World Taekwondo opens candidate applications for election 2021 05/12/21
for the available positions in the upcoming election at the World Taekwondo General Assembly
on 11 October 2021 in Wuxi, China.
The available positions are:
·One (1) Auditor
Candidates have until 11:59pm (local time In Korea) on 11 July to fill out the Candidate
Application Form and all required documentation (found here) and send to
election@worldtaekwondo.org.
eighty-years old for candidates seeking re-election.
In order to reflect the global diversity of taekwondo, the Council members shall be elected
according to the following distribution:
·Four (4) shall be elected from Asia
·Four (4) shall be elected from Europe
·Four (4) shall be elected from Pan America
World Taekwondo Extraordinary Council looks ahead to return of taekwondo events in 2021 02/01/21
The World Taekwondo Council met virtually today for its first Extraordinary Council meeting of 2021, with a particular emphasis placed on the safe return of taekwondo events this year.
This year is scheduled to see the return of the two biggest events in the taekwondo calendar – the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games and the Wuxi 2021 World Taekwondo Championships. During the meeting, the Council discussed that the federation is continuing to plan for Tokyo 2020 to go ahead and aims to have held the final two Continental Qualifications for Asia and Europe by May.