F)

038-0104

Korea

045-0240

Kuwait

Jose Eduardo Cornelio (M)

038-0163

Aruba

Event Title: 2010 World Cup Taekwondo Team Championships Place: Urumqi, China Date: July 17~20/2010

Name (Gender)

IR Number

Nationality

No.

Ian Leafe (M) Carmen Navarro Ingles (F) Soo Gon Oh (M) Nelson Brizuela Cortes (M) Mohamed Hosni Ahmed (M)

025-0102 038-0226 016-0737 020-0938 038-0020

Great Britain Spain Korea Costa Rica Egypt

1 2 3

Event Title: 2009 World Cup Taekwondo Team Championships & 1st ParaTaekwondo Championships Place: Baku, Azerbaijan Date: June 10~14/2009

Name (Gender)

Event Title: 8th World Junior Taekwondo Championships Place: Tijuana, Mexico Date: March 6~9/2010

Name (Gender)

Event Title: 18th (13th Women’s) World Taekwondo Championships Place: Beijing, China Date: May 18~22/2007

Event Title: 7th World Junior Taekwondo Championships Place: Izmir, Turkey Date: May 7~11/2008 No.

Event Title: 19th (14th Women’s) World Taekwondo Championships Place: Copenhagen, Denmark Date: October 14~18/2009

Name (Gender)

IR Number

Nationality

Serge Sembona (M) Barbara Ruth Marian (F) Song Chul Kim (M) Jatuporn Hemwonno (F) Samuel Michael Loiacono (M)

051-0004 043-0016 038-0164 042-0017 029-0123

France Canada Canada Thailand Australia

Name (Gender)

IR Number

Nationality

Si Liang (M) Julie Dib (F) Mohammed Bin Ishaq (M)

046-0046 046-0012 025-0211

China Lebanon U.A.E

POOMSAE Event Title: 1st WTF World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships Place: Seoul, Korea Date: September 4~6/2006 No. 1 2 3 4 5 6

Event Title: 2nd WTF World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships Place: Incheon, Korea Date: November 4~6/2007

Name (Gender)

IR Number

Nationality

No.

Kang-Ein Kim (M) Tong-Wan Shin (M) Varo David Barragan (M) Carmen Navarro Ingles (F) Teong Chin Lim (M) Nur Syahidah Binti Abdullah (F)

001-0027 003-0018 001-0122 005-0010 006-0055 006-0046

Korea Great Britain Panama Spain Singapore Malaysia

Event Title: 3rd WTF World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships Place: Ankara, Turkey Date: December 16~18/2008 No. 1 2 3 4 5

1 2 3 4 5

WTF

IR Number

Nationality

Santiago Escutia (M)

001-0125

Mexico

Aly Mohamed Taher Nour (M)

006-0067

Egypt

In Ok Yang (F)

006-0021

Korea

Shin Boo Kim (M)

001-0121

Australia

Mustapha Moutarazak (M)

002-0011

Netherlands

Event Title: 4th WTF World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships Place: Cairo, Egypt Date: November 30~December 2/2009

Name (Gender)

IR Number

Nationality

No.

Jong Wan Kim (M) Jin Beom Kim (M) Maria Nelly Chacin (F) Raymond Hsu (M) Galip Yalcinkaya (M)

004-0010 006-0035 007-0031 007-0008 003-0008

France Korea Venezuela U.S.A. Turkey

1 2 3 4 5

Event Title: 5th WTF World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships Place: Tashkent, Uzbekistan Date: October 8~10/2010 No.

Name (Gender)

IR Number

Nationality

Seung Jae Heo (M) Elio Luppichini Mella (M) Vera Moens (F) Roberto Lovpez (M) Ahmed Hassan El Mofty (M)

008-0012 007-0013 001-0141 001-0004 009-0006

Korea Chile Belgium Mexico Egypt

Name (Gender)

IR Number

Nationality

Jong Joo Kim (M) Kostas Kaloudis (M) Elba Monroy Garcia (F) Ahmed Mahmoud Rizk (M) Jose Luis Gonzalo Morales (M)

006-0023 009-0020 007-0019 002-0074 005-0024

Korea Greece Mexico Egypt Spain

What is your overall evaluation of the first International Referee selection and training camp for the 2012 London Olympic Games in Baku, Azerbaijan?

OUTLINE FOR 2012 LONDON OLYMPIC GAMES INTERNATIONAL REFEREE SELECTION & TRAINING CAMPS 1. Purpose of Camp: To select 60 best International Referees (IRs) from 5 continents for the 2012 London Olympic Games Taekwondo Qualification Tournaments and finally to select 30 IRs for 2012 London Olympic Games taekwondo competition 2. Outline: 1) Number of camps: three (3) 2) Period: between January and April 2011 3) Places & Dates: (1) CAMP ONE: Baku, Azerbaijan (January 14-17, 2011) (2) CAMP TWO: Guangzhou, China (March 2-5, 2011) (3) CAMP THREE: Mexico City, Mexico (April 7-10, 2011) 4) Size of the camp (No. of invited IRs): total 260 * Maximum No. of IRs invited per nation: 7 (1) CAMP ONE: Europe & Africa: 100 (75 from Europe + 25 from Africa) (2) CAMP TWO: Asia & Oceania: 100 (85 from Asia + 15 from Oceania) (3) CAMP THREE: Pan America: 60 5) Category of IRs to be selected: (1) Center Referee (2) Corner Judge (3) Review Jury 6) No. of IRs to be selected from camps: total 60 (1) Europe & Africa: 24 (18 from Europe + 6 from Africa) (2) Asia & Oceania: 24 (19 from Asia + 5 from Oceania) (3) Pan America: 12 7) Duration of camp: 3 nights and 4 days (excluding check-in and check-out days) 8) Participation Fee: US$100 per IR should be paid to the WTF 9) Method of IR participation: Only invitation basis by the Referee Committee & WTF Referee Division - Conditions of invitation: a. 3rd class or higher

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b.1. IRs who completed refresher course between 2009 and 2010 or 2. IRs who obtained IR certification from 2009 to 2010 c. IRs who paid up IR dues up to the year 2010 d. Recommended by MNA presidents e. WTF Referee Committee and WTF Referee Division shall invite IRs from MNA’s IR recommendation list based on IR’s experience and skill together with English communication skill f. If WTF Referee Committee and WTF Referee Division could not find the appropriate IRs from MNA’s IR recommendation list, WTF Referee Committee and WTF Referee Division shall select the best IRs from WTF IR database. 10) Evaluation of participating IRs: 3-member Evaluation Committee will evaluate IRs during all three camps and make recommendation to WTF President within two weeks after each camp 3. Curriculum: 1) Competition Rules Review 2) Scoring Criteria 3) Penalty 4) Emergency Situation 5) Ethics 4. Tests to be conducted: 1) Medical Check-up (Eye sight, Blood Pressure, Hearing) 2) Physical Test (Agility, Speed) 3) Scoring Test 4) Game Management Test 5) Written Test on Competition Rules 6) English Oral Test 7) Instant Video Review Test t "OZ *3 XIP EPFT OPU NBSL QBTTJOH TDPSF PO UFTU PS IF PS TIF XJMM OPU CF considered as an Olympic referee.

Compared to the previous ones, this camp was totally different. The selection process was based on science and technology. The participants had to undergo medical checkup (eye sight test, blood pressure test, hearing test), physical test (quick feet drill test for agility, shuttle run test), scoring test, games management test, English oral test, and written test on competition rules. In the selection process we also divided corner judges on one part, center referee on one part and instant video review juries. Review juries had to take an instant video review test. In comparison with the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games IR selection and training camp, the 2012 London Olympic Games camp was much improved in every aspect. The major improvements come from teaching a clear evaluation process. The instructions from me as the WTF Referee Committee chairman and from Mr. Phillipe Buedo as the WTF Games Committee chairman were simple and clear to all participants during the two days of education. We spoke the same language. Outsourcing the corner judge and the review jury evaluation was successful. The expertise of Swiss Timing and Dartfish helped us get more objective data and statistics, which gave us a clear evaluation process. The 2012 edition of the game management test helped evaluators see performance of each center referee in real situations instead of evaluating only referees’ hand signals as was done in 2008. The 2012 edition of the physical test was better fit to taekwondo referees, such as agility and short distance speed test instead of broad jump, 100m and 1500m running test as was done in 2008. The 2012 edition of the English oral test was more strictly enforced and all the selected referees and review juries are able to communicate well in English.

How many international referees took part in the camp and tell us about the camp in detail? We invited 75 international referees from Europe and 25 from Africa, and 73 European and 23 African IRs showed up from a total of 42 nations (31 European, 11 African). The evaluators for the camp were myself as the WTF Referee Committee Chairman and Mr. Phillipe Bouedo, the WTF Games Committee Chairman as well as technical staff Mr. Thierry Cuenin from Swiss Timing and Mr. Thomas Bosser from Dartfish. This was a good team with great harmony committed to one goal: to offer the maximum transparency and fairness to all the participants in order to select the best of the best. Camp one was well managed in all aspects and we are committed to doing our best and to ensuring the success of the camps to follow. What are the evaluation criteria of the camp participants? As I mentioned in the earlier question, the evaluation criteria were scoring, games management, English oral test, instant video review, physical test, quick feet drill test, blood pressure, hearing test, etc. What is your overall evaluation of the level of refereeing and judging at the WTF-promoted events? Much higher level than before. The rules and regulations are clearer. The education program helps us better understand the rules in a more simple way. By teaching the IRs around the world the same education we insist on how to keep the consistency and how to unify the criteria in order to give better fairness and transparence to the athletes and coaches. What is your opinion of the introduction of the protector and scoring system (PSS) and the instant video replay system at the London Olympic Games? The introduction of the PSS and the instant video replay system at the London Olympic Games together with the new rules will produce a more dynamic and fairer taekwondo competition with more exciting games. We will work very hard to teach and train the referees in order for them to reach their best performances with maximum impartiality and fair play. Do you have anything else to talk about? Under the leadership of our WTF President, I feel we have a very good team. I also feel the support in order for me to improve the success of the referees’ quality worldwide. Our main goal is one – to make successful Olympic Games, where taekwondo will maintain as an Olympic sport.

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Question & Answer Do you have any suggestions for the further development of taekwondo and the World Taekwondo Federation in referee education?

How long have you been an international referee and what motivation made you become and IR? Because I began the study of martial arts relatively late, competing at the provincial, national or international level did not make much sense. Sport taekwondo is most definitely a game for the young; however, being young at heart, I still compete occasionally at the local level. In any case, becoming a referee seemed like a great idea, since I enjoyed the entire competition experience so much. I began my referee career in the mid 1990s refereeing a different style of martial arts and found that I had an affinity for it. I changed to refereeing WTF taekwondo in 1998 in my province, and then began refereeing nationally in 1999. Natural progression to the international level was the next step. At the behest of my national referee chair, I obtained my international referee license in 2002. What is your evaluation of using instant video replay system at the 1st Youth Olympic Games and the use of an electronic body protector at the 2010 WTF World Cup Taekwondo Team Championships in Urumqi, China? I have been very fortunate in that using both the instant video replay (IVR) system at the Youth Olympic Games and the PSS (formerly EBP) at the World Cup in Urumqi, China was not the first time that I had used both systems. The use of both the IVR and the PSS is valuable tools to ensure that we “get it right." Ultimately, we referees want the best player in any given match to be the one to emerge as the winner. The advances and uses of sport science in the training of athletes have resulted in increased abilities and speed of the competitors. These increases in speed have resulted in faster kicks and multiple kicks per second. The need for judges to see, and mentally process these scores, then manually utilize a scoring instrument, has become increasingly challenging. Consequently, the use of science in the development of additional tools for officials, makes perfect sense. Hence, we have the movement to the use of the Protector Scoring System as a tool for officials to assist in impartial and effective scoring to the body, and potentially to the head, in the very near future. As in many other sports, the use of the instant video replay system is a further progression and its use is a valuable tool. I must admit that the first time that I was officiating at a competition with the IVR, I did so with trepidation. I was very pleasantly pleased with the result. I don’t think that there was a significant increase in the length of the competition day. The use of IVR allows for any inadvertent human errors to be corrected immediately. The bottom line is that I’m a proponent in the use of both the protector scoring system and the instant video replay system. When both systems are used together, the potential for human error is greatly reduced.

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I like the way the referee education has progressed. I enjoy the seminars in the current format, including the physical training and testing. If I were to make a suggestion, it would be to include lots of athletes (as many as could possibly be available) in attendance so that referees have multiple opportunities to judge and referee in real-time situations. As a referee gets time in a ring with athletes, the more experience they will get and the more effective they will be. Just as athletes require ring time for improvement, so do referees. So, if there are lots of opportunities to officiate lots of athletes during seminars, the better the referee experience will be.

What is your overall evaluation of the taekwondo competition at the 1st Youth Olympic Games? Considering that this was the 1st Youth Olympic Games and that the Singapore organizing committee had only two and one half years to prepare for such an event, I thought that they did an incredible job. With respect to the taekwondo competition, I was very pleased. The volunteers were very motivated, helpful, friendly and well rehearsed. The venue was well set up, and appropriately sized for the number of spectators. I felt that the group of referees chosen for the event had a great rapport with each other and worked very cohesively as a group. The fact that we had worked together for several competitions leading up to the YOG was a great benefit for us, and ultimately the competitors, in that we were all on the same page before the competition actually began. With respect to the athletes, it appeared to me that there was a significant difference in the ability of the athletes who qualified for the YOG in Mexico as compared to those who competed with wild-card positions. The 59 athletes who competed after qualifying in Mexico were obviously well trained, and well prepared for that level of competition. The wild-card athletes, on the other hand, were, for the most part, not quite up to those same world standards. In my opinion, many of the wild-card athletes were at such a different level that they were at a severe disadvantage. In a full contact combat sport, this wide skill level differential actually, put many of the contestants in danger. Again, in my personal opinion, I would rather see the top eight (8) rather than the top (6) per weight division qualify for the YOG. This would result in less wild cards competing, and those wild-card athletes that eventually do compete should be carefully selected based on their skill levels.

What is your opinion of using an electronic body protector system at the 2012 London Olympic Games? I’m all for it. As I have already said, I am a proponent of the PSS, so using it at the 2012 Olympic Games makes sense. The potential for human error is greatly reduced when the PSS is in use.

What is your opinion of introducing an instant video replay system at the 2012 London Olympic Games? I’m all for that too. Since the IVR is another tool for the officials to use to “get it right." Why not? It just makes sense that it be used in London.

What is your overall evaluation of the refereeing at major WTFpromoted championships over the last five to six years? In my opinion, the level of refereeing over the last several years, have increased tremendously. This is due to the fact that the approach to referee education has been based more on science than previously. When I first began, referee training was limited to reading the Competition Rules and performing hand signals. As time has marched on, referee education has evolved now including physical training and testing in the areas of speed, stamina and agility. There are eye tests, color blindness tests, hearing tests, blood pressure tests, English language skills requirements, scoring tests using videos, actual players in game situations and referee skill testing. The advent and inclusion of the PSS and IVR at major competitions have also served to increase the level of officiating. Using these additional tools now, which were not in use at major competitions half a decade ago, has served the game well.

What are your plans for 2011?

When did you start practicing taekwondo and what motivation? I have always been very athletic and active. I have played volleyball and baseball in the past. I still continue to enjoy running today. When my first son was five years old, he was very meek and needed some self-confidence, so we enrolled him in a local taekwondo club. My husband and I were so taken by it, then he joined days later, and I joined a couple of months after that. Finally, our other son joined as soon as he turned four years old. Spending time with my family has been my motivation. Training together in the Dojang over the years while my sons were growing up, has been my inspiration. I cannot think of a better way to spend my leisure time than training with my family. Even now that my sons are in their late teens and early 20s, we are still training together on a regular basis.

Well, of course, I have my job, so I will continue my work as a business and finance manager for an insurance brokerage; and continue to be thankful to my company president for allowing me the freedom to travel. I will continue to teach with my husband at our Dojang. I will continue to train for myself and stay in good physical condition. I will continue to referee in my province and my country. I will cross my fingers in the hopes that I am invited to participate in the Olympic Referee Selection Training Camp in April in Mexico. What will become of the training camp? I hope that I am able to do my best and will be successful. Beyond that, my fingers are crossed. Do you have anything else to say? I’m very grateful for the opportunities have been given. I have learned so much from so many people. I have learned about other countries, people, culture and customs. I have met so many great people around the world. I would never have travelled anywhere were it not for taekwondo.

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What is your opinion of using an electronic body protector system at the 2012 London Olympic Games? Making the scoring of points more objective rather than subjective is a critical development for our sport. Anything that makes this happen is a big step forward. My view is that the technology should follow the rules of our sport, not the other way around and a scientific and systematic review of the good and bad points of each system currently on the market should be undertaken to ensure reliability before selecting one for the games. I think the use of EBPs for the London Games is a great idea if they work securely and effectively. What is your opinion of introducing an instant video replay system at the 2012 London Olympic Games? As with electronic body protectors, I think they are a great idea as long as they are heavily tested beforehand. We cannot afford to have technology problems when the spotlight of the Olympic Games are upon our sport.

Question & Answer How long have you been an international referee and what motivation made you become an IR? I have been an international referee for 20 years, qualifying in 1991 at the International Olympic Academy course in Greece. Prior to that, I had been an athlete and was, like many, frustrated by the lack of consistency and fairness shown by international referees of that time. But, rather than criticize from the sidelines as many do, I wanted to do something about it, and give something back to taekwondo and help athletes of the future win by their own ability and not by a bad refereeing decisions. What is your evaluation of using an instant video replay system and the use of an electronic body protector at the 1st 2010 SportAccord Combat Games in Beijing, China? I think the use of video replay and electronic body protectors is a great step forward for taekwondo. Anything that gives transparency and makes the game more exciting for spectators is a good thing. Both systems worked very well in Beijing and the event was very smooth. It was very interesting to see other martial art sports in action, but I think taekwondo was a much better – I would say that though!

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What is your overall evaluation of the taekwondo competition at the 2nd WTF World Para-Taekwondo Championships in St. Petersburg, Russia? The event presented many challenges for both the athletes and referees on how best to adapt the WTF Competition Rules to give competitors a good chance to show their skills. The event went well from my perspective with many more athletes than the previous event and it continues to grow and evolve.

What is your overall evaluation of the taekwondo competition at the 2010 WTF World Taekwondo Tour in Moscow, Russia? I thought the Tour event was very exciting – the tag team concept worked really well and was a great show. The relaxed rules and high speed, high kicking action kept us referees on our toes. The seven-minute rounds were ideal for this sort of competition and I enjoyed the event very much.

