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USA Taekwondo announced its 2026 U.S. National Team Coaching Staff, naming the coaches who will lead Kyorugi programs (Senior, Junior, and Cadet) and the U.S. Poomsae National Team as the United States prepares for the upcoming international competition season.
Eleven names. Two crowns. The World Championships. In the history of the Senior Taekwondo World Championships, gold has always been the highest point of achievement. But there is an even rarer group: those who first reached the top as athletes and, years later, returned to dominate as coaches in the chair, on the same highest stage of the sport.
World Taekwondo reported it successfully conducted the Standing International Referee Selection & Training Camps across four continents in January 2026, positioning the program as a key step to strengthen officiating standards and improve consistency across World Taekwondo-Promoted and World Taekwondo-Recognized Events within the LA28 Olympic and Paralympic cycle.
The continental body announced a key adjustment to its 2026 calendar: the PATU President’s Cup will have a new host city and a new month of competition, according to an official notice.
The European Taekwondo Union (ETU) announced, through a post on its official Facebook page, that the President of the Turkish Taekwondo Federation, Bahri Tanrıkulu, together with Secretary General Cumhur Dönmez, visited ETU President Sakis Pragalos in Athens for high-level strategic talks.
From the "Lord of the Rings" (Un Yong Kim), who opened the Olympic door, to two-time champions and coaches who shaped eras, this ranking identifies those who changed Taekwondo not only because of what they won, but because of the system they built and the legacy they left behind.
Seollal is South Korea’s Lunar New Year—the most important holiday on the traditional calendar—centered on family gatherings, rituals of respect for ancestors, and customs such as sharing tteokguk (rice cake soup) to symbolically “start” a new year. In 2026, Seollal falls on Tuesday, February 17, with the official holiday period running from February 16 to 18, creating a nationwide pause that also resonates across the Taekwondo ecosystem.
When World Taekwondo (WT) promoted initiatives with refugee populations, cooperated with United Nations agencies, and positioned Taekwondo as a tool for social transformation, it did so on a concrete basis: an intellectual and humanistic tradition linked to the family history of its president, Dr. Chungwon Choue, and the legacy of his father, Dr. Young Seek Choue, founder of Kyung Hee University.
The Taekwondo Promotion Foundation and MASTKD define a common axis for working and communicating: TSR – Taekwondo Social Responsibility. The slogan serves as a shared identity for this convergence: using Taekwondo as a tool for social impact, with projects, stories, and media coverage that showcase the more human side of the people in the spotlight.
Las Vegas set the trend again ahead of the 2026 US Open with an operational definition that directly impacts athletes, coaches, and teams: it's not enough to say “Gen 3.” To compete without any problems, you need to identify which Daedo Gen 3 version is approved for the event.
