Dr Chungwon Choue re-elected as World Taekwondo President

WUXI, China – Dr Chungwon Choue was re-elected as World Taekwondo President at the World Taekwondo General Assembly, held prior to the Wuxi 2025 World Taekwondo Championships.

President Choue received 143 of 149 votes from Member National Associations, and his final term will run through to 2029.

Since first being elected in 2004, President Choue has overseen the modernisation and transformation of World Taekwondo, firmly establishing the sport’s presence on the Olympic programme. He has additionally helped Taekwondo to develop a strong reputation for its humanitarian work with refugee athletes and displaced people through the Taekwondo Humanitarian Foundation.

“I am incredibly honoured to be re-elected by you for this final term. I promise you that, together with the new Council, we will do even more for the betterment of our beloved Taekwondo community,” President Choue said.

“It has been a blessing to be part of this incredible journey, and along the way, I have met wonderful people who enriched my life. Together, we were able to achieve many outstanding results to not only retain Taekwondo’s Olympic status, but to become a globally recognised leader in sports.

“The mandate that you have given me today will serve as my aspiration to deliver a marketable and reborn sport Taekwondo to elevate all of us to become one of the most respected International Federations in the world.”

Six candidates stood for World Taekwondo Vice-President, and Mr Jinbang Yang (Korea, 98 votes), Athanasios Pragalos (Greece, 96 votes) and Driss El Hilali (Morocco, 81 votes) were elected at the World Taekwondo General Assembly.

In total, 33 candidates stood for the 14 elected positions on the World Taekwondo Council, with minimum quota requirements of one male and one female from each continent to ensure balance. The four remaining candidates with the highest number of votes were also elected.

Fardouza Egueh (Djibouti, 83 votes) will serve as World Taekwondo Vice-President as the highest-voted female Council member.

The following candidates were elected to the World Taekwondo Council through the continent and gender quotas:

Africa

• Fardouza Egueh (Djibouti, 83 votes) – elevated to Vice-President
• Mohamed (Meedo) Shaaban (Egypt, 65 votes)

Asia

• Ahmed Hamdan Alzeyoudi (UAE, 93 votes)
• Hadwah Moawad (Saudi Arabia, 80 votes)

Europe

• Slavtcho (Slavi) Binev (Bulgaria, 90 votes)
• Anna Vassallo (Malta, 65 votes)

Oceania

• Lauren Burns (Australia, 46 votes)
• Maher Magableh (Australia, 81 votes)

Pan America

• Maria Rosario Borello Castillo (Guatemala, 46 votes)
• Inseon Kim (USA, 90 votes)

The remaining four seats were allocated to:

• Angelo Cito (Italy, 87 votes)
• Metin Şahin (Türkiye, 84 votes)
• Richard Jay Warwick (USA, 78 votes)
• Kook Hyun Jung (Korea, 74 votes)

Ali Sagirkaya (Türkiye) was elected as the World Taekwondo Auditor.

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