When did you start practicing taekwondo and what motivation? I started training taekwondo in 1980 as a boy. My father took me to a local club and wanted me to learn self-defence and build my confidence. My hobby fast became an obsession like many people “bitten” by the taekwondo bug, and I was soon training every day, entering competitions and attending seminars wherever I could. Taekwondo becomes a way of life very quickly!

Do you have any suggestions for the further development of taekwondo and the World Taekwondo Federation in referee education? One of the biggest problems is lack of consistency throughout the family of referees in the world. The main reason for this, in my opinion, is the fact that many referees do not have sufficient and regular experience of elite level competition. Many other sports with a similar problem have a small core group of semi-professional referees that officiate only at world level. They train, study and evaluate the rules daily as part of a “premier” league of officials and are “match ready” all of the time. Another idea is to have specific categories of education courses. Separate judge, referee and technical assistant improvement seminars would allow referees to grow. Too often, completely inexperienced referees come to major games and cannot operate at the required standard. It is unfair to the elite athletes and the referees concerned. What is your overall evaluation of the refereeing at major WTFpromoted championships over the last five to six years? The standard of refereeing has improved steadily over the last few years as a direct result of the level and frequency of education courses. Since the Beijing Olympic Games, the selection of referees for major events has been much more vigorous and the quality of experienced referees has grown tremendously. I am sure athletes and coaches will agree that things are improving greatly.

What are your plans for 2011? 2011 is going to be a busy year for all of us! The London Olympic Games selection process for referees as well as athletes begins this year, together with the World Championships in Korea - it means many extra events on the calendar and many hours on airplanes!

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Question & Answer How long have you been an international referee and what motivation made you become an IR? I first officiated as a WTF international referee at the World Championships in 1999 in Edmonton, Canada. It´s simple, I enjoy when I´m referee.

What is your evaluation of using an instant video replay system at the 1st Youth Olympic Games and the use of an electronic body protector at the 2010 WTF World Cup Taekwondo Team Championships in Urumqi, China? It has been a positive step. The use of the video replay system creates less controversy among everybody: coaches, athletes, technicians, etc. The same with the electronic body protectors.

What is your overall evaluation of the taekwondo competition at the 1st Youth Olympic Games? My opinion is good. It was not very complicated because there was many difference in level between competitors. But the organization and the technical preparation was very good. And one innovation with the video replay.

What is your opinion of using an electronic body protector system at the 2012 London Olympic Games? For me, it is a good option. It´s more objective and more equal.

What is your opinion of introducing an instant video replay system at the 2012 London Olympic Games? It´s a good decision. The referee may be a human error. It´s one more step to the perfection. The overall vision will be more clear.

When did you start practicing taekwondo and what motivation? I started practicing taekwondo in 1984 because in the school always had outstanding sports and my physical education teacher was practicing taekwondo. Do you have any suggestions for the further development of taekwondo and the World Taekwondo Federation in referee education? Nothing special. But in my opinion, I think that should be devoted to education of some referees who are always safe in the event.

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What is your overall evaluation of the refereeing at major WTFpromoted championships over the last five to six years? The refereeing is in a stage of improvement and refinement. Gradually getting better technically and professionally.

What are your plans for 2011? I will try to work the best for myself in all the events to be selected. I enjoy when I´m referee.

Do you have anything else to say? Nothing. Just to thank you for your support and trust shown to me.

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INTERNATIONAL REFEREE EDUCATION SCHEDULE FOR 2011

Month

Dates

Place

Event

Grade

Jan.13-15

Manama, Bahrain

3rd Bahrain Open Championships

G-1

Jan. 28-31

Chennai, India

5th Commonwealth Taekwondo Championships

G-1

Feb. 5-6

Trelleborg, Sweden

2011 Trelleborg Open

G-1

POSTPONED

Alexandria, Egypt

5th Alexandria International Open

G-1

Feb. 17-21

Austin, U.S.A.

2011 US Open

G-2

Feb. 19-20

Eindhoven, Netherlands

38th Dutch Open Taekwondo Championships 2011

G-1

Feb. 24-25

Tehran, Iran

23rd Fajr Open

G-1

March 12-13

Hamburg, Germany

2011 German Open

G-1

March 26-27

Alicante, Spain

2011 Spanish Open

G-1

April 3-8

London, U.K.

2011 Sportaccord Convention

N/A

May 1-6

Gyeongju, Korea

2011 WTF World Taekwondo Championships

G-7

June 30 - July 3

Baku, Azerbaijan

WTF World Qualification Tournament for London 2012 Olympic Games

G-7

July 16-24 (TKD 20-23)

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

5th CISM Military World Games

July 29-31

Vladivostok, Russia

6th WTF World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships

N/A

Aug. 12-23 (TKD 18-23)

Shenzhen, China

26th Summer Universiade

G-4

Aug. 27 - Sept. 10 (TKD 6-9)

New Caledonia

14th Pacific Games

Sept. 3-18

Maputo, Mozambique

2011 All Africa Games

G-5

Sept. 11-20 (TKD 18-20)

Lignano, Italy

2011 European Masters Games

N/A

Sept. 11

Noumea, New Caledonia

WTF Oceania Qualification Tournament for London 2012 Olympic Games

G-5

Oct. 14-30 (TKD 15-18)

Guadalajara, Mexico

16th Pan American Games

G-5

Nov. 4-6

Bangkok, Thailand

WTF Asian Qualification Tournament for London 2012 Olympic Games

G-5 G-5

Dates

Event

Tehran, Iran

5-8

International Referee Seminar & Refresher Course (Kyorugi)

Baku, Azerbaijan

14-17

2012 LOG IR Selection & Training Camp One

Austin, U.S.A.

12-16

International Referee Seminar & Refresher Course (Poomsae)

Trelleborg, Sweden

23-26

International Referee Seminar & Refresher Course (Poomsae)

March

Guangzhou, China

2-5

2012 LOG IR Selection & Training Camp Two

April

Mexico City, Mexico

7-10

2012 LOG IR Selection & Training Camp Three

Nov. 18-20

Queretaro, Mexico

WTF Pan American Qualification Tournament for London 2012 Olympic Games

Bangalore, India

4-8

International Referee Seminar & Refresher Course (Poomsae)

Dec. 3-4

London, U.K.

Taekwondo Test Event for London 2012 Olympic Games

Trelleborg, Sweden

20-23

International Referee Seminar & Refresher Course (Kyorugi)

Auckland, New Zealand

15-19

International Referee Seminar & Refresher Course (Poomsae)

Maputo, Mozambique

TBA

International Referee Seminar & Refresher Course (Kyorugi)

Australia

13-16

International Referee Seminar & Refresher Course (Kyorugi)

Feb.

June Aug. Sept.

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Country & Place

Jan.

2011 WTF EVENTS CALENDAR

2012 EVENTS CALENDAR 1

Jan. 11-12

Port Said, Egypt

WTF African Qualification Tournament for London 2012 Olympic Games

G-5

Jan. 27-29

Kazan, Russia

WTF European Qualification Tournament for London 2012 Olympic Games

G-5

July 27-Aug.12 (TKD Aug. 8-11)

London, U.K.

London 2012 Olympic Games

G-10

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Question & Answer

What are your main objectives for 2011 and what steps are you planning to take to achieve these objectives?

What are the WTF’s major taekwondo events in 2011?

The WTF slogan for the year 2011 is “World Peace through Taekwondo.”

A series of WTF-promoted taekwondo events are scheduled for 2011. Among them are the 2011 WTF World Taekwondo Championships in Gyeongju, Korea on May 1-6 and world and continental qualification tournaments for the 2012 London Olympic Games.

To better serve humanity, the WTF will launch a global campaign through its strengthened Taekwondo Peace Corps activities to give financial and technical support for teaching taekwondo in orphanages and refugee camps around the world. The focus of this campaign is to instill hopes and dreams in the minds of those in need so that their futures will be oriented toward positive goals. This will help foster a mindset of peaceful coexistence. I encourage our member national associations to join.

The WTF World Taekwondo Qualification Tournament for the London Olympic Games is scheduled for June 30 to July 3 in Baku, Azerbaijan. The WTF Oceania Taekwondo Qualification Tournament for the London Olympic Games is to take place on Sept. 11 in Noumea, New Caledonia; the Asian tournament on Nov. 4-6 in Bangkok, Thailand; the Pan American tournament on Nov. 18-20 in Queretaro, Mexico; the African qualification tournament on Jan. 11-12, 2012 in Port Said, Egypt; and the European tournament on Jan. 27-29, 2012 in Kazan, Russia. The Taekwondo Test Event for the 2012 London Olympic Games is scheduled for Dec. 3-4, 2011 in London, United Kingdom.

The WTF will place an equal emphasis on the proposed “Taekwondo for All in Africa” project. The Africa project will greatly help promote taekwondo in the African region, which will give hope and dreams to youths in need. The WTF will also pay attention to its youth education programs through its active participation in and operation of the World Youth Taekwondo Camp, which was launched in 2009 as an annual event.

The WTF organizes three international referee selection and training camps for the 2012 London Olympic Games. The first camp was held in Baku, Azerbaijan on Jan. 14-17, and the second one took place in Guangzhou, China on March 2-5. The third camp will be held in Mexico City, Mexico on April 7-10, through which the best 60 referees will be selected, who will officiate at the WTF world and continental qualification tournaments for the 2012 London Olympic Games. A final 30 referees will be selected for the taekwondo competition of the London Olympic Games.

My firm conviction is that together, we can make it better.

What is your evaluation of the Taekwondo Peace Corps activities and what role do you envision the Taekwondo Peace Corps to play in the world in 2011? The WTF Taekwondo Peace Corps (TPC) was established in 2008 to offer the WTF member nations taekwondo development opportunities. The main focus of the TPC is to bring the global youth positive values and discipline needed for a life of virtue and honor. Furthermore, it offers a platform for young athletes to not only improve their taekwondo skills, but to open their minds through cultural exchanges enhancing their knowledge of the world so they will be able to foster peaceful coexistence in the future. Over the past three years, the WTF TPC has grown to be greatly prosperous in its endeavor to spread the values and virtues offered by sport, so well: self-reflection, discipline, confidence, courtesy, patience, self-control and respect for everyone. So far a total of 418 taekwondo instructors have been dispatched as members of the WTF TPC to 63 different countries around the world on six occasions to teach the culture and virtues of taekwondo.

"Together, we can make it better."

The WTF TPC program will continue with a twice-a-year, short-term dispatch for one to two months and expand it to mid- to long-term dispatch of instructors for six months to two years, targeting more recipients and a larger number of countries. I hope to dispatch more TPC members to countries, where refugee camps are stationed, thus giving the youth hope and dreams. For the proposed “Sport Peace Corps,” which involves all sports, I hope to work more closely with the United Nations and the International Olympic Committee.

What do you think are the biggest positive changes to WTF refereeing and judging? Since I took the helm of the WTF in 2004, I have put top priority on ensuring fair judging and refereeing at taekwondo competitions. The WTF has strengthened its education of international referees, while establishing the “Best Referee awards.” Furthermore, the use of a protector and scoring system (PSS), formerly electronic body protectors, and an instant video replay system at championships has greatly minimized controversy related to referee decisions.

What do you think are the major changes in taekwondo competition? To make taekwondo competitions more action-packed and dynamic, while securing the safety of athletes, the WTF has changed its Competition Rules based on the opinions of experts. Among the major changes to the Competition Rules were the reduction in the competition area from 12 meters by 12 meters to 8 meters by 8 meters, and the strengthening of a 10-second rule, under which a passive competitor receives a warning from the referee. A new scoring system was also adopted which grants competitors different points according to their techniques applied and the areas attacked. The new rule awards an athlete up to four points for a successful turning kick to the head, making competitions greatly action-packed from the start to the end of the matches. The 2010 WTF World Taekwondo Tour, which was held in Moscow, Russia on Dec. 10, featured a five-member team competition between Korea and Russia with a different competition format. The new format drew greatly exceptional attention from both spectators and the international media. It will be something we will fully implement into our team competitions in the future.

What role do you envision for the WTF liaison office in Lausanne, Switzerland? The office will be further expanded in the first half of 2011. The WTF will make full use of its liaison office in Lausanne, Switzerland for a more effective communication with the international sports community, including the International Olympic Committee. Also, the Lausanne office serves as the base for the successful launch of the WTF Global Membership System and the WTF Mandatory International Athlete Licence in 2011.

Part 02

Pictorial 084 WTF Photo Contests 090 Competitions Photo Highlights - 1st Youth Olympic Games - Olympic Culture and Education Program - 8th World Junior Taekwondo Championships - 2nd World Para-Taekwondo Championships - 2010 World Cup Taekwondo Team Championships - 1st SportAccord Combat Games - 5th World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships - World Taekwondo Tour 2010 Moscow

WTF HOLDS SERIES OF PHOTO CONTESTS TO PROMOTE IMAGE OF TAEKWONDO The first-prize winner was invited to the 2010 WTF World Cup Taekwondo Team Championships in Urumqi, China on July 17-20, 2010. “Despite such a short period of preparations for the 1st WTF Photo Contest, the event can be evaluated as a success and I expect the following WTF Photo Contests will greatly help enhance the image of taekwondo and the WTF around the world,” said WTF President Chungwon Choue. The WTF held the 2nd WTF Photo Contest on the occasion of the 2nd WTF World Para-Taekwondo Championships on May 11, 2010 in St. Petersburg, Russia. The theme of the 2nd Photo Contest was “Taekwondo and the Disabled.” The World Taekwondo Federation held a series of photo contests in 2010, thus helping promote the image of taekwondo. Mexico’s Teodoro Guerrero Bonilla captured the top honors at the 1st WTF Photo Contest. Another Mexican Jesus Zurita Salazar was selected as the second-prize winner. A 10-member WTF review board, including five outside experts, met at the WTF headquarters on April 14 to thoroughly examine a final 40 out of a total of 121 photos submitted by 49 persons around the world between March 3 and 31. The theme of the 1st WTF Photo Contest was “The Spirit of Taekwondo” and the WTF received via online (www.wtf.org/photo) photos related to the World Taekwondo Qualification Tournament for the 1st Youth Olympic Games and the 8th WTF World Junior Taekwondo Championships, both held in Tijuana, Mexico from March 3-9. Based on five categories for review by judges, the first-prize winner, Mr. Bonilla, received the highest score of an average of 89.4 out of a maximum 100, compared with 77.6 for the second-prize winner, Mr. Salazar.

On July 14, the WTF announced the winners of the 2nd WTF Photo Contest. Israel’s Noam Ofran, who serves as a photographer for the Israel Taekwondo Federation, captured the top honors at the 2nd WTF Photo Contest. Spain’s Jose M. Pujadas, who works as secretary general of the Spanish Taekwondo Federation, was selected as the second-prize winner. Mr. Ofran, the first-prize winner, received the highest score of 54 out of a maximum 60, compared with 45 for the second-prize winner, Mr. Pujadas. The WTF held the 3rd WTF Photo Contest on the occasion of the 2010 WTF World Cup Taekwondo Team Championships on July 17-21, 2010 in Urumqi, China. The theme of the 3rd Photo Contest was “Taekwondo and World Peace.” During the World Cup Taekwondo Team Championships, the WTF held a photo exhibition at the venue, displaying the winners of the 1st and 2nd WTF Photo Contests. Under the theme “Taekwondo and Poomsae,” the WTF held the 4th WTF Photo Contest on the occasion of the 5th WTF World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan on Oct. 8-10, 2010.

1st WTF Photo Contest

Overview The World Taekwondo Federation held the 1st WTF Photo Contest on the occasion of the World Taekwondo Qualification Tournament for the 1st Youth Olympic Games and the 8th WTF World Junior Taekwondo Championships on March 3-9, 2010 in Tijuana, Mexico. The purpose of the contest was to further promote the understanding of taekwondo around the world.

Theme The Spirit of Taekwondo (etiquette, self-discipline, fair play, friendship, etc.)

The picture was taken by Mexicoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Teodoro Guerrero Bonilla, who captured the top honors at the 1st WTF Photo Contest conducted between March 3 and 31, 2010.

The picture was taken by Mexicoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Jesus Zurita Salazar, who was selected as the secondplace winner at the 1st WTF Photo Contest conducted between March 3 and 31, 2010.

2nd WTF Photo Contest

Overview The World Taekwondo Federation held the 2nd WTF Photo Contest on the occasion of the 2nd WTF World Para-Taekwondo Championships on May 11, 2010 in St. Petersburg, Russia.

Theme Taekwondo and the Disabled (etiquette, self-discipline, fair play, friendship, etc.)

The picture was taken by Israelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Noam Ofran, who works as a photographer with the Israel Taekwondo Federation, whose work was selected as the first-prize winner at the 2nd WTF Photo Contest conducted between May 11 and 31, 2010.

The picture was taken by Spainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Jose M. Pujadas, who serves as secretary general of the Spanish Taekwondo Federation, whose work was selected as the second-prize winner at the 2nd WTF Photo Contest conducted between May 11 and 31, 2010.

1st YOUTH OLYMPIC GAMES

OLYMPIC CULTURE AND EDUCATION PROGRAM

8th WORLD JUNIOR TAEKWONDO CHAMPIONSHIPS PHOTO HIGHLIGHTS

2nd WORLD PARATAEKWONDO CHAMPIONSHIPS

1st SPORTACCORD COMBAT GAMES

2010 WORLD CUP TAEKWONDO TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS PHOTO HIGHLIGHTS

5th WORLD TAEKWONDO POOMSAE CHAMPIONSHIPS PHOTO HIGHLIGHTS

WORLD TAEKWONDO TOUR 2010 MOSCOW PHOTO HIGHLIGHTS

Part 03

International 104 WTF Taekwondo Peace Corps 112 2nd World Youth Taekwondo Camp 114 WTF-KHU Partnership Taekwondo Training Program 116 WTF Anti-Doping Activities 120 New WTF Competition Rules 122 WTF Approves New Caledonia as 192nd Member Nation 124 WTF Global Membership System 125 WTF Global Athlete Licence 126 Continental Union Activities 142 Taekwondo to be Part of Commonwealth Games 144 Taekwondo Included in Masters Games 146 2nd West Asian Senior Taekwondo Championship 147 3rd Arab Taekwondo Championships Cup 148 2010 Francophone Taekwondo World Cup 149 IOC Solidarity Program for Taekwondo 150 WTF Regional Taekwondo Training Centers 152 Introduction to WTF Taekwondo Web TV 153 Taekwondo Park 154 WTF President Hosts Welcoming Dinner for Honduran President 160 Free Orphanage Taekwondo Training Program in Thailand 162 Taekwondo in Compulsory School Curriculum in Guatemala

to 63 different nations around the world on six occasions to teach the culture and virtues of taekwondo. Each dispatched team is comprised of four competent taekwondo university students: three taekwondo masters who are qualified for taekwondo education and one person with proficient language skills to serve as an interpreter. Educational packages including training booklets, CDs, uniforms, and other equipment were sent along with them to each region they were dispatched. The WTF member national associations in each respective country offer supplementary assistance including accommodation and transportation. For the most underdeveloped countries, the WTF Taekwondo Peace Corps and its contributors pay for all expenses necessary for service. The WTF Taekwondo Peace Corps teams were warmly welcomed and appreciated by their host countries. But above all, the Taekwondo Peace Corps presents an opportunity and resources for their youth to enjoy, play, and share a vision of neverending hope, optimism, and confidence.

