Tag: WTF
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Peace and Sport and the WTF organize major #WhiteCard activation for Rwandan refugees
By Tom Lloyd, Monaco, May 5, 2017: Rwandan Refugees, Peace and Sport, the politically-neutral organisation aimed at promoting sport as a tool for peace, has joined forces with the World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) and the European Taekwondo Union (ETU) to organize a major #WhiteCard activation at the inaugural World Taekwondo Beach Championship, in Rhodes, Greece.…
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2017 WTF World Taekwondo Championships Muju Preview
SEOUL, Korea, April 30, 2017: The 23rd 2017 WTF World Taekwondo Championships will kick off for a seven-day run on June 24. The tournament, to be held in Muju, southwest Korea, is expected to be the biggest and best edition of the world championships ever. Preview 1: The Event The 2017 WTF World Taekwondo Championships…
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7th WTF World Poomsae Championships
Tunja – Colombia, Dec 10: The fourth and final day of the 7th WTF World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships in Tunja, Colombia finished in front of yet another packed to the brim crowd. Athletes and fans, young and the young at heart gathered at the San Antonio Coliseum to celebrate the outstanding Championships. The conclusion of…
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Colombia conquers day one of the WTF Poomsae
Colombia, Dec 07: Day 1 of the 7th WTF World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships kicked off with a bang with host nation Colombia, Canada, and USA stealing the show. The day saw Male and Female under 17, Male and Female over 59, Mixed Pair over 29, and Men’s Freestyle competing to be the world’s best. The…
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Kicks off in Aruba on November 23, 2012.
Santa Cruz, Aruba, Nov 24: “It is greatest feeling ever to be part of the World Cup Team Championships. Taekwondo is my passion. Sharing my passion with my best friends and working together for the same goal, it is fantastic”.- Marlene Harnois (France), Bronze medalist of the 2012 London Olympic Games The 2012 World Cup…
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WTF World Para-Taekwondo Championships
Santa Cruz – Aruba, Nov 22: Azerbaijan clinched six gold, six silver and three bronze medals to defend its overall title at the 3rd WTF World Para-Taekwondo Championships, which took place in Santa Cruz, Aruba on Nov. 22, 2012. Spain took two golds and one bronze for the second place in the overall medal tally,…
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Gabon celebrates first medal in Olympic history
London – GBR, August 11, 2012: Gabon, The World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) today hailed the London 2012 taekwondo tournament as the “best Olympic taekwondo competition yet”, with 24 medals already distributed among 17 nations, and more to come in today’s final two sessions. There are still eight medals up for grabs on day four of…
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Argentina’s first gold of the London Olympics
London – GBR, August 10, 2012: Crismanich, A golden night for Korea and Argentina saw the energy of the first two days of competition at the taekwondo venue of the London 2012 Olympic Games carry over to a third. Sebastian Crismanich of Argentina captured not only his nation’s first gold medal in taekwondo at the…
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Jade Jones’ Gold Makes Olympic History
London – GBR, August 09, 2012: Day two of taekwondo at the London Olympic Games brought waves of Great Britain’s Union Flag and massive cheers as Jade Jones took the gold medal in the women’s -57kg final to go with her historic Youth Olympic Games gold medal from Singapore 2010. Jones, making history by capturing…
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Taekwondo’s in London Energizes the ExCel Center
London – GBR, August 08, 2012 London – Day one of the Taekwondo competitions of the London 2012 Olympic Games found energized audiences and incredible displays of athleticism as the Women’s -49kg and Men’s -58kg battled it out for their Olympic dreams at the ExCel Center. Wowing fans in a sold out venue, Wu Jin…