President of Uzbekistan Honors Chungwon Choue and Elevates World Taekwondo’s Political Weight

TASHKENT, Uzbekistan — The most powerful image of the week in Tashkent did not come from the mat. It came from the Presidential Palace. There, the President of Uzbekistan, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, awarded World Taekwondo President Dr. Chungwon Choue the Order of Friendship, one of the country’s highest state honors, in recognition of his contribution to the development of Taekwondo in Uzbekistan and his efforts to strengthen friendship and solidarity among peoples through sport.