WTF Taekwondo Peace Corps Gains Popularity INTRODUCTION The WTF Taekwondo Peace Corps was established in 2008 to offer the member nations of the WTF taekwondo development opportunities and better serve humanity. The main focus of the Taekwondo Peace Corps is to bring the youth of the world positive values and discipline needed for a life of virtue and honor. Furthermore, it offers a platform for young athletes not only to improve their taekwondo skills, but to open their minds through cultural exchanges enhancing their knowledge of the world so they will be able to foster peaceful coexistence in the future. Modern history has shown that sport is not only a viable channel to be used to broker peaceful exchanges between nations, but the very stage on which resolution begins. Together in friendship and respect under the name of sport, and the peoples of the world are able to work toward a goal of peace and hope. These beliefs are the driving forces behind World Taekwondo Federation President Dr. Chungwon Choue’s vision of a project of peace and development charged by the world of sport.

BACKGROUND

They were provided with the tools for sound personal development and selfenhancement to curtail them from getting involved in youth delinquency, drugs, alcohol, and violence.

Inspired by John F. Kennedy’s U.S. Peace Corps, Dr. Choue envisioned a Sport Peace Corps, in which each sport of the world dispatched teams to deliver dreams as a source of strength, peace as a path to follow, and the Olympic spirit to serve as a guide. Dr. Choue unveiled his vision at an international workshop in Leuven, Belgium in 2007 and again at a Peace and Sport forum in Monaco, later that year. Implemented in 2008, the WTF Taekwondo Peace Corps began as a pilot program for World Taekwondo Federation President Dr. Chungwon Choue’s proposal for a joint UN and IOC Sport Peace Corps Program. Since then, the program has been institutionalized by the creation of the World Taekwondo Peace Corps Foundation in 2009. Over the past three years, the WTF Taekwondo Peace Corps has grown to be greatly prosperous in its endeavor to spread the values and virtues offered by sport, so well: self-reflection, discipline, confidence, courtesy, patience, self-control, and respect for everyone. From these, youth learn that there must be equality in humanity, no matter of gender, religion, origin, or physical ability. They learn the importance of maintaining their health. They learn that they must contribute and help those in need, and to work together. As of February 2011, a total of 418 taekwondo instructors have been dispatched

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27 members, 7 teams in 5 countries (China, Russia, Pakistan, India, Paraguay)

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32 members, 8 teams in 8 countries (Greece, Russia, Morocco, Bolivia, Uzbekistan, Egypt, China, Kyrgyzstan)

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â&#x2013;śKorean President Lee Myung-bak (center, front row) Poses with WTF President Chungwon Choue (4th from right) and Taekwondo Peace Corps officials in a ceremony at Chung Wa Dae in Seoul, Korea on May 12, 2010.

FUTURE OF TAEKWONDO PEACE CORPS

Special attention is being paid to additional works and uses the Taekwondo Peace Corps can fulfill.

These pilot years have allowed for an expansion of horizons with this project.

Future objectives will be to expand humanitarian works for developing countries, longer dispatch periods, and partnerships with other NGOs and international sports organizations. Great focus will be put on countries in Africa as the WTF undertakes its latest initiative, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Taekwondo for all in Africa.â&#x20AC;?

The Taekwondo Peace Corps program will continue with a twice-a-year, short-term dispatch for one to two months and mid- to long-term dispatch of instructors for 6 months to two years, targeting more recipients and a larger number of countries. Upon reporting the works of the Taekwondo Peace Corps and proposing once again the goal of a joint U.N. and IOC Sport Peace Corps at the 2010 U.N.-IOC Forum in Lausanne, Switzerland on May 21-22, 2010, the forum resolved the following: â&#x20AC;&#x153;To commend the achievements of the International Olympic Truce Foundation in its endeavor to encourage the study of world peace and the creation of progress in its pursuits; and in addition, the achievements of the World Taekwondo Federation Sport Peace Corps in its successful outreach to young people and its aims of building a better and more peaceful world; and to advocate the consideration of its global expansion, in close cooperation with key stakeholders, including the IOC, the UN, national and international sports federations and NOCs, firmly believing that together, we have the ability to promote global peace and harmony through sport.â&#x20AC;?

Under the chairmanship of WTF President Chungwon Choue and the presidency of Shinhan Investment Corp. Hyu-won Lee, the World Taekwondo Peace Corps Foundation was established on Sept. 17, 2009 to further activate the WTF-initiated Taekwondo Peace Corps activities. For more efficient Taekwondo Peace Corps activities, Mr. Manseek Choe, executive deputy secretary general of the WTF, was appointed as a vice president of the World Taekwondo Peace Corps Foundation at the foundationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s board of directors meeting in September 2010. Since the launch of the foundation, more than 100 Taekwondo Peace Corps members have been sent abroad in a single dispatch. As the first case of the foundationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mid-term dispatch program, 16 members were dispatched in eight teams to seven countries in late 2010 for a period of between three months to six months.

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48 members, 12 teams in 12 countries (El Salvador, India, Isle of Man, Bhutan, Samoa, Mexico, Mongolia, Nigeria, Poland, Angola, Philippines, Azerbaijan)

January-February 2010

98 members, 27 teams in 24 countries (Angola, D.R. Congo, Egypt, Cambodia, Iran, Laos, Mongolia, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Singapore, TimorLeste, Greece, Poland, Russia, New Zealand, Samoa, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Puerto Rico, Surinam)

July-August 2010

110 members, 25 teams in 20 countries (South Africa, Zimbabwe, Ghana, Madagascar, Morocco, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Mongolia, Thailand, Uzbekistan, Philippines, Belarus, Finland, Sweden, Tonga, Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea, Mexico, Trinidad and Tobago)

January-February 2011

103 members, 25 teams in 25 countries (Nepal, Malaysia, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Singapore, Cambodia, Libya, Mauritius, Mozambique, Algeria, Egypt, Cameroon, D.R. Congo, Tunisia, Greece, Russia, Belarus, Sweden, Croatia, Tonga, Fiji, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Jamaica, Nicaragua) 418 members, 104 teams in 63 different countries

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t .JE UFSN NFNCFST BSF EJTQBUDIFE BCSPBE GPS NPSF UIBO UISFF NPOUIT BOE MFTT than 6 months.

The positive responses to the Taekwondo Peace Corps continue to mount as its development expands.

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WTF PRESIDENT PROPOSES CREATION OF ‘SPORT PEACE CORPS’ AT UN-IOC FORUM IN LAUSANNE WTF President Chungwon Choue proposed the creation of the so-called “Sport Peace Corps,” together with the United Nations, the International Olympic Committee and the International Sports Federations, at the U.N.IOC Forum in Lausanne, Switzerland on May 22, 2010. “The Sport Peace Corps entails provisions of comprehensive sport-related assistance to not only underdeveloped countries, but any U.N.-assigned areas,” WTF President Choue said in his presentation on the second day of the two-day forum at the Olympic Museum Auditorium of the IOC Headquarters. The forum drew such influential international sports figures as IOC President Jacques Rogge; Mr. Wilfried Lemke, special adviser to the UNSG on sport for development and peace; Mr. Christophe de Kepper, IOC chief of staff; Mr. Phil Craven, president of the International Paralympic Committee; and Mr. Hein Verbruggen, president of SportAccord.

participants, “the assistance includes providing equipment, and skills and training for local athletes and coaches for any Olympic sport in countries in need.” “This gives hopes and dreams to the young people who are deprived of the opportunity to learn while promoting friendship, peace and understanding through sport and interpersonal interactions.” “All of these efforts will be done at the same time as sharing the Olympic spirit and the United Nations’ aspirations for peace,” he continued. “I am encouraged by the initiation of this program, and I know that it can be expanded by collaborative efforts between the United Nations and the IOC,” Dr. Choue said. “I have shared the successes of the pilot WTF Taekwondo Peace Corps, and my vision of a Sport Peace Corps both with IOC President Rogge and U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon. As steps by both organizations move toward such cooperative work, I can see my vision becoming a reality.”

The forum participants adopted a 10-point recommendation, in which they especially commended the “achievements of the WTF in its successful outreach to young people and its aims of building a better and more peaceful world; and to advocate the consideration of its global expansion, in close cooperation with key stakeholders, including the IOC, the UN, national and international sports federations and NOCs, firmly believing that together, we have the ability to promote global peace and harmony through sport.”

He continued, “The world needs help and hope. They need pride and a sense of integrity. It is true that clothes are needed. Houses, food, and money are needed. But more than anything else, the world needs dreams to dream and goals to reach for. Taekwondo and the WTF are doing their parts to bring these dreams. But more can be done. The United Nations and the IOC together with International Federations can build a coalition, a Sport Peace Corps to deliver all of these things.”

Under the topic “Sports Diplomacy: The WTF Experience,” WTF President Choue told the forum

Dr. Choue was the first IF head to make a presentation at the U.N.-IOC Forum.

WTF President Choue started his speech by saying, “The weight of sport as a catalyst for peace and harmony can never be underestimated. Sport has the power to bring people together, bridge difference, and promote communication and understanding.”

of the world dispatched teams to deliver to them dreams as a source of strength, peace as a path to follow, and the Olympic spirit to serve as a guide,” Dr. Choue said.

“The goal of Olympism is to place sport at the service of the harmonious development of man, with a view to promoting a peaceful and better world,” he continued. “The IOC is assigned this mission to promote this Olympic ideal throughout the world and lead the Olympic Movement with the concerted, organized, universal and permanent action inspired by the Olympic values.”

WTF President Choue first unveiled his dream of a Sport Peace Corps in 2007 at an international workshop on sports and peace in Leuven, Belgium, and in Monte Carlo, Monaco at an international Peace and Sport forum in December 2007. He continued his call for a Sport Peace Corps in 2008 at the 6th IOC World Forum on Sport, Education and Culture in Busan, Korea.

“One effective way to do so is utilizing its network of relations with the sport-related institutions, such as National Olympic Committees, International Federations, NGOs, and the sports industry, and the U.N. organizations,” Dr. Choue said. “Considering that the U.N. and the IOC share common ground in their ultimate goals, together they have the ability to dramatically promote peace and harmony throughout the world by means of sport.” He said, “The WTF is a model of this as members of our very own Council from Israel and Iran believe in putting aside political differences and sitting together in friendship and respect under the name of sport, and work toward a goal of peace and hope.” “These beliefs are the driving forces behind my vision of a project of peace and development charged by the world of sport.” “Inspired by John F. Kennedy’s U.S. Peace Corps, I envisioned a Sport Peace Corps, in which each sport

The WTF implemented in the summer of 2008 the WTF Taekwondo Peace Corps as a pilot program. To further activate the program, the WTF launched the World Taekwondo Peace Corps Foundation in September 2009. “The WTF member national associations in each respective country offered supplementary assistance including accommodation and transportation,” WTF President Choue said in his presentation. “For the most underdeveloped countries, the WTF Taekwondo Peace Corps and its contributors pay for all expenses necessary for service.” He evaluated the Taekwondo Peace Corps program as a great success by saying, “The Taekwondo Peace Corps teams were warmly welcomed and appreciated by the host nations. But above all, the Taekwondo Peace Corps presented an opportunity and resources for their youth to enjoy and play, and share a vision of never-ending hope, optimism and confidence. They were provided with the tools for sound personal development and self-enhancement to curtail them from getting involved in youth delinquency, drugs, alcohol and violence.”

“These pilot years have allowed us to expand our horizons with this project. The Taekwondo Peace Corps will continue with a twice-a-year, short-term dispatch for two months, and a long-term dispatch of instructors for six months to two years, targeting more recipients and a larger number of countries,” Dr. Choue said. “The project will be expanded worldwide, based in as many countries as possible and incorporating qualified taekwondo instructors of different nationalities. The expansion will be founded on a close consultation with the WTF member national associations around the globe.” “The successes have been many and put forth an example for International Federations, the IOC and the U.S. the endless possibilities for a full-fledged Sport Peace Corps,” WTF President Choue said. “Based on our experience, I propose moving forward in developing the Sport Peace Corps program to expand the initiative globally. I call on all International Federations, the IOC and U.N. institutions, as well as all networks of relations and sponsors to band together in making this a reality.”

2nd WORLD YOUTH TAEKWONDO CAMP WRAPS UP IN GREAT SUCCESS The 2nd World Youth Taekwondo Camp, which took place in Seoul and Muju, Korea on July 26-31, 2010, was a great success for good reasons. The annual camp, jointly organized by the World Takwondo Federation and the Taekwondo Promotion Foundation, drew 272 young taekwondo athletes and officials from 26 countries. The objectives of the camp were to promote and spread the spirits and values of taekwondo among the youth around the world, to promote Olympic values, excellence, respect and friendship combined with environmental friendliness, and safe nature through training, and to encourage cultural exchange and understanding of diverse cultures among the participants. The second edition of the camp was highlighted with “the Creed of Taekwondo Practitioners” established by the Olympic Values Education Program (OVEP) in 2009 to encourage the young athletes to keep both body and mind strong and lead a righteous life, to serve parents and love family, to respect the people including teachers and elders and to be faithful to friends, to help neighbors, to serve the country and community, and to live in harmony with nature and contribute to peace and prosperity of the mankind. The camp mainly focused on training with experts and professors of kyorugi and poomsae rather than competitions compared with the 1st camp in 2009. The participants showed high interest in the special kyorugi and poomsae training sessions. There was a time for the participants to perform their countries’ unique

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characteristics using their special costumes and musical instruments, while the participants had a meaningful time with foreign friends to build friendship and unity through the performances and cultural exchanges. The six-day camp started with the opening ceremony in Seoul on July 26 and then moved to Muju, North Jeolla Province on July 27 for various programs for the participating athletes. On July 30, the athletes moved back to Seoul. The opening ceremony of the camp was held at the Grand Hilton Hotel in western Seoul on July 26, with the attendance of such VIPs as Mr. Phillip Coles, a member of the International Olympic Committee from Australia and WTF vice president; Mr. Daeki Kim, 2nd vice minister of culture, sports and tourism of Korea; and Grandmaster Won-sik Kang, new president of the Kukkiwon. At the opening ceremony, Mr. Dai-soon Lee, chairman of the Taekwondo Promotion Foundation and vice president of the WTF, and WTF President Chungwon Choue delivered their respective welcoming speech for the participants. To commemorate the 2nd World Youth Taekwondo Camp, IOC President Jacques Rogge sent a congratulatory message, which was read for the participants. “Welcome to the 2nd edition of the World Youth Taekwondo Camp. For a week in Seoul and Muju, you will be experiencing a unique atmosphere just like the champions you watch on television. You will have the opportunity not only to make progress in your sport every day through training courses, but also to meet some Olympic champions who will share with you their experiences and even their techniques, the message read.

“Maybe we will see some of you on the international sporting stage. Perhaps some of you will become tomorrow’s Olympic athletes in London in 2012 or in Rio de Janeiro in 2016 or beyond,” IOC President Rogge said. “This Camp will also help you learn about the Olympic values, discover other cultures and share friendships with young people from all around the world. I would like to thank the World Taekwondo Federation and the Takwondo Promotion Foundation for organizing such a commendable camp for the second year.”

Youth Olympic Games were created. We want to share hopes, dreams and joy. We want to give pride and identification to every citizen of every nation,” the IOC member said. “To the athletes: I hope that you precious young people have a joyful learning experience to take home with you that you will never forget.”

TPF Chairman Lee said in his welcoming speech, “This camp will serve as a scene of festivity where you can put into practice taekwondo and Olympic spirits of paying respect to, and having concern for your opponents.” “Finally, we also hope that you can enhance friendships through cultural exchange with others from all across the globe.” Mr. Lee continued to say, “Throughout the camp, I expect you to act upon the Taekwondo Practitioner’s Creed, established in the 2009 WTF Olympic Values Education Program Forum.” “Carrying on the spirit of the Five Commandments of Hwarang, the guiding ethos for Korean youths in the Silla era of 1,500 years ago, the Taekwondo Practitioner’s Creed reads as follows: First, build myself both physically and mentally to lead a righteous life. Second, be devoted to my parents and love my family. Third, respect teachers and elders and stay loyal to my friends. Fourth, serve the local community and demonstrate my allegiance to my country. Fifth, preserve nature and contribute to the peace and prosperity of mankind.”

Corps in 2008 and the World Youth Taekwondo Camp in 2009,” WTF President Choue said. “These programs give hopes and dreams. They offer the promise of opportunity and a chance for pursuit of a brighter future.” IOC Member Phillip Coles also gave his congratulatory remarks during the opening ceremony. “Not too long ago, Dr. Jacques Rogge, president of the International Olympic Committee, attended the opening ceremony of the Olympic Youth Development Center in Zambia,” Mr. Coles said.

WTF President Choue said in his welcoming speech, “The key objectives of the camp are to provide the youth of the world with high-level training and education on taekwondo skills and its philosophy and spirit. All of this will help them lead a healthy life, physically and spiritually.”

“During his address at the event, President Rogge said as follows: Sport strengthens the body and the mind, integrates people into society and teaches respect for rules. It brings hope, it brings a dream, and it brings joy. And for the nation, it allows for identification and lots of pride,” Mr. Coles told the young taekwondo athletes.

“The World Taekwondo Federation hopes to offer more opportunities to all of the youth of the world. To accomplish this, we launched the Taekwondo Peace

“There is a lot of power behind President Rogge’s words. They are at the heart of what the Olympic Movement is about. These very ideals are why the

On behalf of Korean Culture, Sports and Tourism Minister In-chon Yu, Vice Minister Dae-ki Kim delivered a congratulatory message during the opening ceremony. “Especially, the start of the full-scale Taekwondo Park construction where the World Youth Taekwondo Camp will be held from 2013, adds a special meaning to this year’s event and I hope this taekwondo fiesta would lay ground work for true taekwondo globalization,” Mr. Kim said. New Kukkiwon President also delivered a message, in which he said, “Through the camp programs, express your hidden passions and experience multi-culture with taekwondo friends from various nations. Open and develop yourself to the global cultures and find yourself growing to the excellent taekwondo.” On July 27, the camp participants moved to Muju to attend special lectures and taekwondo training sessions.

