Egypt will host the 4th WTF World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships in Cairo on Nov. 27-29, 2009.
The decision was made at the WTF Council meeting in Baku, Azerbaijan on June 9, 2009. The Council meeting took place at the Hyatt Conference Center in Baku one day before the 1st WTF World Para-Taekwondo Championships. The inaugural Para-Taekwondo Championships are to immediately followed by the 2009 WTF World Cup Taekwondo Team Championships on June 11-14 at the Baku Sports Hall.
Egypt was the only candidate for the 4th annual World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships.
At the WTF Council meeting, the participants approved the Timor Leste Taekwondo Federation as a provisional member of the WTF. Dr. Lucas Da Costa serves as the first president of the Timor Leste Taekwondo Federation, with Mr. Jorge Amaral De Fatima as secretary general. Timor Leste became the WTF’s 189th member association.
To be a full member, the Timor Leste Taekwondo Federation requires the approval of the next WTF General Assembly scheduled for October in Copenhagen, Denmark.
The Council members were briefed on the voting results of the proposed amendments to the WTF Rules and Regulations and the WTF Competition Rules, followed by a report and recommendation of the chairman of the WTF Legislative Committee.
There was a report on the activities of the ad-hoc WTF Electronic Protector Committee by the Committee chairman, Mr. Ivan Dibos of Peru.
The members received a progress report by the Organizing Committee of the 2009 WTF World Taekwondo Championships and a presentation on newly developed poomsae.
During the Council meeting, WTF President Chungwon Choue delivered a letter of designation to Mr. Kamaladdin Heydalov, vice president of the WTF and president of the Azerbaijan Taekwondo Federation, designating the Musado Gym in Baku as the WTF’s regional taekwondo training center.
In his speech during the WTF Council meeting, WTF President Choue said, “We have been working hard together to create a new image of taekwondo as an Olympic sport and the World Taekwondo Federation as an International Sport Federation befitting the global standards.”
“Our commitment has brought significant achievements. From globalization of taekwondo to more dynamic and transparent taekwondo competitions, we certainly have seen a remarkable progress,” Dr. Choue said.
He said, “To make taekwondo exciting, we introduced the media-friendly ranking system together with various international competitions including the World Poomsae Championships, professional taekwondo competitions, and the very first Para-Taekwondo competition here in Azerbaijan.”
“Our effort to include taekwondo, poomsae in particular, in major international sporting events has a bright prospect,” Dr. Choue said. “The International Paralympic Committee President Sir Phil Craven recognized the WTF efforts and advised us organization of at least two World Para-Taekwondo Championships with the participation of more than 25 countries from at least three continents prior to be staged at the 2016 Paralympic Games.”
WTF President Choue continued to say, “FISU also acknowledged the popularity of taekwondo throughout the world, and decided to include poomsae in the official program of the 2009 Summer Universiade in Belgrade, Serbia, while six sports, including karate, were removed from the program. “Poomsae also secured its place in the program of the 2013 Universiade in Madrid. This accomplishment owes much to the dedicated service and hard work of Dr. Ken Min.”
“Aiming at taekwondo’s including in the 2013 Mediterranean Games in Greece, we have now created the Mediterranean Taekwondo Union with Mr. El-Hilali as the president,” he said.
“For fairer taekwondo competitions, WTF enhanced training of referees and coaches, introduced an instant video replay system, and reassigned the ad-hoc WTF Electronic Protector Committee led by Mr. Ivan Dibos to review and improve the aptitude of the electronic protector system,” Dr. Choue said.
He said, “Our effort stretches to take taekwondo beyond a mere sport, and to contribute to world peace and education of the future generation.” “Firstly, we wish to expand the WTF solidarity program. Together with the unclaimed reform funds, we plan to use the overall funds for technical and administrative enhancement of WTF member national associations and encouraging participation to the 2009 World Taekwondo Championships in Denmark. Detailed plan and guidelines will be notified before the Copenhagen World Championships.”
“The Taekwondo Peace Corps has now seen the successful completion of the second dispatch to eight countries. Overall, 2008 summer and winter Taekwondo Peace Corps dispatched 60 members to 13 countries,” he said. “The project has met with great enthusiasm by volunteers, participants, and WTF member national associations.”
“WTF is also engaged in some upcoming projects for youth. The World Taekwondo Youth Camp is to take place between Aug. 6 and 11 in Muju and Seoul, featuring the OVEP (Olympic Values Education Program) forum,” Dr. Choue said. “This project is designed to provide high-level taekwondo training and education of Olympic values and taekwondo spirit to young taekwondo practitioners worldwide. It also features friendly junior taekwondo competition in preparation for the 2010 Singapore Youth Olympic Games.”
WTF President Choue said, “IOC President Jacques Rogge showed much interest and support for the project, which features grass-root Olympic Values Education Program through taekwondo and education of the Youth Olympic Games. He will give a video greeting message during the opening ceremony.”
“I also urge WTF member national associations to utilize this camp as an opportunity to further develop the standard of their young taekwondo athletes and give them a chance to be inspired with friendship and to learn the Olympic values,” he said. “Additionally, I am proud to announce that the World Taekwondo Academy ground-breaking ceremony will take place on Taekwondo Day, the 4th of September, 2009 in Muju, Korea.”
He concluded his speech by saying, “It has been some four years since we placed forward our goals to make taekwondo a truly global sport. I wish to share my pride and confidence with you to assure you that we are making taekwondo history and you are part of that history.”
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