Jeongkang Seo: “Continental Unions must be built on three principles”

MASTKD held an exclusive telephone conversation with Jeongkang Seo, Secretary General of World Taekwondo (WT), in which the executive of Taekwondo’s highest governing body explained the institutional position of the Choue administration on the direction of the Continental Unions and the criteria of governance and transparency that WT promotes globally.

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Three principles promoted by WT for Continental Unions

In conversation with MASTKD, Seo was emphatic in assuring that the Choue administration has issued a “Strong Recommendation to the CUs,” in accordance with the recommendations of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), for the Continental Unions to build their administrations on three principles:

1) Elected majority, not appointed.
2) Gender equity and equality on the Executive Council.
3) Small Executive Councils, avoiding large structures, following IOC guidelines.

Political reading: why this message matters

Talking to the Secretary General of WT is not a formal gesture: it is access to the operational center of power, where real governance is administered and institutional policy is translated into rules, procedures, and decisions. In this context, Seo’s statement was not just a decorative phrase: it was a guide on how WT wants continental power to be organized.

WT to hold Extraordinary Executive Council Meeting in Fujairah

Governance: less discretionality, more rules

The three principles were also interpreted within the context of internal reforms that WT had already implemented to its own structure. WT reduced the Council from 37 to 25 members and limited the capacity for presidential appointments, with the aim of strengthening electoral mechanisms and representation.

At the same time, the election of officials in Wuxi 2025 was part of the institutional cycle that WT opened after the reform approved in 2024, with balanced formal criteria.

WT to hold Extraordinary Executive Council Meeting in Fujairah https://t.co/OMBl8eI3GJ via @masTaekwondo @worldtaekwondo

— MASTKD (@mastaekwondo) December 5, 2025

Fujairah: a key week on the institutional agenda

MASTKD confirmed that it will be present and officially accredited in Fujairah (United Arab Emirates) during a week of key political events for the WT leadership structure, including the World Taekwondo Council Meeting on February 1, as well as important political and sporting activities.

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