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WTF-KHU PARTNERSHIP TAEKWONDO TRAINING PROGRAM GAINING POPULARITY A taekwondo training program, jointly organized by the World Taekwondo Federation and Kyung Hee University in Korea for coaches and athletes mostly in less developed countries, is gaining growing popularity among the WTF’s 192 member national associations. The WTF-KHU Partnership Taekwondo Training Program dates back to 2005, when 15 coaches and 20 athletes from 26 countries participated in the program.

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Nation South Africa Luxembourg Israel Libya Guatemala

Name Yu-Chiang WU Andrea Di iulio Eldar Kuliev Beit-elmal Mohamed shaban Hector Cazaliguzman Jose Antonio Reyes Dominican Republic Luz Betania Sena Trinidad & Tobago Stokely Christian Clarke U.S.A. Anthony Yong Nguyen

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10 Poland

Robert Kantorysinski

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Aline Vieria de Oliveira Mai Katase Boris Lieskovsky Kimberly Meli Ivan Boskin Uladislau Stsefanovich Yu-Feng WU Yu-Tai WU Kevin NA Joseph Jinbum HO Jethro Chingosho Yojaira Diaz Loay Al-Mahrami Musab Al-Maharmi Mohamed Al-Hasani Issa Al-Muharmi Mohamad Elshawesh Zsolt Mate Anand Pandia Rajan

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Brazil Japan Slovak Republic Malta Belarus Belarus South Africa South Africa Guam Guam Zimbabwe Dominican Republic Oman Oman Oman Oman Libya Hungary India

In 2006, 22 coaches and 12 athletes from 34 countries participated in the joint program, compared with 25 coaches and 19 athletes from 40 countries in 2007, and 19 coaches and 6 athletes from 23 countries in 2008. In 2009, the program attracted 18 coaches and 11 athletes from 26 countries, while a total of 27 coaches and 32 athletes from 28 countries participated in the program.

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Guatemala

8 9 10 Uzbekistan 11 12 13

Name Nasir Elzbair Elzubair Hessien Agar Zeet Oye Adzabe NOEL Cassy Kuba Abhishek Dubey Ali Hassanalipour Lau Choo Boon Gergo MaTe Yauheni Plashkou Said Al-Maharmi Nasser Al Sawa’I Sulaiman Al-Hinai Kamal Al-Busaidy Adil Al-Hinai Jasim Al Rashdi Ali Hussin Alshwihdi Huy Thanh Nguyen Olmedo Enrique Gomez Ivan Kaic Tatsuya Inove Elena Alexandrovna Khakhalina Maria Alexandrovna Shabanova Victoria Sergeevna Timonina David Alejandro Siliezar Marroquin Sattorov Zafar Kim Marina Dergach Irina Li Aleksandr Khodosov Ivan Shermukhamedovo Nodira

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2005 15 20 26 35

2006 22 12 34 34

2007 25 19 40 44

2008 19 6 23 25

2009 18 11 26 29

2010 27 32 28 59

WTF STEPS UP ANTI-DOPING ACTIVITIES The World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) has strengthened its anti-doping efforts over the past several years.

WTF ANNOUNCES 2011 RTP ATHLETES LIST AND SELECTION CRITERIA On Dec. 18, 1990, the world Taekwondo Federation accepted the World Anti-Doping Code and enacted the WTF Anti-Doping Rules. The Anti-Doping Rules were adopted and implemented in conformance with the WTF’s responsibilities under the Code, and are in furtherance of the WTF’s continuing efforts to eradicate doping in the sport of taekwondo.

In addition to the compliance with the WADA code and standard in out-ofcompetition doping tests and online filing of athletes’ whereabouts information on the official WADA Web site, the WTF has continuously expanded its anti-doping education for its member national associations.

In this regard, the WTF shall have responsibility of every member national association (MNA) to ensure that all national-level testing on the MNA’s athletes comply with these Anti-Doping Rules. The WTF should provide the athletes’ daily whereabouts information required that is going to be used by ADOs such as the WADA, IF and NADOs to locate the athletes for the purpose of Out-of-Competition Testing.

A total of 64 athletes, 32 males and 32 females, were requested to file their whereabouts information on ADAMS at WADA Web site for every quarter by no later than the last day of the previous quarter for any possible out-of-competition doping tests by WADA, WTF and NADOs (National Anti-Doping Agencies).

The WTF established the following basic principles for the appropriate criteria for inclusion of athletes in a Registered Testing Pool (RTP) in 2010:

The list of these athletes, which is called Registered Testing Pool (RTP), is made based on the WTF World Ranking in respective male and female division of the previous year. They are required to input their location information on one-hour time slot.

- No. of athletes in RTP: total 64 athletes (32 male and 32 female athletes) - The top four (4) athletes in each weight category respectively for male and female division based on WTF World Ranking as of Jan. 1, 2010 - 2010 RTP athletes list goes into effect from April 1, 2010 to March 31, 2011

If athletes on RTP do not fulfill the online filing requirement as requested, they receive "Notices on Filing Failure." If they are not at the place where they file on ADAMS when any of the ADOs (Anti-Doping Organizations such as WADA, IFs, NADOs) go there for the out-of-competition doping tests, they receive "Notices on Missed Tests." Three times Filing Failures and/or Missed Tests during any 18-month period are equivalent to one-time anti-doping rule violation, which would lead to athletes’ ineligibility to compete. Besides this cooperation with WADA in the field of anti-doping management among top international athletes, the WTF has continued anti-doping education among coaches and leaders of national teams at major international taekwondo championships. It started anti-doping education at the head of team meetings of WTF-promoted championships in 2009 and expanded the education to continental level in 2010. Anti-doping education was conducted in cooperation with NADOs or RADO (Regional Anti-Doping Organization with WADA): on March 2, 2010 at the Head of Team Meeting of the 2010 WTF World Junior Taekwondo Championships and Qualification Tournament for the 2010 Youth Olympic Games in Tijuana, Mexico; on May 10, 2010 at the Head of Team Meeting of the 2010 European Senior Taekwondo Championships in St. Petersburg, Russia; on Nov. 23, 2010 at the Joint Technical Meeting for 2010 African Taekwondo Championships and African Junior Taekwondo Championships in Tripoli, Libya; on Dec. 3, 2010 at the General Assembly of the Oceania Taekwondo Union on the occasion of the 2010 Oceania Taekwondo Championships in Noumea, New Caledonia; and on Dec. 8, 2010 at the Head of Team Meeting of the 2010 Pan Am Taekwondo Championships in Monterrey, Mexico.

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Selection method for 2011 RTP is as follows: - No. of athletes in RTP: 64 athletes (32 male and 32 female athletes) - First pool of 80 athletes consisting of top five (5) ranking athletes in each weight category respectively for male and female division based on WTF World Ranking as of Jan. 1, 2011 - Selection of 64 athletes (32 male and 32 female athletes) from the first pool: top four (4) athletes in each weight category for male and female division all through the year 2010 - 2011 RTP athlete list goes into effect on April 1, 2011 till March 31, 2012

Anti-doping education at the Asian Taekwondo Championships in Kazakhstan could not take place due to time pressure and the difficulty to find education experts from nearby country. The WTF plans to conduct an anti-doping education directly for athletes in 2011 by organizing an athlete outreach program at the 2011 WTF World Taekwondo Championships scheduled for May 1-6, 2011 in Gyeongju, Korea to raise the awareness of the importance of anti-doping effort and anti-doping activities of the WTF among taekwondo athletes. As part of its efforts, the WTF dispatched its anti-doping coordinator to the WADA’s Athlete Outreach Booth during the 2010 Guangzhou Asian Games as a volunteer. Meanwhile, the number of out-of-competition doping tests initiated by the WTF was more than tripled in 2010 in comparison with that of 2009. The WTF will continue to solidify its cooperation with WADA through its active participation in WADA’s Anti-Doping Organization Symposium. For the sake of the safety of its athletes, the WTF participated in the WADA symposium in 2010 and plans to do so in 2011 and afterwards.

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SAY NO! TO DOPING 2011 WTF REGISTRATION TESTING POOL (Valid from April 1, 2011 to March 31, 2012) No.

First Name

Family Name

Nationality

Category

Gender

KATIA

ARAKAKI

BRAZIL

F-46

Female

TAEJIN

SON

KOREA

M-68

Male

YVETTE

YONG

CANADA

F-46

Female

SUJEONG

LIM

KOREA

F-62

Female

KARINE

SERGERIE

CANADA

F-62

Female

KYUNGSEON

HWANG

KOREA

F-67

Female

SEBASTIEN

MICHAUD

CANADA

M-80

Male

MOHAMED

TLISH SALEM

LIBYA

M-58

Male

FRANCOIS

COULOMBE-FORTIER

CANADA

M-87

Male

GUILLERMO

PEREZ

MEXICO

M-58

Male

JINGYU

CHINA

F-49

Female

MARIA DEL ROSARIO

ESPINOZA

MEXICO

F-73

Female

YUZHUO

HOU

CHINA

F-57

Female

JANETE

ALEGRIA PENA

MEXICO

F-49

Female

YING YING

HAN

CHINA

F-73

Female

ALFONSO

VICTORIA ESPINOZA

MEXICO

M-63

Male

JIE

LEI

CHINA

F-53

Female

SANAA

ATABROUR

MOROCCO

F-49

Female

YUN FEI

GUO

CHINA

F-67

Female

LAMYA

BEKKALI

MOROCCO

F-53

Female

PEI HUA

TSENG

CHINESE TAIPEI

F-57

Female

WIAM

DISLAM

MOROCCO

F73+

Female

CHEN YANG

WEI

CHINESE TAIPEI

M-58

Male

PETER

LOPEZ

PERU

M-68

Male

KRISTOPHER

MOITLAND

COSTA RICA

M87+

Male

ANASTASIA

BARYSHNIKOVA

RUSSIA

F-73

Female

JEAN NOEL

OBOU SERI

COTE D'IVOIRE

M-63

Male

ROMAN

KUZNETSOV

RUSSIA

M87+

Male

SHERIF

SHAABAN WASFY

EGYPT

M-54

Male

BINETA

DIEDHIOU

SENEGAL

F-57

Female

SEHAM

EL SAWALHY

EGYPT

F-67

Female

JOEL

GONZALEZ BONILLA

SPAIN

M-58

Male

GWLADYS

EPANGUE

FRANCE

F-73

Female

NICOLAS

GARCIA HEMME

SPAIN

M-80

Male

SARAH

STEVENSON

GREAT BRITAIN

F-67

Female

BRIGITTE

YAGUE ENRIQUE

SPAIN

F-49

Female

BIANCA

WALKDEN

GREAT BRITAIN

F73+

Female

ESTEFANIA

HERNANDEZ GARCIA

SPAIN

F-62

Female

AARON

COOK

GREAT BRITAIN

M-80

Male

ROSANA

SIMON

SPAIN

F73+

Female

MEISAM

BAGHERI

IRAN

M-54

Male

BUTTREE

PUEDPONG

THAILAND

F-46

Female

REZA

NADERIAN

IRAN

M-63

Male

SARITA

PHONGSRI

THAILAND

F-53

Female

MOHAMMAD

MOTAMED BAGHERI

IRAN

M-68

Male

DHUNYANUN

PREMWHEW

THAILAND

F-62

Female

ALIREZA

NASR AZADANY

IRAN

M-74

Male

CHUTCHAWAL

KHAWLAOR

THAILAND

M-54

Male

YOUSEF

KARAMI

IRAN

M-87

Male

REMZI

BASAKBUGDAY

TURKEY

M-54

Male

SAMANEH

SHESHPARI

IRAN

F-53

Female

CEM

ULUGNUYAN

TURKEY

M-63

Male

FARZAD

ABDOLAHI

IRAN

M-74

Male

SERVET

TAZEGUL

TURKEY

M-68

Male

KOUROSH

RAJOLY

IRAN

M-87

Male

RUKIYE

YILDIRIM

TURKEY

F-46

Female

HOSSEIN

TAJIK

IRAN

M87+

Male

RIDVAN

BAYGUT

TURKEY

M-74

Male

BAT-EL

GATTERER

ISRAEL

F-57

Female

DIMITRIY

KIM

UZBEKISTAN

M-74

Male

MAURO

SARMIENTO

ITALY

M-80

Male

EVGENIYA

KARIMOVA

UZBEKISTAN

F73+

Female

CARLO

MOLFETTA

ITALY

M-87

Male

ARMAN

CHILMANOV

KAZAKHSTAN

M87+

Male

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WTF COMPETITION RULES CHANGED IN 2010

The World Taekwondo Federation changed its Competition Rules in 2010 as part of its efforts to make taekwondo competitions more entertaining and fair. Following the introduction of the protector and scoring system (PSS), formerly electronic body protectors, and the instant video replay (IVR) system, together with the graduated point system at the 2009 WTF World Cup Taekwondo Team Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan in June 2009, the WTF has elaborated its related rules based on the evaluation of the use of these two systems at the WTF-promoted championships. At the WTF General Assembly in Tijuana, Mexico on March 2, 2010, amendments to the WTF Competition Rules were approved as proposed. Among the major changes were as follows. The duration of a contest became flexible in consideration of the need to change the competition format. The duration of each round may be adjusted to 1 minute or 1 minute 30 seconds upon the decision of the Technical Delegate for the pertinent Championships while the basic duration of contest remains the same as three rounds of two minutes each, with a one-minute rest period between rounds, and with the sudden-death round in case of a tie after the third round. And it was also made clear that the valid turn in case of valid turning kick and valid attacks by fist should be scored by judges.

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In regard to the use of the PSS, the referee shall reserve the right to give “Gamjeom” to the pertinent contestant and shall reserve the right to declare the violating athlete as the loser by penalty based on the degree of seriousness of the violation in the event that the referee finds intentional manipulation. As per the instant video replay, amendments made in Tijuana also stipulated that instant video replay cannot be requested for the areas scored by the transmitter in the electronic trunk protector and the scope of instant video replay request is limited to the only one action which has occurred within five (5) seconds from the moment of the coach’s request; Once the coach raises the blue or red card to request for instant video replay, it will be considered that the coach has used his/her allocated appeal under any circumstance; A request after the end of the round shall not be accepted except in the case of a sudden-death round. There is no limit for a coach to request for IVR per athlete all through the championships as far as the request is accepted. A coach could not request for IVR any longer in case the IVR request for the pertinent athlete was rejected three times all through the championships. Amendments in Tijuana changed this limit to two from three with the Technical Delegate’s authority to further reduce this number to one in consideration of the size of the championships.

At the extraordinary WTF General Assembly in Tashkent, Uzbekistan on Oct. 7, 2010 on the occasion of the 2010 WTF World Taewondo Poomsae Championships, proposal for amendment to the Kyorugi Competition Rules was passed with several changes to the proposal. In case Continental Unions or Member National Associations organize international taekwondo competitions without compliance with the WTF Competition Rules, the WTF may not approve or withdraw its approval of the championships and also take disciplinary measures to the pertinent Continental Union or Member National Association, according to the new rules. Coaches are not allowed to stand up or move out of the coach’s zone at the time of requesting for instant video replay during the match. Otherwise, the referee shall give Kyong-go (warning) to the coach. The new rules clearly stipulates the age of athletes -15 years old or higher- in addition to the existing provision of "holder of Kukkiwon Dan," which is given to those who are 15 years old or higher. The rules passed in Tashkent provides more flexibility to the duration of contest, enabling to conduct the match in 1 minute x 3 rounds, 1 minute 30 seconds x 3 rounds or 2 minutes x 2 rounds upon the decision of the Technical Delegate for the pertinent Championships in addition to the basic duration of three rounds of 2 minutes with a sudden-death round in case of a tie after completion of the 3rd round.

As per valid turning kick to the head, the judges shall score valid points and ‘valid turn’ according to the new rules in Tashkent. In case of valid turning kick to the head, four (4) points shall be given, including one (1) additional point for turning. Additional one (1) point shall be given only in case of falling down due to legitimate attack with valid point. In case of a tie in deciding the superiority in 4-judge competition, the referee shall have the casting vote. In decision of the match result, win by point gap shall be declared in case the point gap between two athletes is 12 points. Thus the point system in the latest rules is as follows: - One (1) point for valid attack to the trunk protector - Two (2) points for valid turning kick to the trunk protector - Three (3) points for valid kick to the head - Four (4) points for valid turning kick to the head The Competition Rules passed in Tashkent stipulates that the quota for coach’s instant video replay requests per athlete all through the championships shall be decided by the Technical Delegate from one (1) to three (3) in consideration of the size and level of the championships. Protest after the match is not allowed while the protest after the match still exists in competitions where instant video replay is not used. New Kyorugi Competition Rules in Tashkent took into effect immediately, but the WTF allowed Organizing Committees of the international competitions to apply the old rules before Tashkent to the championships held until the end of 2010. New Kyorugi Competition Rules can be seen or downloaded at the WTF Web site www.wtf.org.

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WTF GENERAL ASSEMBLY APPROVES NEW CALEDONIA AS 192nd MEMBER NATION, PASSES NEW STATUTES, COMPETITION RULES

New Caledonia

The World Taekwondo Federation approved New Caledonia as its 192nd member national association at its General Assembly in Tashkent, Uzbekistan on Oct. 7, 2010.

With the WTF General Assembly’s approval, Burundi became a full member of the WTF and Macau was granted a full member status in recognition of its contribution to the development of the WTF. The General Assembly unanimously approved the proposed amendment to the WTF Rules and Regulations, the proposed amendment to the WTF Competition Rules, and the proposed amendment to the Rules on Organization and Operation of International Taekwondo Championships. Among the major changes to the WTF Rules and Regulations were the change of the name of the WTF Rules and Regulations into the WTF Statutes, the deletion of the Executive Committee, and the increase in the number of WTF Council members from 32 to 35. Some additions were made in the areas concerning the WTF missions and objectivities, the WTF activities and resources, the intellectual property, the Host City Agreement, the sanctions and dispute resolution. “The amendment is to rationalize the organization and further clarify the definitions to make it easier for all member national associations to understand. It is also to set the foundation for greater cooperation among the member national associations, Continental Unions and the WTF by providing for more structured channels for better communication in a comprehensive and coordinated way,” said WTF President Chungwon Choue shortly after the approval of the WTF Statutes at the General Assembly.

