Global Taekwondo family gathers for World Taekwondo General Assembly in Tashkent

TASHKENT, Uzbekistan (April 11, 2026) – The 40^th World Taekwondo General Assembly took place in Tashkent, Uzbekistan prior to the World Taekwondo Junior Championships, with Member National Associations (MNAs) approving a series of rule changes.

Among the amendments to the World Taekwondo Competition Rules and Interpretation, one Gam-jeom will be recorded and now two points awarded to the opponent for a Gam-jeom given due to passive behaviour in the last 10 seconds of each round.

For crossing the boundary line, a Gam-jeom will now be declared if any part of a contestant’s foot crosses the boundary line, unless due to a prohibited act by the opposing participant.

These changes will be effective as of June 1, 2026.

World Taekwondo President Dr Chungwon Choue opened the General Assembly by thanking the Uzbekistan Taekwondo Association and its President Sherzod Tashmatov for organising the Tashkent 2026 World Taekwondo Junior Championships, and highlighted yesterday’s stunning flash mob performance in the main square of the Olympic village.

President Choue then invited Mr Odil Abdurakhmanov, Advisor to the President of Uzbekistan on Youth, Science, Health, Culture, and Sports, to address the World Taekwondo General Assembly.

Mr Abdurakhmanov was presented with an appreciation plaque by President Choue for Uzbekistan’s efforts to host a memorable World Taekwondo Junior Championships.

In his report, President Choue looked back at developments since the 2025 World Taekwondo General Assembly in Wuxi, China and outlined plans for the future.

“It has been six months since our last meeting in Wuxi. This is the new Council’s first General Assembly,” President Choue said.

“From 31 January-2 February, we held an Extraordinary Council Meeting and initiated a workshop for the new Council in Fujairah to align ourselves with the missions of World Taekwondo, and we came up with three strategic priorities as guiding principles of our operations.

“It is easy to stay in our comfort zone and not change, but we must always stay ready and be relevant to the ever-changing times under the spirit of ‘Reborn Together’.”

The World Taekwondo General Assembly approved the 2025-2026 Operation and Finance Reports, and approved amendments to the World Taekwondo Statutes, World Para Taekwondo Competition Rules, World Taekwondo Articles of Association, and the Virtual Taekwondo Rules and Regulations.

A final report on the success of the Wuxi 2025 World Taekwondo Championships was additionally presented to the General Assembly, along with the report on the 2026 MNA Survey Results and MNA Rankings.

The next World Taekwondo General Assembly will take place on July 6, 2027 in Astana, Kazakhstan, prior to the World Taekwondo Championships.

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