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The Spanish company, official supplier of the electronic scoring system used at the event, highlighted the performance of its technology as well as the presentation of several Team Daedo athletes at the beginning of the road to Los Angeles 2028.
The Chuncheon 2026 World Para Taekwondo Open Challenge concluded on July 9 at the Songam Sports Town Air Dome in Chuncheon, Korea, closing two days of elite competition that once again highlighted the international expansion of Para Taekwondo.
The Chuncheon 2026 World Para Taekwondo Open Challenge opened on July 8 at the Songam Sports Town Air Dome in Chuncheon, Korea, with a strong international field and a clear message: Para Taekwondo continues to expand its competitive depth across the world stage.
Kyung Hee University’s Taekwondo Poomsae Team took the women’s title at the 2026 Daegu World University Taekwondo Festival, adding another major international achievement to its record.
Robert Dussey returned to the World Taekwondo Headquarters during an official visit to Seoul and expressed Togo’s interest in expanding cultural exchanges with South Korea through Taekwondo.
Alex Siliezar, honored at the 2025 PATU Awards for his work as a Poomsae coach, will arrive in the country along with six athletes from the Guatemalan national team. The workshop, aimed at athletes and coaches, will take place on August 15 and 16 at the Don Bosco Sports Complex.
The organization’s first General Assembly brought together World Taekwondo President Chungwon Choue and representatives from nine national federations linked to the Eurasian cultural and geographic region. The organization does not present itself as an association automatically open to all National Member Associations (NMAs), but rather as a specific alliance among its member countries.
The Secretary General of World Taekwondo welcomed MASTKD to the offices of the global governing body and addressed, in an exclusive interview, the main political and administrative challenges facing Taekwondo: governance, continental autonomy, integrity, the development of national federations, technology, competition rules and Olympic relevance on the road to Los Angeles 2028. The meeting concluded a high-level journalistic series that began at the Korea Taekwondo Association, continued at Kukkiwon and ended at the institution that governs the sport worldwide.
The president of the Oceania Taekwondo Union stated in an exclusive conversation with MASTKD that athletes from 45 countries participated over four days in the WT President’s Cup Oceania G3 and the Australian Open G2, held back-to-back on the Gold Coast.
The Spanish company presented World Taekwondo with a new electronic fist protector and further developments aimed at improving the accuracy and reliability of the Gen3 scoring system. A live demonstration is scheduled for the Muju Grand Prix in September 2026.