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“After the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, significant progress in taekwondo competition has been brought by introducing the protector and scoring system, the world ranking system, and the instant video replay system. Now we have stepped forward to improve again our sport through rule changes to meet the global standard as an Olympic sport,” WTF President Choue said. “Today’s General Assembly has been very fruitful. I believe the path that the WTF is heading toward has been set and it will be of great success. There is no doubt that when our family come together as one, all things are possible to accomplish,” Choue said in his concluding remarks at the General Assembly. “As one, we must remain united in our endeavors to become a permanent fixture in the Olympic program. Also, we have worked very hard to open our sport up to everyone, even those who have special physical needs. We must continue to hold our attention in giving those athletes a chance to have their moments in the Olympic light.” “We have accomplished so much together. We must continue to build on our achievements. There is so much that we have to offer the world, and they are in need of it,” Choue said. Mr. Abdulla Nigmatovich Aripov, vice prime minister of the Republic of Uzbekistan, attended the General Assembly to deliver a congratulatory message on behalf of His Excellency Islam Karimov, president of the Republic of Uzbekistan. Mr. Won Sik Kang, president of the Kukkiwon, also attended the meeting to make a speech for the participants in the General Assembly.

WTF LAUNCHES GLOBAL MEMBERSHIP SYSTEM There are tens of millions of taekwondo practitioners around the globe, making taekwondo one of the most practiced martial art sports in the world. The objective of the Global Membership System is to know better the practitioners around the world, establish an attractive communication with all of them and reinforce the image of taekwondo as a global sport. It is also to support their excellence in training and help establish professional marketing plans. Every member national association (MNA) should remain as it always has been a leading force to build up the practitioner’s base. The WTF, as the international sport-governing body, wants to coordinate the efforts to efficiently implement a global membership program that should benefit all the MNAs, Continental Unions and ultimately the worldwide expansion of taekwondo. The WTF GMS allows for the WTF member countries and their registered states/ regions, dojangs (clubs) to manage up-to-the-minute membership information on their members. Each member’s card will include a unique membership number that with internet access connects directly to the member’s online real-time profile in the WTF GMS. Every individual will receive a Global Membership Card issued by the WTF that shows the logos of the MNA, Continental Unions and WTF. Application form for Global Membership can be made only through member national associations of the WTF. The WTF hopes to capitalize on this number by providing an all-in-one membership management system to its member national associations to manage their members.

The WTF has officially launched the online system on Feb. 14, 2011. Three Member National Associations - Bermuda, Bolivia and Iran - are the first group of MNAs to join the system from Feb. 14, 2011 and it is expected that more MNAs will join as they see the benefits from the Global Membership.

WTF INTRODUCES MANDATORY GLOBAL ATHLETE LICENCE FOR INTERNATIONAL ATHLETES

Thanks to the economy of scale by providing the system at a global level, the cost per annual individual membership to be covered by MNAs will be kept to a minimum low and will still allow WTF to reallocate the largest part of this amount to the development of the sport. Profit generated from the WTF GMS will go toward the development and growth of taekwondo around the world and will help increase the level of competition among taekwondo participants by providing resources and opportunities to the developing nations that otherwise would not be able to compete in taekwondo events around the world. The WTF GMS funds will also support the development of worldwide taekwondo centers aiming at helping taekwondo athletes worldwide increase their competitive level through professional training. The WTF has been working closely with HangAStar in the development of the WTF GMS for the past 18 months and has officially launched the online system. The WTF GMS database system will be housed in HangAStar’s state-of-the-art Data Center in Minneapolis, the United States under the highest level of security.

GLOBAL ATHLETE LICENCE CARD (SAMPLE) WTF GLOBAL MEMBERSHIP SYSTEM CARD (SAMPLE) Athletes competing in WTF-promoted championships are required to hold a WTF Global Athlete Licence starting from the 2011 WTF World Taekwondo Championships scheduled for May 1-6, 2011 in Gyeongju, Korea.

It is hoped that over time other important taekwondo data for each athlete can be linked to their unique ID number, including competition results, WTF World Rankings, competition videos, educational videos and much more.

The licence will be an important tool in gathering valuable information on the WTF’s top competing athletes that will aid in both the marketing of the sport and leading to a more efficient competition management process.

Applications for a WTF Global Athlete Licence can only be submitted through the WTF Member National Associations.

All licenced athletes will receive a unique WTF ID number and license card which will be used to identify and verify the athlete at all WTF-promoted championships. Key taekwondo data will be stored and accessible online through the unique WTF ID number that each athlete will have.

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It is planned that the WTF Global Athlete Licence will be phased into all WTFsanctioned tournaments over time but by no earlier than Jan. 1, 2013.

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MESSAGE FROM AFTU PRESIDENT ear African taekwondo family, I wish all of you a happy and prosperous New Year. We are one family of world taekwondo, headed by Dr. Chungwon Choue, president of the World Taekwondo Federation (WTF). I would like to take this opportunity to express my sincere thanks and gratitude to the members of the Executive Office of the African Taekwondo Union (AFTU) and the brothers, first deputy, deputies, members and all the heads of African national associations for their great efforts, which they have made and continue to persist.

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Gen. Ahmed Fouly

In recognition of the great efforts by the AFTU member national associations, WTF President Choue has repeatedly expressed his appreciation and admiration for these efforts, which has shown to the world the unity of African taekwondo.

This is the unique challenge to our continent and we are all proud of the heroes of Africa, without forgetting the efforts of trainers, as well as African rulers in all international events.

As president of the African Taekwondo Union, I am proud of my fellow members of the African Taekwondo Union, who are doing great in the renaissance of African taekwondo, despite the great difficulties that face us, and most importantly the lack of financial resources for all of us and the difficulty of travel and rising costs.

The AFTU especially welcomes the WTF’s proposed “Taekwondo for All in Africa” project, which will be put in action this year. The project will greatly help promote the Olympic sport taekwondo in the African region.

In spite of all these difficulties, we do our work, which is appreciated by taekwondo family members all over the world who watch the development of African taekwondo. Compared to the past, our children became heroes of Africa, getting trophies and medals in the African championships and international posts, great for all African countries in all events and World Championships.

Our unity is the secret to our success, always one team, one spirit. This is the secret to the success of Africa and I wish, with all my heart, success to all African countries at championships.

2011 AFTU EVENTS SCHEDULE Dates

Place

Events

April 16-17

Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt

Arab Cup

Sept. 3-18

Maputo, Mozambique

All-Africa Games (Taekwondo)

TBD

11th African Championships

2012 AFTU EVENTS SCHEDULE Jan. 11-12, 2012

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African Qualification Tournament for 2012 London Olympic Games

Taekwondo and Our Vision Taekwondo’s development has taken place through several key events and steps.

MAJOR PROGRAMS FOR 2011 n 2011, the Asian Taekwondo Union will emphasize the preparation for the London Olympic Games. We will promote international competitions among member nations to increase the number of Olympic Qualification participating countries so that they could advance to the Olympics with good records. The main events in 2011 will be the Asian Junior Taekwondo Championships and the Asian Qualification Tournament for the 2012 London Olympic Games. The Asian Club Championships will be also held in Tehran, Iran from Feb. 21 to 22 and the Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament in Bangkok, Thailand on Nov. 4 to 6. Poomsae will be added to the Junior Taekwondo Championships starting this year. Also, the Olympic Value Education Program blended with the Cultural Exchange Program will be added to contribute to the formation of value system of young people. As a multi-sport event, the 26th Summer Universiade will be held in Shenzhen, China on Aug. 12-23. Taekwondo competition is scheduled to take place from Aug. 18 to 23. Major ATU Activities in 2010 The year of 2010 was successful for the ATU in that it brought success to the 19th Asian Taekwondo Championships and the Guangzhou Asian Games. The 19th Asian Taekwondo Championships were held in Astana, Kazakhstan from May 20 to May 23, drawing 250 male and female athletes from 23 member nations. What made the championships special was the addition of poomsae to kyorugi to make the events more diverse for the host country and also to lessen the burden of the member nations. The result was very successful except that the number of poomsae items was reduced.

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The first step was the globalization of taekwondo, which began with the establishment of the World Taekwondo Federation in 1973. Taekwondo was adopted as an official sport at the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games. These developments unfolded in the 27 years since the WTF was founded. Such a rapid advancement is unprecedented in history and provides a good example of how fast a sport can grow. President

Mr. Dai-Soon Lee Both kyorugi and poomsae will also be on stage in forthcoming Junior Championships.

The second step was the global standardization of taekwondo. After two Olympic Games in which taekwondo was a medal sport, the WTF made a drastic reform in bringing about a global standard to taekwondo. This is the period starting from the 2004 Athens Olympic Games to the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.

Electronic body protectors and the instant video replay system were introduced to the taekwondo competition of the Guangzhou Asian Games, which helped the operation of the game.

The WTF is now working hard to make taekwondo more competitive among international sports as well as federations. Thus it introduced Olympic Values Education Programme into taekwondo for young taekwondo practitioners so that taekwondo can promote and realize Olympic values more actively.

Taekwondo was the second most participated sport out of 45 ones along with shooting. All the tickets for the taekwondo event were sold out early securing a firm ground as a popular sport.

Furthermore, it promulgated five creeds for all taekwondo practitioners and announced them in the name of “Seoul Declaration” at the 2009 International Taekwondo Symposium in Seoul.

What was noteworthy for the ATU member nations in 2010 was that they demonstrated an even level of taekwondo techniques.

To implement the Seoul Declaration more firmly, and to prepare for the 1st Youth Olympic Games, the Taekwondo Promotion Foundation held the 1st World Youth

A total of 23 ATU member nations participated in the Asian Taekwondo Championships and medals were awarded to 10 nations for male and 12 for female; and 37 nations took part in the Guangzhou Asian Games and 14 nations got at least one medal. Several factors were cited as major reasons for the enhanced level of taekwondo techniques. First, all the member nations have made a great effort for the cultivation and training of athletes. Second, Korean universities and taekwondo unions went into sisterhood relationship with member nations to assist athlete training and to perform exchange games. Third, much efforts have been made to have the member nations overcome the disparities in playability arising from geographical distance. To be specific, sub-regional unions were formed by neighboring countries for exchange of training programs and for intra championships to enhance playing skills. Sub-regional unions like East Asia, South East Asia, South West Asia, West Asia, and Central Asia were established and the unions contributed to the enhancement of playability and of friendship and goodwill between the countries as well.

Taekwondo Camp in Muju, Korea, where the Taekwondo Park is under construction. This effort led to the success in the 2010 Singapore Youth Olympic Games. To continue our success and to further promote the Olympic Values Education Program, we also held the 2nd World Youth Taekwondo Camp in 2010. In this taekwondo camp, the young athletes made a public demonstration in Seoul City Plaza. During their performance, they smashed wooden boards in which their personal bad habits were written, symbolically expressing their determination to become new and better persons. It also signifies that practitioners of taekwondo should take leadership in internationalizing and at the same time spreading the spirit of taekwondo and the values of the Olympic Games. This is taekwondo’s ultimate task and challenge.

2011 ATU EVENTS SCHEDULE Dates

Place

Events

Jan. 13-15

Manama, Bahrain

3rd Bahrain Open Championships

Jan. 28-31

Chennai, India

5th Commonwealth Taekwondo Championships

Feb. 21-22

Tehran, Iran

3rd Asian Club Championships

Feb. 24-25

Tehran, Iran

23rd Fajr Open Championships

April 7-9

Cambodia

South East Asia Taekwondo Championships

Aug. 12-23

Shenzhen, China

26th Summer Universiade

July or Aug.

Undecided

2011 Asian Junior Championships

Nov. 4-6

Bangkok, Thailand

Asian Qualification Tournament for London 2012 Olympic Games

Nov.

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MAJOR ETU PROGRAMS FOR 2011 he year 2011 will be a busy year for the European Taekwondo Union, with a total of 15 A-class international tournaments, compared with nine in 2010. The A-class tournaments are as follows: the Trelleborg Open on Feb. 5-6 in Trelleborg, Sweden; the Dutch Open on Feb. 26-27 in Eindhoven, the Netherlands; the German Open on March 12-13 in Hamburg, Germany; the Spanish Open on March 26-27 in Alicante, Spain; the Belgium Open Poomsae on April 9 in Gent, Belgium; the Belgium Open on April 9-10 in Gent, Belgium; the Danish Open Poomsae on April 30 in Kolding, Denmark; the Austrian Open on June 4-5 in Insbruck, Austria; the Austrian Open Poomsae on June 18 in Insbruck, Austria; the Finnish Open Poomsae on Aug. 6-8 in Turku, Finland; the Hungarian Open Poomsae on Oct. 1 in Budapest, Hungary; the BTCB International Open on Oct. 1-2 in Manchester, the United Kingdom; the Portugese Open Poomsae on Nov. 5 in Seixal, Portugal; the Croatia Open on Nov. 5-6 in Zagreb, Croatia; and the French Open on Nov. 26-27 in Paris, France. Among the other ETU events for 2011 are the ETU General Assembly on Oct. 5 in Paphos, Cyprus and the ETU Council meeting on Feb. 19 in Athens, Greece. An international referee poomsae seminar and an international referee refresher course are scheduled to take place in Trelleborg, Sweden on Feb. 23-27. An international referee kyorugi seminar and an international referee refresher course are also scheduled to take place in Trelleborg, Sweden on June 23-26. On the ETU events calendar are the 10th European Poomsae Championships in May in Genova, Italy, the 18th European Junior Championships on Oct. 6-9 in Paphos, Cyprus, and the 2nd European University Championships on Oct. 28-30 in Sofia, Bulgaria.

President

Mr. Athanasios Pragalos 2011 ETU EVENTS SCHEDULE First of all, the 19th European Senior Taekwondo Championships were held in St. Petersburg, Russia, drawing athletes and officials from 43 member countries, representing the biggest senior championships in the history of the ETU. The overall winner was Turkey. Second, the 2nd 18-21-year championships in Kharkov, Ukraine wrapped up as a great success. Athletes from 38 ETU countries competed for the medals during the event. Overall winner was Turkey. This event was organized at the request of the ETU member countries in order to pay special attention to the young athletes, not limited to teenagers, and prepare them accordingly. But during the difficult, in athletic terms, in-between times until they reach perfection and compete in menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and womanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s categories. Third, the 5th European Team Championships were held in Baku, Azerbaijan. A total of 23 teams participated and Spain topped the ranks. In addition, Bucharest, Romania hosted an ETU seminar for instructors under the leadership from Grandmaster Shin-chul Kang of Korea.

Following the success of the ETU A-Class Ranking for seniors, the ETU will work on the Ranking for juniors in 2011.

The ETU signed a contract with Daedo International to use its electronic body protectors for the European Championships until 2012.

MAJOR ETU ACTIVITIES IN 2010

The ETU also signed a contract with Taekwondo Data. The company has a Web site which contains all the competition results of taekwondo championships in the past and also information on athletes and coaches. All the ETU members have free access to this Web site.

For the European Taekwondo Union, the year 2010 was a successful year. Three European championships were held in 2010.

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Dates

Events

Place

Country

Dates

Events

Place

Country

Feb. 5-6

Trelleborg Open (A Class)

Trelleborg

Sweden

July 29-31

5th World Poomsae Championships

Vladivostok

Russia

Feb. 19

ETU Council meeting

Athens

Greece

Aug. 6-8

Finnish Open Poomsae (A Class)

Turku

Finland

Feb. 23-27

I.R. Poomsae Seminar I.R. Refresher Course

Trelleborg

Sweden

Sept. 18-20

Master Games

Ligano

Italy

Feb. 26-27

Dutch Open (A Class)

Eindhoven

Netherlands

Oct. 1

Hungarian Open Poomsae (A Class)

Budapest

Hungary

March 12-13

German Open (A Class)

Hamburg

Germany

Oct. 1-2

BTCB International Open (A Class)

Manchester

United Kingdom

March 26-27

Spanish Open (A Class)

Alicante

Spain

Oct. 5

ETU General Assembly

Paphos

Cyprus

April 9

Belgium Open Poomsae (A Class)

Gent

Belgium

Oct. 6-9

18th European Junior Championships

Paphos

Cyprus

April 9-10

Belgium Open (A Class)

Gent

Belgium

Oct. 22-23

10th Galeb Belgrade Trophy

Belgrade

Serbia

April 30

Danish Open Poomsae (A Class)

Kolding

Denmark

Oct. 28-30

2nd European University Championships

Sofia

Bulgaria

May (TBD)

10th European PoomsaeChampionships

Genova

Italy

Nov. 5

Portugal Open Poomsae (A Class)

Seixal

Portugal

June 4-5

Austrian Open (A Class)

Insbruck

Austria

Nov. 5-6

Croatia Open (A Class)

Zagreb

Croatia

June 18

Austrian Open Poomsae (A Class)

Insbruck

Austria

Nov. 26-27

French Open (A Class)

Paris

France

June 23-26

I.R. Kyorugi Seminar I.R. Refresher Course

Trelleborg

Sweden

Dec. 3-4

Olympic Test Event

London

U.K.

June 30 -July 3

World Olympic Qualification

Baku

Azerbaijan

July 7-10

4th European Cadet Championships

Tbisli

Georgia

Kazan

Russia

2012 ETU EVENTS SCHEDULE Jan. 27-29

European Olympic Qualification

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Mr. Ji Ho Choi

MESSAGE FROM PATU PRESIDENT ear WTF members of the Pan America and PATU family, On behalf of the PATU EXCO and Council Members, I would like to wish everyone a happy and prosperous New Year! Along with all members of the PATU leadership, I would like to urge everyone to refer to the PATU 2011 events schedule, and plan ahead and jump start for the development of your national teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s elite programs to realize unprecedented success in all events this year, and advance forward to pursue our regionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Olympic excellence in the 2012 Summer Olympic Games to be held in London. As in the past, PATU will be your first and best partner to achieve your goals in developing taekwondo in all areas of Pan America. Please continue with positive yet constructive communications with the PATU leadership, so that we may advance to achieve other record-breaking results for our athletes by working together in unity and harmony from effective establishment of cooperative leadership, professional tournament organization and management, and to highly educational and rewarding seminars for all.

The Year of the Rabbit in the zodiac signs traditionally represents a year of wisdom, diligence, sacrifice and happiness. Incidentally, these are the exact qualities that are required by all of us to successfully complete this year with a great success. The year 2011 indeed, will be a very busy year for all of us as many important high profile WTF and PATU events are scheduled. Beginning with the Pan Am Games Qualification Tournament in March in Lima, Peru, we are scheduled to compete at the 2011 World Championships, the World Olympic Qualification Tournament, the Pan Am Games in Guadalajara, the Pan Am Junior Championships, the Pan Am Olympic Qualification Tournament followed by the Olympic Test Event to be held in London. Among these busy official events, we will also have many international Open events such as U.S. Open, Canada Open, Costa Rica Open and Pan Am Open international Championships to be organized in various parts of PATU. We are also scheduled to organize WTF Poomsae Referee Certification Course and Poomsae IR Refresher Course in Austin, Texas in February, and many other educational, technical seminars in different regions of PATU during the year.

