Lausanne, Switzerland – On January 14, 2019, the Taekwondo Humanitarian Foundation (THF), World Taekwondo (WT) and Badminton World Federation (BWF) signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to promote humanitarian, peace and development-supporting activities. THF Chairman, and WT President Dr. Chungwon Choue, BWF President Poul-Erik Høyer and THF Executive Director Roger Piarulli met in the […]
AZRAQ, Jordan (Dec. 1, 2018) — The sand and rocks inside of Azraq TKD Academy facilities have waved goodbye and have been replaced by a fully sized artificial grass turf. The artificial grass was gifted by THF’s supporter Shandong Taishan Sports Equipment Co., Ltd along with taekwondo mats for THF’s newly built Taekwondo academy inaugurated […]
The Taekwondo Humanitarian Foundation (THF), World Taekwondo (WT) and the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) have signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to promote humanitarian, peace and development-supporting activities. THF Chairman, and WT President Chungwon Choue and ITTF President Thomas Weikert signed the agreement on 28 November during the XXIII Association of […]
AMMAN, Jordan (Nov. 26, 2018) —17-year-old Abed Al Karim Ehsan Khalil obtained his 1st Dan black belt on November 24th. Through his accomplishments, THF celebrates the third black belt at Azraq Taekwondo Academy after participants Wael Al Farraj in December 2017, and Yayha Al-Ghoutani earlier this year in October. He was […]
PARIS, France (November 13, 2018) – The Taekwondo Humanitarian Foundation (THF) was the sole sports project besides football selected amongst 120 other projects and initiatives from around the world, with over 850 applicants to be showcased at the first ever Paris Peace Forum (PPF) held on November 11-13, 2018 in Paris. The forum is a […]
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (November 8, 2018) – The first ever RESPONSIBALL Forum was held in Lausanne on November 8, 2018, bringing organisations and individuals convinced of the benefits of sports for refugees to share views and best practices in the field. THF and its parent organisation, World Taekwondo, were showcased as leaders among international sports federations […]
World Taekwondo and Taekwondo Humanitarian Foundation join forces with United World Wrestling to promote world peace The Taekwondo Humanitarian Foundation (THF), World Taekwondo (WT) and United World Wrestling (UWW) have signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to promote humanitarian, peace and development-supporting activities. THF Chairman, and WT President Chungwon Choue and UWW President […]
AMMAN, Jordan (Oct. 6, 2018) – 15-year-old Yahya Basam Al-Ghoutani, a Syrian refugee living in Azraq Refugee Camp obtained his black belt this Saturday 6th of October becoming the second participant of all THF’s academies worldwide to ever reach this level after his good friend Wael Al-Farraj obtained his 1st-dan in December 2017. […]
MAHAMA and KIZIBA, Rwanda (October 9, 2018) – A Para-Taekwondo refugee athlete from Mahama won gold at the Korean Ambassador’s Cup 6th Edition 2018 in Kigali. Early October also marks the resuming of THF’s taekwondo activities in Mahama and Kiziba Refugee Camps. The THF’s project which was launched in January 2017 in Rwanda, is based in […]
AMMAN, Jordan (September 26th, 2018) – A team of four Korean students majoring in Arabic interpretation and translation at the Hankuk University of Foreign Studies in Korea funded by the Korean Foundation organised a visit to approximately 60 to 70 children aged between 8 and 15, participating at THF’s Azraq Taekwondo Academy. The cultural experience […]