World Taekwondo
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World Taekwondo, called the World Taekwondo Federation until June 2017, is an international federation governing the sport of taekwondo and is a member of the Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF).[2]
세계 태권도 연맹 | |
Abbreviation | WT |
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Formation | May 28, 1973 |
Purpose | Martial art and sport |
Headquarters | Sejongdaero 55, Jung-gu, Seoul, South Korea Lausanne, Switzerland |
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Region served | Worldwide |
Membership | 213 national associations |
Official language | English, Korean, French and Spanish |
President | Choue Chung-won[1] |
Website | worldtaekwondo.org |
The World Taekwondo Federation was established on May 28, 1973, at its inaugural meeting held at the Kukkiwon with participation of 35 representatives from around the world. As of April 2022[update] there are 212 member nations.[3] Since 2004, Choue Chung-won has been the president of World Taekwondo, succeeding the first president, Kim Un-yong.
On July 17, 1980, the International Olympic Committee recognized World Taekwondo at its 83rd Session in Moscow, Russia. Taekwondo debuted as a demonstration sport of the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. On September 4, 1994, Taekwondo was adopted as an official Sport of the 2000 Summer Olympics at the 103rd IOC Session in Paris, France.[4]
The body was renamed World Taekwondo in June 2017 to avoid the "negative connotations" of the acronym associated with the common internet slang WTF.[5][6]