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PATU also plans to focus on the development of educated instructors and coaches in our small countries for the next two years to realize standardization of taekwondo techniques and knowledge to modernize our athlete development programs in poomsae and kyorugi. I am confident that we can achieve these goals with the help from our leading countries in different regions along with many other volunteer instructors and masters who have expressed their willingness to be part of these efforts. I would also like to urge all MNAs to take a full advantage of already available developmental support programs, such as the WTF Taekwondo Peace Corps, the World Youth Taekwondo Camp, jointly organized by the WTF and the Taekwondo Promotion Foundation, and various resident instructor support programs by the Korean government and trade authorities. Thank you in advance for your dedication in developing our sport, and I look forward to working with you throughout the year to achieve our common goal in taekwondo. I wish you and your federation a great success through positive and productive progress in 2011.

2011 PATU EVENTS SCHEDULE Dates

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Feb. 12-16

Austin, Texas, USA

WTF Poomsae Referee Certification Course & IRRC

Feb. 17-21

Austin, Texas, USA

2011 U.S. Open Taekwondo Championships

March 23

Lima, Peru

2011 PATU EXCO & Council Meeting

March 24

Lima, Peru

2011 PATU Extraordinary General Assembly

March 25-26

Lima, Peru

2011 Pan Am Games Qualification Tournament

April

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PATU Technical Seminar / Central America

May

TBA

PATU Technical Seminar / Caribbean

June

TBA

PATU Technical Seminar / Caribbean

June

TBA

PATU Technical Seminar / South America

Aug.

San Jose, Costa Rica

PATU Poomsae Referee Certifcation Course & IRRC

Aug.

San Jose, Costa Rica

The 4th Costa Rica Open TKD Championships

Sept.

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Sept.

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2011 Pan Am Open International TKD Championships

Oct. 14-30

Guadalajara, Mexico

2011 XVI Pan Am Games (TKD Oct. 15~18)

Nov. 18-20

Queretaro, Mexico

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OTU activities Oceania Taekwondo Union

importantly fast track and bring up to speed our coaches, referees and judges to assist in providing training and education on latest WTF rules, the now required equipment, the technology being used and the technical and tactical aspects in all areas of our sport to our athletes.

MESSAGE FROM OTU PRESIDENT uring the period 2009–2010, the Oceania Taekwondo Union (OTU) has continued to grow and develop across the region. Despite our size, we are a significant and powerful voice within the WTF and we are providing leadership to the WTF and other continental unions on important and strategic developments across the world. It must be noted that we remain a highly respected WTF continental union. › Ongoing relationships and participation via the WTF Continental Union Forum › Maintained our financial grants from the WTF › Attendance at the OSFO and ONOC Conferences › Ongoing negotiation with OSEP for the accreditation of regional referees, coaches and poomsae judges as OSEP Presenters With the 2012 Olympic Games less than 2 years away, there is the much needed commitment from all member nations in the assistance in running seminars, workshops and other developmental programs. This is again away of fast tracking our representation at the WTF benchmark events in particular the 2011 World Championships and World Qualification Tournaments. The 2010 OTU Championships were held in New Caledonia and were critical in the preparation for all regional athletes, coaches and officials for all events in 2011 particularly the Pacific Games to be held in August-September 2011 and the London Olympic Games in 2012. OTU’S FURTHER EXPANSION

Maintaining our continued participation and involvement in all meetings of the WTF and their ad-hoc committees as a continental union is critical to our future and has provided the OTU with a forum to voice our concerns to ensure all nations no matter how small are heard. We are now 15 member nations strong with our newest member, New Caledonia, being the host nation of the 2010 Oceania Championships, host nation for the 2011 South Pacific Games and host of the 2011 Oceania Qualification Tournament for the 2012 Olympic Games as awarded by the WTF, so congratulations and welcome to New Caledonia. New Caledonia is now a member of the WTF in their own right. Wallis & Fortuna will host the 2013 Mini Games and sports will be announced in 2011, so we are also hopeful of taekwondo being introduced to these regional games. 2010 also saw the emergence of Daedo as the OTU’s new sponsor. We look forward to a long and mutually beneficial relationship with Daedo who will assist the Oceania region to grow and develop. Over the past 24 months we have been able to achieve the following:

2011 will see the emergence of additional OTU and WTF members. Discussions are well under way in introducing Nauru as the newest WTF member in early 2011 and another four Oceania countries will follow. This will take the OTU’s membership to 16 nations and with the emergence of another four nations in 2011 the OTU will become 20 member nations strong as a WTF Continental Union. OTU REFEREE AND COACHING ACCREDITATION

The year 2010 saw the establishment and implementation of the OTU Accreditation and Education Program which targets all current and future coaches, referees and poomsae judges across all MNAs. The idea behind this program is to: provide an international accreditation system for our officials even if MNAs already have NF accreditation system, build a database on our region's coaches, referees and poomsae judges which

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will not only assist all MNAs but also the OTU in lobbying for educational funding from NOCs, ONOC and the WTF, and

It is vital to the OTU’s growth and development and that of our sport within the region that all coaches, referees and judges have the current knowledge and skills to assist and train our athletes, this way we can ensure that the region is represented by as many participants at the highest standards possible at events around the world.

t &EVDBUJPOBM TFNJOBST QSFWJPVTMZ DPOEVDUFE In 2008, the OTU hosted an OTU Referee / Refresher Course in New Zealand and under the direction of the OTU, Australia’s MNA Sports Taekwondo Australia (STA) hosted an OTU Referee / Refresher Course in 2009 and an OTU Poomsae Judges Seminar in 2010. Also under the guidance of the OTU, our MNA in Australia, STA, has delivered numerous seminars throughout Australia to evaluate and accredit its members. The OTU is expanding the provision of these courses throughout the region and to all MNAs in 2011.

t ./"T &EVDBUJPOBM 4USVDUVSFT Through the OTU Education and Accreditation process, we are planning and preparing for the delivery via a number of means for all OTU MNAs during 2011. The OTU’s intention is to train and accredit presenters in as many MNAs as possible during 2011.

The role of the MNA presenters will be to deliver differing aspects of the sport, i.e. refereeing, coaching and judging etc. and these presenters will hopefully be qualified under the Oceania Sports Education Program (OSEP). The OSEP is a joint initiative between the Australian Sports Commission (ASC), the Olympic Sports Federations of Oceania (OSFO) and the Oceania National Olympic Committees (ONOC). The OSEP comprises a number of training programs, which have been specifically designed to provide a regional approach to sport education by developing flexible, relevant and modern curricula and training support resources in the areas of coaching, officiating, administration and assessor/presenter training. Organizations and individuals who have been approved by the OSEP Management Committee are endorsed to deliver this training program on behalf of the OSEP. Ideally all MNAs will nominate these people to the OTU in early 2011, so that we can set up training and appropriate structures and programs.

2011 OTU EVENTS SCHEDULE Dates

Place

Events

Aug. 27-Sept. 10 (TKD 6-9)

New Caledonia

14th Pacific Games

Sept. 11

Noumea, New Caledonia

Oceania Olympic Qualification Tournament

Sept. 13-16

Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia

WTF International Referee Course and Refresher

Sept. 18

Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia

Australian Open

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WTF EXHIBITION STAND AT 2010 DUBAI SPORTACCORD CONVENTION DRAWS HIGH INTEREST

The exhibition stand of the World Taekwondo Federation attracted high interest from participants in the 2010 SportAccord Convention in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates.

The WTF exhibition stand, which opened on April 27 for a three-day run at the Atlantis Hotel in Dubai, featured a â&#x20AC;&#x153;WTF Kick and Win Challengeâ&#x20AC;? event for the SportAccord participants. For the event, the WTF set up an electronic protector system and those who hit and/or kick the system won a WTF souvenir, drawing special attention from SportAccord exhibition visitors. The WTF also distributed a promotional brochure to the visitors. To ensure fair judging and refereeing, the WTF has introduced a protector and scoring system (PSS), formerly an electronic body protector system, and an instant video replay system at its major taekwondo competitions since June 2009.

A number of high-profile figures visited the WTF stand to test the electronic protector system. Among them were WTF President Chungwon Choue; two of WTF Vice Presidents, Mr. Phil Coles of Australia, and Mr. Ivan Dibos of Peru, who are also members of the International Olympic Committee; and Mr. Dae-ki Kim, vice minister of the Korean Culture, Sports and Tourism Ministry. As part of its active promotional efforts, the WTF, which hosted the 2006 SportAccord in Seoul, Korea, has since run its exhibition stand at almost all SportAccord conventions.

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The WTF plans to attend the 2011 SportAccord Convention to be held in London, Great Britain on April 3-8. During the Dubai SportAccord Convention, which opened on April 25 and lasted until April 30, the WTF had a series of meetings with international sports organizations, including the 2012 London Olympic Organizing Committee, and attended meetings, including the general annual meeting of the International Masters Games Association.

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a sport presentation for the CGF officials in London on June 7. Among the WTF delegates were Mr. Philippe Buedo, chairman of the WTF Games Committee; Mr. Anthony Ferguson, president of the Caribbean Taekwondo Federation; Mr. Usman Dilda, former vice chairman of the WTF PR Committee, and Dr. William Darlington, secretary general of the Commonwealth Taekwondo Union. “On behalf of the CGF, I write to thank you for the detailed submissions provided and the subsequent representations by your colleagues in London last week pertaining to the above,” said Mr. Michael Hooper, chief executive officer of the CGF, in a letter dated on June 14, 2010 and sent to the World Taekwondo Federation.

Taekwondo will be part of multi-sport games, including the Commonwealth Games. Taekwondo has been classified as a category 2 sport at the Commonwealth Games. The Olympic sport of taekwondo, thus stands a good chance of being on the official program of the 2018 Commonwealth Games. Several other international sports organizations, which are responsible for the operation of multi-sports games, have also decided to put taekwondo on their official programs.

meeting in November 2009 to put taekwondo on the official program of the 2017 Summer Universiade and onwards as a compulsory sport. Taekwondo will also be an official sport at the 2013 Mediterranean Games and onwards. The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) sent a letter to the World Taekwondo Federation on June 14, 2010 to inform the world’s taekwondo governing body of its decision to classify taekwondo as a category 2 sport.

At its General Assembly on April 26, 2010 in Dubai, the International Masters Games Association (IMGA) announced that taekwondo will be on the official program of the 2011 European Masters and the 2013 World Masters Games.

The CGF has three classifications of sports: core sports (Category 1), optional sports (Category 2), and recognized sports (Category 3). Under the current CGF regulations, the Commonwealth Games must include a minimum of 10 core sports on their program and they can then include up to an additional seven from a list of optional sports, with a maximum of four team sports on their program.

The International University Sports Federation (FISU) decided at its Executive Board

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The CGF CEO continued to say in his letter, “In approving the classification of taekwondo as a category 2 sport, both the Federation’s Sport Committee and the Executive Board were pleased to note the ongoing commitment being made by the sport through its development programs across the Commonwealth, as well as the innovative changes being made through the sport presentation aspects of the competition.” “By becoming a category 2 sport, taekwondo is now eligible for inclusion by prospective candidate cities within their selection of up to 7 additional sports from the broader list of category 2 sports, i.e. additional to the 10 core sports and you should now look to work with candidate cities for future editions of the Games as they develop their bid proposals,” the CGF head said.

The latest Commonwealth Games, the 19th edition, took place in New Delhi, India on Oct. 3-14, 2010, with 17 sports on the official program. The next Commonwealth Games are to be held in Glasgow, Scotland in 2014. On the CGF decision, Mr. Ferguson, who also serves as vice president of the Pan American Taekwondo Union, said in his letter to the WTF, “This is not only wonderful, but inspiring indeed. I did not expect the decision would come so soon.” “Better still that we went straight to Category Two. During our presentation, they (CGF officials) joked that we should probably go straight to Category 2 rather than three,” Mr. Ferguson said. “That it in fact happened this way is a testament to the vision and work of the WTF and that of our leader (WTF President Chungwon Choue). I have no doubt that in time, we would become Category One.” “It vindicates what we were saying in that people only have to be informed of the wonderful work of the WTF to be impressed,” he continued to say. “Clearly they (CGF officials) were impressed by the Taekwondo Peace Corps and subsequent proposal of a Sport Peace Corps; electronic body protectors and the video replay system, and the various uses for which the Reform Fund is intended.” In a meeting with CGF officials both at the 2008 SportAccord Convention in Athens, Greece and at the 2009 SportAccord Convention in Denver, the United States, the WTF expressed its interest in joining the Commonwealth Games.

The Commonwealth Games, which date back to 1930, are a unique, world-class, multi-sport event which is held every four years.

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Mr. Kai Holm, former Danish member of the International Olympic Committee, serves as president of the IMGA, with Mr. Jens V. Holm working as the CEO.

The decision was announced at the General Assembly of the International Masters Games Association (IMGA) at the Atlantis Hotel in Dubai, United Arab Emirates on April 26, 2010. The IMGA General Assembly was held on the second day of the 2010 SportAccord Convention.

At the Dubai gathering, the IMGA General Assembly adopted its new constitution, the first since its inception in 1995.

The 2011 European Masters Games are to take place in the Italian city of Lignano, and the 2013 World Masters Games in Torino, Italy. WTF President Chungwon Choue attended the IMGA meeting. The WTF, the world’s taekwondo governing, became an associate member of the IMGA at its General Assembly meeting during the 2009 Denver SportAccord.

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The IMGA was founded in Seoul, Korea in 1995 from member International Federations to be the representative body of masters sport worldwide and to promote lifelong competition, friendship and understanding between mature sports people, regardless of age, gender, race, religion, or sport status. “We are happy to announce that taekwondo has been put on the official program of the Masters Games starting with the 2013 European Masters Games,” said IMGA CEO Holm.

“Given taekwondo’s high educational aspect and popularity around the world, taekwondo’s inclusion in the Masters Games will create a high synergetic effect on both the WTF and the IMGA,” he said. WTF President Choue said, “Poomsae’s inclusion in the Masters Games will further promote taekwondo, especially poomsae. For the WTF, it is another feat following poomsae’s inclusion in the 2017 Universiade and the 2013 Mediterranean Games.” With the IMGA’s decision, taekwondo practitioners of over 41 years of age can attend the taekwondo competition of the Masters Games. The IMGA follows the rules of International Federations regarding the age category of participating athletes.

What does the International Masters Games Association (IMGA) do and what are Masters Games? The International Masters Games Association (IMGA) is a non-profit organization, recognized by the IOC and owned by its members, the International Sports Federations. For the past 25 years, the IMGA has been overlooking Masters Sports worldwide. It supports the Olympic movement and promotes sport for all by encouraging mature athletes from all over the world to practice sports regularly and to participate in Masters Games, with the awareness that competitive sport can continue throughout life. Masters Games are international multi-sports events for mature sports men and women. These events offer physical activity while stimulating social interaction in a festival atmosphere. What aspects of taekwondo do you think appealed to you and your board members? First, the World Taekwondo Federation is very well developed. It proposes events and categories for all ages, from juniors to seniors. It’s when I attended the World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships in Ankara, Turkey in December 2008, that I noticed a new side of taekwondo. The philosophy of the WTF of supporting sports for all and sport for life matches perfectly the philosophy of the IMGA. We share common ideas. Finally, the educational aspect of taekwondo and its philosophy can create a high synergetic effect on both the WTF and the IMGA.

Question & Answer What is the significance of inclusion of taekwondo in Masters Games? One of the IMGA objectives is to grow the masters movement worldwide. Therefore a new step was taken when the World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) became the first martial art to be a member of the IMGA. Adding an Olympic sport to our program is always great. But taekwondo is more than just a sport, it is a philosophy of life. Including poomsae taekwondo on the program of the Masters Games will help the promotion of the discipline and hopefully grow the taekwondo masters movement in the world. As part of the promotion of combat sports for the European Masters Games 2011 in Lignano, Italy, a conference on “Neuroscience and fighting sports – Effects of fighting sports on decisional and cognitive abilities in middle and advanced age” was held in Trieste, Italy on Nov. 27, 2010.

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2nd WEST ASIAN SENIOR TAEKWONDO CHAMPIONSHIP HELD IN JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA The 2nd West Asian Senior Taekwondo Championship opened in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on April 21, 2010 for a two-day run, drawing about 60 athletes from nine West Asian countries. The participating West Asian countries in the WTF-sanctioned biennial event were host Saudi Arabia, Iran, Jordan, Iraq, Lebanon, Yemen, Bahrain, Qatar and Syria. The inaugural West Asian Senior Taekwondo Championship took place in Tehran, Iran in 2008, which attracted about 50 athletes from eight countries. The opening ceremony of the 2nd West Asian Championship took place on April 20, with the attendance of WTF President Chungwon Choue; Mr. Dai-soon Lee, president of the Asian Taekwondo Union and vice president of the WTF; Seyed Mohammad Pouladgar, president of the Taekwondo Federation of the Islamic Republic of Iran and 1st president of the West Asian Taekwondo Union. “I would like to congratulate the Saudi Arabian Judo & Taekwondo Federation, the West Asian Taekwondo Union, and the organizing committee on a job well done in organizing this event,” said WTF President Chungwon Choue in his congratulatory speech. Dr. Choue continued to say, “This event is an illustration of the goal that the WTF is continuously striving for: a universal sport bound by no limits; not by age, gender, race, religion, nationality, nor physicality.” “It is appropriate that these championships are being held in Saudi Arabia. Recent adjustments to the Competition Rules have allowed for talented athletes, especially female athletes from the West Asian region, to rise to the top of the podium,” Dr. Choue said. “I would like to offer my heartfelt best wishes to everyone during this championship. Reach high for your dreams, commit yourself, and don’t let anything stop you from being at your best.” During the opening ceremony, WTF President Choue delivered a WTF plaque of appreciation to Dr. Ahmed Saad Al-Mofareh, president of the Saudi Arabian Judo & Taekwondo Federation. The opening ceremony featured a variety of events, including a taekwondo demonstration match and Saudi folk dance.

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3rd ARAB TAEKWONDO CHAMPIONSHIPS CUP HELD IN SHARM EL SHEIKH, EGYPT The 3rd Arab Taekwondo Championships Cup kicked off on April 22, 2010 for a five-day run in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt.

Sharm El Sheikh for the 3rd Arab Cup. I would like to congratulate the organizing committee on a job well done organizing this event,” said WTF President Choue in his congratulatory speech during the opening ceremony.

