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[Introduction]
Taekwondo is Korea's representative martial art and an officially acknowledged international sport that originated in Korea and is today practiced worldwide.[Taekwondo as an international sport]
Founded by the World Taekwondo Headquarters, the World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) headquartered in Seoul was officially approved as the governing body of the sport by the International Olympic Committee in 1980 and has a membership of 204 countries as of 2012.Asian Games Day 3: Korea grabs gold in fencing, taekwondo
The gold medalist in the men's 58k g taekwondo division, Kim Taehun, bows to the spectators with the Taegeukgi Korean national flag in his hands, at the Jakarta Conventio...
Aug 21,2018
S. Korea's Cha Dong-min wins taekwondo bronze
South Korean Cha Dong-min won a taekwondo bronze medal at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Saturday. Cha defeated Dmitriy Shokin of Uzbekistan 4-3 for one of two bronzes in...
Aug 21,2016
S. Korean Oh Hye-ri wins taekwondo gold
South Korea's Oh Hye-ri captured gold medal in women's -67kg taekwondo at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Friday. Oh defeated Haby Niare of France 13-12 in a spectacular, ...
Aug 20,2016
S. Korean Lee Dae-hoon wins taekwondo bronze
South Korea's Lee Dae-hoon won a bronze medal in men's taekwondo at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Thursday. Lee defeated Jaouad Achab of Belgium 11-7 in the men's -68kg ...
Aug 19,2016
S. Korean Kim Tae-hun wins taekwondo bronze
South Korean Kim Tae-hun won a bronze medal in men's taekwondo at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Wednesday. The two-time world champion defeated Carlos Navarro of Mexico ...
Aug 18,2016
S. Korean Kim So-hui wins taekwondo gold
Kim So-hui won South Korea's first taekwondo gold medal at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Wednesday. Kim defeated Tijana Bogdanovic of Serbia 7-6 for the women's -49kg ti...
Aug 18,2016
S. Korean Kim So-hui secures at least silver in taekwondo
South Korean taekwondo fighter Kim So-hui has secured at least a silver in the women's -49kg at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics. Kim defeated Yasmina Aziez of France 1-0 to r...
Aug 18,2016
Culture minister meets with taekwondo athletes before Olympics
South Korea's culture minister met with the country's taekwondo athletes in Sao Paulo on Thursday, wishing them success at the upcoming Rio de Janeiro Summer Olympics. Cu...
Aug 05,2016
Swedish prince studies taekwondo
Sweden's Prince Daniel attended a taekwondo class at a school in Stockholm, reported the Dagens Industri, a financial newspaper, on Nov. 3. The Dagens Industri, a...
Nov 11,2015
World youth taekwondo festival winds down
Young taekwondo athletes from around the world measured their strength and ability against each other during the world championship that was just held at the Taekwondowon...
Aug 27,2015