MELBOURNE, Australia (July 18, 2018) – A local taekwondo school in Melbourne, Australia, organised a small yet very successful fundraising event in support of THF. Under the leadership of the school’s director, Ms. Linda Pace, parents, friends and students of White Studio Taekwondo school raised more than 2’000 AUD to the benefits of the Foundation’s […]
JEJU, Korea (July 17, 2018) – The 2018 Jeju World Peace Walkathon was concluded in a resounding success on the “World Peace Island” of Jeju on July 17, 2018. The inaugural charity walking event, which was held at the Jeju Seaside Art Center in Jeju City, was jointly promoted by World Taekwondo and GCS International, […]
AMMAN, Jordan (July 8, 2018) – H.H. Prince Rashid bin Hassan, President of the Jordan Taekwondo Federation closed the El Hassan Cup International G1, a World Taekwondo officially ranked competition, in which a refugee team from THF Azraq Academy in Jordan participated (read also here). More than 1’200 players from 30 countries competed in the […]
AMMAN, Jordan (July 5, 2018) – THF will send a refugee team from the Azraq Taekwondo Academy to participate in the upcoming 2018 El Hassan Cup International Open G1. Nine students from the academy, of which 2 girls, will take part in the competition which will be held from the 5th to the 8th of […]
ROME (May 30, 2018) – The Municipality of Rome and the Italian Taekwondo Federation (FITA) have decided to join forces with THF to work together on engaging refugees and vulnerable populations in the local community through taekwondo activities. The City of Rome was also attributed the special role of ‘THF Ambassador City’, following in the […]
Vatican City (May 30, 2018) – Pope Francis attended on Wednesday, during his weekly general audience on St. Peter’s Square, a taekwondo exhibition held by ten young Koreans, boys and girls, from the two Koreas. On the notes of Franz Schubert’s Ave Maria, five athletes dressed in black kimonos and five others dressed in white […]
LAUSANNE (May 7, 2018) – 2018 seems to be the year where the promotion of taekwondo’s global humanitarian reach has become a team effort. Since the beginning of the year, several National Taekwondo Federations and Continental Taekwondo Unions stepped in to encourage support and promotion of the Foundation’s activities in major taekwondo tournaments. The 2018 […]
MONACO (April 14, 2018) – His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco demonstrated strong support to the Taekwondo Humanitarian Foundation’s activities by signing the worldwide petition campaign at the The Prince Albert II Cup . The event was held on April 14 at the Stade Louis II, and saw 40 young cadet taekwondo practioners and officials […]
BANGKOK, Thailand (April 17, 2018) – World Taekwondo President Chungwon Choue today called on International Federations (IFs) to join the Taekwondo Humanitarian Foundation (THF) in empowering refugees through sport. President Choue, who is also the THF Chairman, was invited by ASOIF to speak at the ASOIF General Assembly in Bangkok, to provide the attending IFs […]
HAMMAMET, Tunisia (April 7, 2018) – THF Chairman and World Taekwondo President Dr. Chungwon Choue met with the President of Ethiopia Taekwondo Federation Mr. Dawit Asfaw in margin of the World Taekwondo Youth Olympic Games 2018 qualification tournament taking place from April 6 to 7, 2018 in Hammamet, Tunisia. Together with THF Executive Director Mr. Roger […]