The WTF-sanctioned event drew about 120 athletes from 12 Arab countries. The participating countries were host Egypt, Palestine, Syria, Tunisia, Lebanon, Bahrain, Jordan, Qatar, Libya, the United Arab Emirates, Algeria and Yemen. The inaugural Arab Cup was held in Sharm El Sheikh in 2005, with the second one at the same venue in 2007. Early in the day, the Executive Council meeting of the Arab Taekwondo Federation was held at the Concorde El Salam Hotel in Sharm El Sheikh, in which WTF President Chungwon Choue made a speech for the participants. “After attending the 2nd West Asian Taekwondo Championship in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, I just came here for the 3rd Arab Cup. The fact that two of the WTF-sanctioned events are being held at similar dates in this Muslim region reflects the high popularity of taekwondo in the West Asian and North African region,” Dr. Choue said. WTF President Choue said that he would fully support the WTF member national associations in these regions for further development of taekwondo. He also

WTF President Choue continued to say, “The 3rd Arab Cup is an illustration of the goal that the WTF is continuously striving for: a universal sport bound by no limits; not by age, gender, race, religion, nationality, nor physicality.” explained to the participants about the WTF Taekwondo Peace Corps programs in detail. Late in the afternoon, there was an opening ceremony of the 3rd Arab Cup. Among the participants in the opening ceremony were WTF President Chungwon Choue; Gen. Ahmed El-Fouly, vice president of the WTF and president of the Arab Taekwondo Federation and the African Taekwondo Union; and Mr. Hussam El-Din Morsy, president of the Egyptian Taekwondo Federation. Also on hand at the opening ceremony were Dr. Mohamed Shosha, governor of South Sinai, and board members of the Arab Taekwondo Federation, including presidents of the Tunisian, Palestinian, Libyan and Syrian taekwondo federations.

“Recent changes to the WTF Competition Rules have allowed for talented athletes that were bound by restrictions to rise to the top of the podium,” he said. “Participants from Muslim faith have drastically risen as a result, particularly in female athletes. It is my wish that this trend continues in the future.” “As our membership continues to grow, we will adjust to ensure that every person with a dream of being a champion in the sport of taekwondo is welcome,” Dr. Choue said. “These changes create a fairer sport with a much higher level of competition.” He concluded by saying, “I wish to offer my best wishes to all of the athletes, referees, and coaches during these championships. Reach high for your dreams, commit yourself, and don’t let anything stop you from being at your best.”

“It is a great pleasure to be here in the city of peace,

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IOC SOLIDARITY PROGRAM FOR TAEKWONDO A cornerstone program involved nurturing taekwondo talents and distributed scholarship to 38 athletes from 28 countries and financed the organization of technical courses for 6 countries in 2010.

The 2010 Francophone Taekwondo World Cup took place in Cotonou, Benin on May 2, 2010, drawing more than 100 taekwondo athletes from 23 French-speaking countries. The Francophone World Cup, the seventh edition of its kind, took place at the Palais des Sports in Cotonou. The inaugural Francophone World Cup dates back to 2002 in Paris, France. The 2nd edition was held in Rabat, Morocco in 2003; with the 3rd and 4th event in Tunis, Tunisia, and Niamey, Niger in 2005 and 2007, respectively. The fifth one took place in Libreville, Gabon in 2008 and the 6th edition in Lille, France in 2009. Among the participants in the Cotonou event were WTF President Chungwon Choue; Mr. Roger Piarulli, president of the French Taekwondo Federation. Mr. Piarulli also serves as president of the World Taekwondo Union of French-Speaking Countries (UMFT); and Mr. Jacques Noutais, president of the Benin Taekwondo Federation. Also attending the event were nine other presidents of the WTF’s French-speaking member national associations. They were from Benin, Niger, Cote d’Ivoire, Mali, Tunisia, Gabon, Belgium, Guinea, the Congo Republic. Other participating countries include Monaco, Vietnam, the Haiti, Burkina Faso, Togo, Chad, Switzerland, Israel, Senegal, Cameroon and the Democratic Republic of Congo. The Francophone World Cup was immediately followed by the 4th Challenge Espoirs on May 3 at the same venue.

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An opening ceremony of the Francophone World Cup took place in the afternoon, with the attendance of Mr. Etienne Kossi, sport and youth minister of Benin. In his congratulatory speech, WTF President Choue said, “The Francophone World Cup is a unique event that displays the versatility of our sport that is available to all who want to participate.” “While a common language brings those countries and athletes here, it is taekwondo that binds us all together,” Choue said. “This sport is bound by no limits of race, gender, nationality, religion, or physicality.” “As we have embarked upon each new step of our sport, we have seen a dramatic rise in participation by member countries of the African Taekwondo Union. The WTF has always sought to support and encourage this,” Choue said. In his speech during the opening ceremony, Mr. Piarulli, president of the UMFT, spoke well of WTF President Choue’s great achievements over the last several years. “We fully support WTF President Choue, whose strong leadership helped taekwondo be put on the official program of the 2012 and 2016 Olympic Games.” On May 1, there was the General Assembly of the UMTF, in which the participants decided to hold the next Francophone World Cup in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire in 2011.

NOC

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SURNAME

First Name

Sport Code

Sex

Date of Birth

OS Decision

Training Option

Start Date

ARG

Argentina

CRISMANICH

Mauro Daniel

1984-02-20

YES

NOC

2010-09-01

ARM

Armenia

YEREMYAN

Arman

1986-01-29

YES

NOC

2010-09-01

BRA

Brazil

GALACHO PIMENTEL RAMOS PEREIRA

Raphaella

1990-06-28

YES

NOC

2010-09-01

BRA

Brazil

MARCELINO

Douglas

1979-11-18

YES

NOC

2010-09-01

CAF

Centrafrique

ESSEKABOU-ALAZOULA

Remy-Paterne-Christophe

1982-07-16

YES

NOC

2010-09-01

CAF

Centrafrique

BOUI

David-Sylvere-Patrick

1988-06-28

YES

NOC

2010-09-01

CRC

Costa Rica

MOITLAND CABEZAS

Kristopher

1983-09-02

YES

NOC

2010-09-01

CUB

Cuba

MONTEJO POLL

Daynellis

1984-11-08

YES

NOC

2010-09-01

EGY

Egypt

TAWFEK

Abdallah Osama

1991-12-02

YES

NOC

2010-09-01

HON

Honduras

FERRERA RODRIGUEZ

Miguel Adrián

1981-05-25

YES

NOC

2010-09-01

INA

Indonesia

VALENTINA

Fransisca

1987-03-23

YES

NOC

2010-09-01

ISR

Israel

GATTERER

Bat-El

1988-02-04

YES

NOC

2010-09-01

JOR

Jordan

AL SADEQ

Yazan

1993-06-29

YES

NOC

2010-09-01

JOR

Jordan

TOURAN

Dana

1993-01-30

YES

NOC

2010-09-01

MDA

République de Moldova

ARVENTII

Vladislav

1993-08-19

YES

NOC

2010-09-01

It comes as a daunting challenge to many athletes, coaches and countries that suffer from lack of financial and human resources. To empower them to address the challenge, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has provided substantial aid for decades.

PER

Perú

DIEZ CANSECO VERDE

Lizbeth Julissa Cristina

1989-06-05

YES

CAR-San Cugat (ESP)

2010-09-01

PHI

Philippines

LIZARDO

John Paul

1986-06-08

YES

NOC

2010-09-01

PHI

Philippines

AVENIDO

Marlon

1989-01-01

YES

NOC

2010-09-01

PUR

Puerto Rico

SANCHEZ

Juan Arnaldo

1985-08-23

YES

NOC

2010-09-01

PUR

Puerto Rico

OCASIO RODRIGUEZ

Asunción

1987-06-06

YES

NOC

2010-09-01

SEN

Sénégal

DIEYE

Balla

1980-11-13

YES

NOC

2010-09-01 2010-09-01

For taekwondo Olympic hopefuls, the IOC Olympic Solidarity Program has been implemented in close collaboration with the WTF and relevant NOCs in 2010. Under the umbrella of the Olympic Solidarity Program, the three-pronged sub-programs were conducted.

Developing young talents requires a lot of efforts at different levels including the athlete, coaches and the national sport structure.

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All the work for this noble cause should be well structured, coordinated and also financed.

First of all, there is an Olympic Scholarship program. According to this program, 38 athletes from 28 countries received scholarship: 25 of them were male while 13 were female athletes. The breakdown of beneficiaries per continent was as follows: seven (7) from Africa, ten (10) from Asia, nine (9) from Europe, twelve (12) from Pan-American. In addition, one Costa Rican coach also received an Olympic scholarship. Second, there is a program of technical course for coaches, under which a

SEN

Sénégal

DIEDHIOU

Bineta

1986-01-08

YES

HPC-Remarck TK, Alexandria (USA)

TJK

Tajikistan

GULOV

Alisher

1989-08-24

YES

NOC

2010-09-01

TUR

Turkey

TEZEGUL

Servet

1988-09-26

YES

NOC

2010-09-01

TUR

Turkey

TATAR

Nur

1992-08-16

YES

NOC

2010-09-01

TUN

Tunisie

BEN HAMZA

Khhaoula

1991-05-18

YES

NOC

2010-09-01

UZB

Uzbekistan

BAYKUZIEV

Jasur

1986-09-04

YES

NOC

2010-09-01

YEM

Yemen

AL-KUBATI

Tameem Mohammed

1989-01-01

YES

NOC

2010-09-01

SLO

Slovenia

RAJHER

Nusa

1983-07-20

YES

NOC

2010-09-01

VIE

Vietnam

NGUYEN

Thi Hoai Thu

1985-01-07

YES

NOC

2010-09-01

VIE

Vietnam

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Thi Huong Giang

1993-03-10

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Bénin

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Rostand B.

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Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Amir

1990-02-25

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Mark

1986-04-27

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Rashad

1982-01-05

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2010-09-01

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Haïti

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Jocelin

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NOC

2011-01-01

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Haïti

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Tudor

YES

NOC

2011-01-01

HAI

Haïti

CHERY

Jimmy

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2011-01-01

total of six courses were organized in El Salvador, Georgia, Turkmenistan, Belarus, the United Arab Emirates, and Ethiopia. Each course lasted from 5 to 10 days. The last prong is development of the national sport structure.

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This development program was implemented in Malawi for two months from April 19 to June 19, 2010. All these activities were conducted as part of the IOC’s 20092012 quadrennial Olympic Solidarity Program.

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WTF-DESIGNATED REGIONAL TAEKWONDO TRAINING CENTERS IN IRAN, AZERBAIJAN, CHINA GAIN POPULARITY Regional taekwondo training centers designated by the World Taekwondo Federation are rapidly gaining popularity around the world. The WTF has officially designated three regional training centers for the Olympic sport of taekwondo and several others are expected to follow suit. The three are located in Tehran, Iran; Baku, Azerbaijan and Beijing, China. “Through the regional taekwondo training centers, we are sure that taekwondo will be further developed around the world and we plan to designate more regional training centers,” WTF President Chungwon Choue said. On Sept. 6, 2008, the WTF designated the Beijing Shichahai Sports Training Center, under the jurisdiction of the Beijing Shichahai Sports School in Beijing, China, as its regional taekwondo training center in a ceremony. The name board-hanging ceremony was attended by WTF Secretary General Jin Suk Yang. Established in 1958, Beijing Shichahai Sports School is located in the west bank of Shichahai, and it is one of the main centers for training young sports talents in Beijing. The school is rated a key secondary technical school with a primary and junior section, base of national high-level athletic talents. In June 2009, the WTF also designated the Musado Center in Baku, Azerbaijan as its regional taekwondo training center in a ceremony. The ceremony was attended

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On April 29, 2010, an opening ceremony was held in Tehran, Iran for the WTF’s designation of a regional taekwondo training center. by WTF President Chungwon Choue and Mr. Kamaladdin Heydarov, president of the Azerbaijan Taekwondo Federation. The Musado Center is the unique construction built for the sports federation in the world for its capacity and facilities, according to the Azerbaijan Taekwondo Federation. The center has three competition and training halls, a swimming pool and a hotel with a capacity of 26 rooms. In February 2008, Dr. Jacques Rogge, president of the International Olympic Committee, visited the center.

The ceremony attracted WTF President Chungwon Choue; Seyed Ali Saeedlou, vice president and head of the Physical Education Organization of Iran; and Seyed Mohammad Pouladgar, president of the Taekwondo Federation of the Islamic Republic of Iran. During the ceremony, WTF President Choue delivered a WTF honorary 7th Dan certificate and a black belt and taekwondo uniform to Seyed Saeedlou, drawing big applause from the participants. “The WTF Training Center in Tehran will serve as a good facility for further promotion of taekwondo not only in Iran, but also in the Middle East Asian region overall,” WTF President Choue said during the opening ceremony.

Iran, one of the world’s taekwondo powerhouses, boasts of its overall taekwondo population of about 2 million. It has about 4,000 taekwondo gyms around the country. The population of taekwondo in Iran is rapidly increasing with the growing participation of women practitioners. For the first time in its history, Iran sent its female taekwondo athletes to an international sporting event in 2005. In 2004, Iran opened the Taekwondo House, which houses the office of the Taekwondo Federation of the Islamic Republic of Iran. It also started a two-year taekwondo education program at its Taekwondo Academy in Tehran in 2009, with 120 taekwondo students enrolled. The number of students at the Taekwondo Academy increased to 250 in 2010. The Iranian taekwondo federation plans to launch a taekwondo demonstration team in 2011, while pushing ahead with a family taekwondo competition.

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INTRODUCTION TO WTF TAEKWONDO WEB TV

The World Taekwondo Federation launched the WTF Taekwondo Web TV (www.wtf-taekwondo.tv) in 2008 as an ambitious initiative to take advantage of the latest new media technology and to reach out to the worldwide taekwondo fans and realize the potential of this fast growing global sport. For the first one and a half years since the project kicked off, continued efforts have been exerted to show the taekwondo new media known to the taekwondo and international sport community. It was at the 2009 WTF World Taekwondo Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark that catalyzed the momentum for the WTF Web TV and put it on the map. The five days of competition attracted 300,000 visitors and recorded one million video streamings and two million page impressions. Since then, the trend has only been upwards. The concept underlying this initiative is simple and clear - meeting the needs of different groups of stakeholders in the taekwondo community. When a competition is held, every single match falls on the focus of interest and attention of various groups of people: family members and friends of athletes, people in the city and the country of medal winners and so on. However, as in many other sports, traditional TV cannot cover all the matches of a tournament or all the tournaments of taekwondo, because TV is selective in choosing the competitions for coverage. It also tends to air only high-interest matches of a competition that it covers, for example, semifinals or finals. The WTF Taekwondo Web TV aims to serve the niche market by ensuring everyone has an easy and free access to all matches of as many taekwondo competitions as possible.

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To do so, the WTF developed WTFTaekwondo Web TV in cooperation with Dartfish, a Swiss company leading in development of video solutions for the sport world, and designed a unique system integrating the instant video replay system with Web TV. This solution allows producing videos in a costeffective way and using the videos generated by the instant video replay system to post them on the web. In addition, as the system is compatible with all WTF-recognized Protector and Scoring System (PSS), it is easy to operate and enables automatic video production. The WTF Taekwondo Web TV posts videos produced through this solution to the web and makes them open to the public free of charge. For viewer interface, keyword search function was added to allow viewers to easily find the videos that they want to watch. To make video-watching a more fun experience to viewers, a comment addition function was implemented. In addition, it also offers free “easy video embedding” services to all the members of taekwondo family, including athletes, clubs, and WTF member national associations. Anyone can select and embed videos that they want to show and share with others on any website. On top of these very useful functions, the Web TV serves to distribute videos for coaching purposes. People can download videos and archive them on personal computers for review and analysis.

This feature was developed to realize the WTF’s commitment to offering an equal opportunity for every athlete to learn and improve their performance, thus helping contribute to further development of the sport. The WTF-Taekwondo Web TV also offers educational materials for coaches and referees. As a next step, the WTF sets an objective to evolve the WTF Taekwondo Web TV as a platform for revenue generation through advertising for the sake of the entire taekwondo community. For this purpose, a series of plans will be implemented in various aspects. First, a greater number of video content will be produced and made available. In particular, 2011 is expected to be a jam-packed year with many important events, including the WTF World Taekwondo Championships in Gyeongju, Korea and world and continental qualification tournaments for the 2012 London Olympic Games. In addition, there are major international taekwondo open competitions to be added. Furthermore, video content will be also more diversified to cover competition and non-competition aspects. It will also provide a value-added service for the members of the WTF Global Athlete Licence and Global Membership System.

TAEKWONDO PARK TO BECOME NEW HOME OF GLOBAL TAEKWONDO FAMILY The Taekwondo Park, now under construction in Muju, Korea, will help further develop taekwondo on a global scale. The project will provide up-to-date training facilities for practitioners of taekwondo worldwide, but more importantly it will embody the spirit of taekwondo by educating youth and providing a tranquil environment for visitors to meditate. The all-purpose training and education facility will include the Taekwondo Hall of Fame, the World Culture Village, the Taekwondo Museum, a 5,000-seat arena, training centers and lodging facilities on a sprawling site of 23,000 sq. meters, or approximately the size of 4,157 football fields. The Taekwondo Park will also house the World Taekwondo Academy, a global taekwondo education and research center designated by the World Taekwondo Federation. A groundbreaking ceremony took place on Taekwondo Day on Sept. 4, 2009 and the Taekwondo Park is to

be completed in two phases: the first phase by early 2013 and the rest by 2018. The entire project, backed by public and private funds, is expected to cost around $210 million. When completed, it is expected to provide tens of millions taekwondo practitioners around the world a place to gather and hone their bodies, spirits and minds. When finished, the Taekwondo Park is expected to provide proper training for practitioners of all ages and those looking to get involved in teaching taekwondo. What sets taekwondo apart from other modern sports is that it preaches the importance of moral values and respect for elders. For practitioners of taekwondo, it is not merely important to be a good athlete, but also to develop into well-rounded people with outstanding moral values. This is part of the reason why the World Taekwondo Federation and the Taekwondo Promotion Foundation jointly organized the 2nd World Youth Taekwondo Camp in July 2010. The six-day event involved 272

participants aged 14 and 20 from 26 countries. It’s the overall goal of the two organizations to spread the positives of taekwondo to youth all over the world, as well as to make an impact on young athletes. The Camp introduced success cases to the participants. Olympic gold medalist who have gone on to have success later in life shared their stories at the camp. The organizers hope to give the youth hopes and dreams, in addition to keep themselves healthy and in good shape. Aside from the actual coaching of athletes, the Camp had a session in which the organizers asked the youth to write down a bad habit or mistakes that they had made in the past on wooden boards. Then we had them break the boards and gave them time for reflection. The 3rd World Youth Taekwondo Camp are scheduled for August 2011 and the organizers really hope every young taekwondo family will enjoy it.

