A turkish para taekwondo athlete,  European and World Champion Meryem Betül Çavdar wants to change the colour of his Olympic medal in Paris 2024. Çavdar reached the final in Tokyo 2020 and took the silver medal. 

In Tokyo 2020, Africa had a strong representative in taekwondo’s Mixed Gender Team Showcase. Olympic medalists from Rio de Janeiro Cheick Cisse and Ruth Gbagbi joined by Seydou Gbane and Amanita Traore representing Ivory Coast in the Showcase though failed to qualify for finals.

The mixed gender team from China claimed gold on home soil today at the Wuxi 2023 World Taekwondo World Cup Team Championships Final and booked their place to perform at the Olympic Games Paris 2024 showcase.

The president of the Turkish Taekwondo Federation, Metin Şahin, has expressed his satisfaction with the performance of the Turkish national team in 2023 in a statement made a week and a half before the end of the year.

Taekwondo competition made its debut in the South American Games for the deaf people. From 14-18 December, the 2nd Pan American Games for the deaf people is taking place in Ecuador’s Guayaquil. 

World Taekwondo President Chungwon Choue today hosted a signing ceremony with Mr. Jianmin Guan, President of the Chinese Taekwondo Association and Mr. Yongxin Qin, Vice Mayor of Wuxi Municipal People’s Government, for the Wuxi 2025 World Taekwondo Championships.

The Wuxi 2023 World Taekwondo Grand Slam Champions Series drew to a close on December 17. 

Korea, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan and an Individual Neutral Athlete (AIN) won golds on the second day of the Open Qualification Tournament for the Wuxi 2023 World Taekwondo Grand Slam Champions Series.

The first day of the Open Qualification Tournament for the Wuxi 2023 World Taekwondo Grand Slam Champions Series saw host nation China come out on top with two gold medals, while Korea and an Individual Neutral Athlete (AIN) claimed one gold each.

Team Mexico secured five places from six for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games Taekwondo tournament during the World Taekwondo Grand Prix Final 2023 in Manchester. Jessica García (52 kg), Claudia Romero (47), Fernanda Vargas (+67), Luis Mario Nájera (80 kg) and reigning Paralympic champion Juan Diego García (70 kg) were among the best six athletes in their weight categories, which allowed them to qualify for Paris 2024.

Australian Taekwondo has been crowned the leading Member National Association in diversity, equity and inclusion at the recent World Taekwondo 2023 Gala Awards in Manchester on December 4.

According to the public relations report of the Iranian Taekwondo Federation, Mohammadreza Abedi Mahzoun  was elected as the "Inspector of the Islamic Republic of Iran Taekwondo Federation" by the order of Deputy Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs for the Development of Championship and Professional Sports Seyyed Mohammad Poladgar. 

Tanzanian Taekwondo athletes have once again conquered the ITF East African Championships, securing a stunning victory at the competition held last week at Nyayo Stadium, Nairobi, Kenya.

Cuban taekwondo practitioner, an Olympic bronze medalist from London 2012 Robelis Despaigne (+80 kg) signed a contract with UFC and is looking for his debut. 

Three premier Taekwondo events are coming to Wuxi next week as the capital of Taekwondo in China prepares to host some of the world’s best athletes for the final international events of the year and the latest opportunities to qualify for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.