THF Board Meets in WBSC HQ

Switzerland (Dec. 1, 2022)

The Taekwondo Humanitarian Foundation (THF) Board met on Dec. 1 to review progress in 2023 and look ahead to planned activities for next year.

The meeting was hosted at the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) headquarters in Pully, Switzerland, in a reflection of the cooperation between the two organisations.

WBSC President Riccardo Fracarri gave a welcome speech in which he expressed his happiness to start a “Baseball 5” project in the Azraq Refugee Camp in Jordan in February 2023, using the THF facility.

“We believe we all have a responsibility to support refugees and we are working closely with a number of other International Federations to extend our reach as much as possible,” said THF Chair Chungwon Choue.

During the meeting, Claude Marshall’s re-appointment to the THF Board was approved.

There was also a report on 2022’s activities, which included the Hope and Dreams Championships in Azraq.

And there were updates on seven grassroots projects which have involved over 700 participants, 17 coaches,

45 black belts and over 115 coloured belts.

Looking ahead to next year, the Board approved increasing the number of grassroots initiatives to 10 with new projects in Brazil, Iran and Malta.

The creation of a broad Hope and Dreams Sport Festival was also discussed. The intention is for it to be held on March 1, 2023 in Azraq. In addition to Taekwondo, a range of sports, such as Wrestling, will hopefully be included on the program.

The Pully meeting also saw the approval of the THF’s 2023 budget.