Chungwon Choue to Be Re-Elected as World Taekwondo President Unopposed

Seoul, South Korea – August 2025. The official list of candidates for the World Taekwondo (WT) elections has been confirmed, and current President Dr. Chungwon Choue will be re-elected automatically as he faces no challengers. With this result, the South Korean leader, who has been in office since 2004, will complete 25 years at the helm of the organization by the end of his new term in 2029.

2025 Elections

The election will take place on October 23 in Wuxi, China, during the WT General Assembly. The process will be conducted in a hybrid format, with both in-person and remote participation, and voting carried out by secret ballot using the Lumi Global system.

Elected officials will begin their terms following the conclusion of the 2025 World Championships and will remain in office until the end of the 2029 World Championships.

President

Chungwon Choue (Republic of Korea) – sole candidate.

Vice Presidents (3 positions available)

Africa: El Hilali Driss (Morocco)
Asia: Yang Jinbang (Republic of Korea)
Europe: Pragalos Athanasios (Greece)
Oceania: Kotsifas John (Australia)
Pan America: López Delgado Juan Manuel (Mexico)
Pan America: Park Chun Jae (United States of America)

Council Members (14 positions available – 34 candidates)

Africa

Binga Margaret Elizabeth (Ms.) – Nigeria
Egueh Fardouza (Ms.) – Djibouti
Shaaban Mohamed (Meedo) – Egypt

Asia

Alzeyoudi Ahmed Hamdan – United Arab Emirates
Ching Man Chun Louis – Hong Kong, China
Dawani Nadin (Ms.) – Jordan
Jung Kook Hyun – Republic of Korea
Kim Byung Hee (Ms.) – Brunei Darussalam
Kim Jung Heon – Republic of Korea
Moawad Hadwah (Ms.) – Saudi Arabia
Rana Prakash Shumsher – Nepal
Saei Bonehkohal Hadi – Islamic Republic of Iran
Shamiyev Kudrat – Kazakhstan
Shirgaonkar Namdev Sampat – India
Zhu Linfang (Ms.) – People’s Republic of China

Europe

Binev Slavtcho – Bulgaria
Cito Angelo – Italy
Huebl Alexander – Austria
Kolvart Mihhail – Estonia
Panka Anna (Ms.) – Switzerland
Sahin Metin – Türkiye
Samandzhyia Lesik – Ukraine
Tanrikulu Bahri – Türkiye
Terekhov Anatoly – Russian Federation
Vassallo Anna (Ms.) – Malta

Oceania

Burns Lauren (Ms.) – Australia
Iskandar Hassan – Australia
Magableh Maher – Australia
Oh Jin Keun – New Zealand
Pace Linda Siew Sien (Ms.) – Australia

Pan America

Borello Castillo María Rosario (Ms.) – Guatemala
Kim Inseon – United States of America
Mandel Vaisman Mario – Chile
Warwick Richard – United States of America

Auditor

Ali Sagirkaya (Türkiye) – sole candidate.

Institutional Continuity

Through this process, World Taekwondo secures the continuity of its governance structure, marked by the extended leadership of Chungwon Choue as President, alongside the partial renewal of the Council and continental vice presidencies.