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WTF PRESIDENT HOSTS WELCOMING DINNER FOR HONDURAN PRESIDENT

WTF President Chungwon Choue hosted a welcoming dinner for visiting Honduran President H. E. Porfirio Lobo Sosa at the Renaissance Seoul Hotel in Seoul, Korea on Feb. 20, 2011. At the welcoming dinner, Honduran President Lobo, a 3rd Dan Kukkiwon black-belt holder, showed his "special" love for taekwondo even by showing off his Dan certificate to the participants. Honduran President Lobo, 64, arrived in Seoul on Feb. 20 for a three-day state visit at the invitation of Korean President Lee Myung-bak.

military and police officials. “I have learned discipline, courage and perseverance through the teachings of Grandmaster Song and that is why I have a special love for taekwondo and I owe much to taekwondo,” he said.

“I started practicing taekwondo in 1986 under Korean Grandmaster Song Bong-kyung,” Honduran President Lobo said in his speech at the dinner, which drew about 100 dignitaries from Korea and Honduras.

The Honduran President said, “I am asking our Honduran youngsters to practice taekwondo as it gives taekwondo practitioners peace of mind, among others.”

Grandmaster Song, who is known as the father of taekwondo in Honduras and passed away in 2008, went to Honduras in 1975 to teach taekwondo for the

The President also said that he practiced taekwondo together with the Honduran Ambassador to Korea, Michel Idiaquez Baradat, under Grandmaster Song.

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▶Honduran President Porfirio Lobo Sosa shows off his 3rd Kukkiwon Dan certificate during a welcoming dinner hosted by WTF President Chungwon Choue at the Renaissance Seoul Hotel in Seoul, Korea on Feb. 20, 2011.

further.” “As the leader of a nation, there are undoubtedly great challenges faced on the daily basis,” Choue said. “I’m certain that the training that you received from Grandmaster Song Bong-kyung has benefited you to meet those challenges head-on with courage and perseverance.”

The ambassador married the daughter of Grandmaster Song, Evette Song Kang, in 2002.

In his welcoming speech, WTF President Choue spoke well of the Honduran President.

With an overall population of about 8 million, Honduras has some 10,000 taekwondo practitioners and taekwondo is the most practiced martial art-turned sport.

“It is a great privilege for the WTF to be hosting this dinner for you this evening. Our shared love for the art and sport of taekwondo has established an already unique relationship,” WTF President Choue said. “Tonight, it is my wish that this relationship will grow

WTF President Choue continued to say, “It is clear that Honduras is now in good hands under your leadership. Truly, if any country is to succeed, they need a taekwondo person to lead the way. Your decision to send an ambassador to Korea that is also a taekwondo man was pure genius.”

family,” Choue said. “Your Excellency, you are a true testament to how taekwondo can enrich the lives of practitioners. You are a model for what can be achieved through the life lessons that taekwondo can provide.” “The growing population of taekwondo in Honduras and the rest of the world is solidifying its position as an Olympic sport,” WTF President Choue said. After the speeches, WTF President Choue delivered a taekwondo statute as a gift to Honduran President Lobo. The WTF Taekwondo Demonstration Team showed off its taekwondo skills for the dinner participants, drawing big applause.

“Tonight, I wish to express my deepest appreciation for your dedication and determination not only as your nation’s leader, but a member of our taekwondo

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When did you start practicing taekwondo and for what motives? I started practicing taekwondo in 1978 when I was 10 years old. I am now a 2nd Dan Kukkiwon black-belt holder. I was very influenced by the teachings of the late Grandmaster Song Bong-Kyung of Korea, the founder of taekwondo in Honduras. Grandmaster Song, my father-in-law, arrived in Honduras in 1975 and started disseminating taekwondo by teaching the military and police. He was a 9th Dan Kukkiwon black belt holder and loved by the Honduran people. I married his daughter, Evette Song Kang, a 4th Dan Kukkiwon black-belt holder, in 2002. My two boys, one five years and the other 8 months, know how to kick.

What is your main goal as the Honduran ambassador to Korea? The Honduran people admire the economic growth of Korea and we have set Korea as our example. One thing we know is that the important aspect of Korea is the Korean people. That’s why we are eager to promote Korean principles of discipline, courage and perseverance into the minds of the Honduran people by exchanging and making possible Honduran students and professionals to come to Korea and study the Korean model of economic growth and technology. For me, coming to Korea is like coming to Mecca.

What is the current status of taekwondo in Honduras? Taekwondo is the most practiced martial art in Honduras. With about 8 million people, Honduras has around 10,000 taekwondo practitioners. In Honduras, we have a lot of young students who are very good at taekwondo. Tell us about the Honduran President’s love of taekwondo. Our Honduran President, Porfirio Lobo Sosa, is a 3rd Dan Kukkiwon blackbelter holder. He, 64, has practiced taekwondo for 26 years. Before he began his political career, he came to Tegucigalpa and he met Grandmaster Song. He used to go to Song’s gym at 5 o’clock in the morning every day. He is a very disciplined man. The President and I practiced taekwondo at the same gym under Grandmaster Song. The President always says that he learned discipline, courage and perseverance through the teachings of Grandmaster Song. That is why when President Lobo became president of the National Congress of Honduras in 2004, he awarded Grandmaster Song the Congressional Gold Medal in recognition of his dedication and contribution to the Honduran society. Grandmaster Song was the first foreigner to receive the medal. When did you come to Korea as an ambassador and why?

▶Korean President Lee Myung-bak and Honduran President Porfirio Lobo Sosa show off their respective taekwondo skills in a ceremony shortly after a luncheon at Cheong Wa Dae in Seoul, Korea on Feb. 21, 2011. At the ceremony, WTF President Chungwon Choue delivered an honorary 9th WTF Dan certificate to the Honduran President and Korean President Lee gave a taekwondo uniform to the Honduran President.

I arrived in Korea on Aug. 11, 2010. My assignment here to be his (Honduran President Lobo) representative as an ambassador to the people of Korea is in response to his knowledge of my career as a diplomat and my career as a person very close to our taekwondo master (Mr. Song). The President knows me very well as a person and as a professional. We hope to strengthen our economic and cultural ties, as well as exchanges in sport. We also want to promote taekwondo and its discipline in Honduras. We want to attract Korean investors to establish themselves in our country.

What WTF President Chungwon Choue talk to you about when you visited the WTF headquarters? When I met with WTF President Choue, he offered me to be a goodwill ambassador of the World Taekwondo Federation. It is a big honor for me and for my country to receive the offer. I expect to use that nomination in order to help the growth of taekwondo in Central America and in Honduras. In Honduras, we have a lot of young students who are very good at taekwondo and who make a lot of sacrifices for taekwondo. One of my objectives is to make it possible for our best young taekwondo players to go abroad and compete with the best players in the world. To do this, my dream is to create cooperation so our best taekwondo players on our national teams can come and train in Korea in order to acquire the mentality and discipline that Koreans have in practicing taekwondo. I want to propose to our Honduran President Lobo to invite members of the WTF Taekwondo Peace Corps to Honduras in 2011 and to help our players get the best taekwondo training.

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You signed a five-year global partnership agreement with the World Taekwondo Federation in March 2008. What is your overall evaluation of the sponsorship deal? On the global partnership with the World Taekwondo Federation, we set out to assist the less-advantaged in our community and we are happy to see that our sponsorship has led to some recent initiatives supporting those in need to have the opportunity to be more closely involved in Korea’s national sport. Clearly, we also wanted to raise the profile of Macquarie which at that time was relatively unknown, and the sponsorship, along with many other achievements, has assisted in meeting our objectives.

What made you become a global sponsor of the WTF? Do you have any motives? For an investment bank, human resources are the most valuable asset. Also, building a relationship with others is highly important to work in the financial industry. Being part of a community means sharing with others, and having a “generous mind” is needed in order to coexist with others. Macquarie Group philosophy suggests that, as a company is a member of the society in which it operates, one of their main responsibilities is to work for the betterment of that society. This belief drove Macquarie’s early community support program, which was formalized in 1984 when the Macquarie Group Foundation was established. Since then Macquarie has been focusing on longterm partnerships with not-for-profit organisations providing financial support and leveraging the skills and expertise of the Macquarie staff. In Korea, we were greatly drawn by the fact that taekwondo is the “rice sport” of Korea so that it is very close to the hearts and lives of many in this country. By sponsoring the WTF, we wanted to signal that we are here in Korea for the long-term and want to be very closely associated with the Korean culture. Also, we were impressed with the WTF’s global reach and the fact that taekwondo is one of the fastest growing sports in the world. So in summary, our motive was to connect better with Korea and support its fundamental sporting heritage.

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Question & Answer Do you have any suggestions for further development of the WTF and taekwondo as a global sponsor?

You have been in Korea over the last 10 years. How is your business and what are the prospects for this year?

We would like to suggest even more emphasis on support for the lessprivileged in the world and providing even more access for those in developing countries to better themselves through the discipline, sportsmanship and companionship of the sport. We appreciate the recent developments supporting such causes and would like to see further progress. Under the 2011 theme, “World Peace through Taekwondo,” the WTF is carrying out various programs for the disadvantaged, including those with disability and orphans. The WTF is also pushing for an ambitious “Taekwondo for All in Africa” project. If chances are given, are you willing to join the WTF in those programs? These initiatives are precisely the type of programs we would like to see from the WTF. We will certainly utilize our global network and participate through our various global offices in regions like Africa.

I know that you have sponsored taekwondo athletes in Victoria, Australia. What is the current status of your sponsorship for the athletes? We provide minor support to Joon No, a former Olympic gold medalist who is now a taekwondo trainer in Australia. Through this sponsorship, we are able to spread Korea’s sporting heritage to the rest of the world. I also provide personal support for athletes from time to time. It is always deeply gratifying to see the smiling faces of the children who may not have had the opportunity to compete in athletics without our help. What does taekwondo mean to you? As I mentioned earlier, taekwondo is the rice sport of Korea, touching the lives of everyone in the country in one way or another. I believe it embodies all the principles Korea stands for: controlled aggression, beauty, respect, and ambition. These are values that Macquarie is proud and honored to be associated with.

Macquarie’s business has been very successful in Korea over the last 10 years, thanks to our valuable staff and many different partners including our joint venture partners, banks, small private equity firms, large investment companies such as the National Pension Fund, other pension fund and insurance companies, banks, and of course the Korean government. I know that you have published a children’s book, titled “Ura’s Dream.” Could you explain about the book?

I released my second children’s book titled “Ura’s Dream" in 2010, following the release of “Ura’s World” in 2009. The idea to write a children’s book about moon bears came to me years ago in the middle of the global financial crisis. The crisis turned my mind to consider what is really important in life. I was sitting in an airplane and thought, “even though things are tough, it is important not to forget what really counts in life, like kids, nature, relationships, and friendships, among other things.” The first book “Ura’s World” tells a tale about a young, spirited, mischievous little moon bear named Ura and his charismatic gang of forest friends in their mountain environment, far from the city. And the second book “Ura’s Dream” describes adventures in Ura’s dream and covers the beautiful Korean nature. I also introduced some of Korea’s traditional animals including tigers and red foxes, which are now extinct or facing extinction, in order to promote the importance of protecting animals. I have a strong interest in Korean culture and nature. I would love two things to be achieved by those who read my books. Firstly, I hope that young Koreans who are studying the English language will find this book helpful in identifying with their own animals and mountains. Secondly, I hope that all readers will be reminded of the beauty of Korean nature and the importance of protecting its flora and fauna. I would like to add that all of the profits from the book sale will be donated to environment protection groups as well as wild animal protection groups and children.

Macquarie’s strength is its outstanding risk management and diversified business. We are equally focused across all of our businesses from securities to derivatives, real estate, investment banking, and advisory to alternative fund management. We will keep focusing on expanding our current business and look for more initiatives which we can develop through our global skills and experience. We are extremely positive about the Korean market and expect a healthy financial system as well as a continuing demand for investment products and services. Our outlook for the Korean market is just as positive as any other part of Asia. In addition, Korea does have the advantage of being able to move very quickly. Even though this country has a small financial sector relative to other countries, it is very stable. Koreans are a group of extremely hard-working, highly educated people with a genuine “can-do” attitude.

Do you have any other things to talk about?

Last June, Macquarie celebrated its 10th anniversary of business here in Korea. We would like to express our appreciation to all who have supported us in our 10 years to date. Building a business is always a team effort, and we are pleased to have formed great teams with many organizations in Korea including the WTF. We will continue to strengthen our relationship with these organizations and give back to the Korean community that we consider our second home.

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TAEKWONDO ASSOCIATION OF THAILAND’S FREE ORPHANAGE TRAINING PROGRAM A GREAT SUCCESS In Thailand, there are still a countless number of less fortunate children who are left alone in various corners of the world. Opportunity to play the games they like or accessibility to any sporting activities is just a dream.

the Pakkred Home for Boys, an organization under Thailand’s Ministry of Social Development and Human Security to sponsor and train interested children the philosophy and art of taekwondo.

Being dressed up in taekwondo dobok is just a dream come true to some children here in Thailand.

The project was embraced by the participants and the general public alike and quickly became the model for several other communities both local and abroad. The project started in 2008 and was called “Sai Sampun Sarn-fun Taekwondo.” Today, the project involves three large homes for boys, namely: Pakkred Home for Boys, Maharaj Home for Boys and Chalermprakiet 48 Pansa School.

Taekwondo, besides being one of the world’s most popular martial arts, with its swift and elegant movements, the sport instills all the good qualities into all practitioners young and old. The taekwondo spirit which builds patriotism, respect, honesty, kindness, consistency has changed many lives here in Thailand. One of the World Taekwondo Federation’s directives is to scatter seeds of love, hope and peace into the hearts of less fortunate children through the sport of taekwando. Asst. Prof. Pimol Srivikorn, president of the Taekwondo Association of Thailand (TAT), has done exactly that. He has taken the opportunity to initiate a project at

More than 200 children have signed up and went through the program. The program has been deemed creative, fruitful and a success. Children from all walks of life have had the rare opportunity to be taught the basics of the sport. They were exposed to the strict discipline of taekwondo. Most of all, the sportsman’s spirit is given a chance to flourish within the hearts of these children - the future of our community, the future of our generations. “We can safely say that the past three years has been successful in realizing these objectives. In the three homes, we also have social workers observing behavioral changes among the children,” said Mr. Pimol.

He said, “The continuing changes have uniformly been in the positive direction. The children have developed more self-confidence. They show more self-respect and respect for others. They express more compassion and kindness to their peers. They train together in harmony and support one another. They are just a few examples of good characteristics they have developed.”

The rest is the salary for instructors. “This means that it costs U.S.$400 per child a year. For the TAT, we think that this investment is very small considering that it will help develop children into good adults,” Mr. Pimol said.

“On top of this, the children have acquired good taekwondo skills and win medals. This adds to their self-esteem and self-confidence,” Mr. Pimol said. He said, “For the ongoing success of the program, credits must be given to the World Taekwondo Federation and the Asian Taekwondo Union as they have been supporting the program.” “ATU President Dai-Soon Lee and ATU Vice Presidents Kyu-Seok Lee and Daewon Kang visited and inaugurated the first orphanage three years ago.” Under the theme “World Peace through Taekwondo,” the WTF is launching a global campaign to better serve humanity. It is for this purpose that the WTF will give financial and technical support for the establishment of taekwondo programs in orphanages and refugee camps around the world. “A few months ago, WTF Secretary General Jin Suk Yang also came to visit two of three homes. He has agreed to support the program and will send instructors this year to help train the children,” Mr. Pimol said. The TAT plans to add one more orphanage to the program, he said, adding that the operating cost for the program is about U.S.$20,000 per year, with 50 to 60 children in the program. A portion of the money goes to equipment in the setting-up stage.

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TAEKWONDO INCLUDED IN COMPULSORY CURRICULUM OF HIGH SCHOOLS, AIR FORCE SCHOOL IN GUATEMALA

The Guatemalan Taekwondo Federation has implemented an important strategy to enlarge the development of our sport of taekwondo through two pilot projects that are being carried out at important schools. In early 2011, the Federation said it presented two exhibitions at the facilities of both educational institutions in which students had the opportunity to learn what taekwondo is and the presentation of our national teams. It is important to highlight that taekwondo has been included in the obligatory curriculum of the sports classes of both Colegio Sagrado Corazon, a high school only for women, and the Aviation Technical School, according to the Federation.

“Our federation has two main objectives in establishing this educational program: to broaden the access to practice taekwondo at the high school level and help students have a sport culture, and to recruit talented youngsters who could practice in our national teams,” said Mrs. Maria Rosario Borello Castillo, president of the Guatemalan Taekwondo Federation. She said, “Presently our trainers are working with 300 young ladies aged between 13 and 17 at Colegio Sagrado Corazon for six hours a week.” "We will expand the compulsory taekwondo program to other high schools for men in the coming months.” At the Aviation Technical School, she said, our federation is teaching taekwondo

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"Taekwondo Programs Give Guatemalan People the Hope that Dreams Can Come True."

to 500 men and women aged between 15 and 22, who will be the future airplane technicians, pilots and skydivers. In 2011, she said, we will continue working in our para-taekwondo program at the Margarita Tejada Foundation. “Over the past 10 years, this program has given us much rewards because taekwondo has shown to give people with Down syndrome a sense of solidarity and dignity.” “In providing these youngsters with a worthy place within the Guatemalan Taekwondo Federation, we are taking a great step in promoting human relations and integrating them to society as recognized members.”

violence turn even more intense. However, we are convinced that through these taekwondo programs we are giving people a different perspective of life; we are giving them the hope that things can be different though hard work and self-confidence, and we are giving them the hope that dreams can come true.” “We are sure that in addition to teaching them the techniques of our sport as, respect, loyalty, self-control, perseverance, modesty and indomitable spirit,” she said. “I am sure you share with us the confidence in our work.”

“Our country is going through tough times, especially in 2011 in which presidential elections effects are felt in all levels of society,” she said. Poverty and

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Magazine 2011, Issue No.98 ISSN 1599-3779

REVIEW Publisher / Dr. Chungwon Choue, President Editor-in-Chief / Mr. Jin Suk Yang, Secretary General Magazine Director / Mr. Seok-jae Kang, PR Deputy Secretary General Senior Editor / Mr. Eil-chul Kim, Marketing Deputy Secretary General Editors / Mr. Olof Hansson, Mr. Stephen Kyle Donnell Design Senior Advisor / Prof. Kenneth S. Park, Kwangwoon University Contributing Photographer / Mr. Seuk-je Lee of Korea

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