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While “Venezuela” once again dominated headlines and global searches due to international reports of a new political and military escalation, Venezuelan Taekwondo sought to send a message of sporting continuity and tranquility.
European Taekwondo Union (ETU) opened a call for applications to its Committees for the 2026–2027 term, inviting candidates to support governance, development, and promotion of Taekwondo across Europe.
World Taekwondo distributed the President’s official New Year message for 2026 from Dr. Chungwon Choue, addressed to the “World Taekwondo family,” outlining competitive milestones from 2025 and the roadmap ahead.
European Taekwondo Union (ETU) has published its updated 2026 competition calendar on the official ETU website, listing upcoming ETU events and related international Open tournaments granted as G and E events. ETU noted the calendar is a very important tool that will be updated during the season, and that dates, locations, and event details may change.
Mrs. Choi, widow of General Choi Hong Hi (Founder of Taekwon-Do), rejected a text circulated as “General Choi Hong-Hi’s Final Words” by a North Korea–based ITF group. In her testimony, she said the Founder had been unable to speak in his final days and that the narrative describing an alleged meeting shortly before his death did not match what happened, according to her account. The video interview is now available on MASTAEKWONDO TV’s YouTube channel.
World Taekwondo published its “2026 World Taekwondo Event Calendar” and reported, event by event, which Protector & Scoring System (PSS) will be used in Kyorugi competitions throughout the year. For this report, MASTKD only included events that already have an assigned PSS (DAEDO, KPNP, or WAYCHAMP).
An analysis by Don Lewis, based on official World Taekwondo scoring records submitted from 23 of the largest G-class events in 2025 (including Senior World Championships), compared match-by-match outcomes across three Protector & Scoring Systems (PSS): DAEDO, KPNP and Waychamp. The dataset included round-level totals, body- and head-kick registration, and coach protest results—making what the author described as the most comprehensive PSS scoring dataset reported to date.
MUNICH/NUREMBERG, Germany — European Taekwondo leaders confirmed that the 2026 European Senior Taekwondo Championships will be staged in Munich at BMW Park, with organizers communicating May 12–14, 2026 as the updated championship dates following calendar adjustments.
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia - World Taekwondo (WT), in cooperation with Olympic Solidarity, has officially launched the Somalia 2025 WT Olympic Solidarity Training Camp (Youth) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, marking an important step in regional cooperation and youth athlete development in East Africa.
The Asian Taekwondo Union developed its Referee Education Program as one of the first strategic pillars following the assumption of its president, Sangjin Kim, consolidating a key initiative aimed at setting clear standards and a defined direction for referee training in Asia.
