According to IRNA; The official website of the World Taekwondo Federation, reporting on the extraordinary meeting of the Executive Council of the discipline, announced the hosting of the Republic of Azerbaijan in Baku for the 26th edition of the 2023 World Championships.
The report states; The World Championships will be held in a special way because it coincides with the 50th anniversary of the founding of the World Federation, and therefore the exact date of this event will be determined in due course.
Also present at the World Olympic Committee-hosted International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach, Wu’s program and activities, including reports on the WT’s 2022 Pumice World Championships in Guyang with more than 1,000 taekwondo fighters from 63 countries. The Taekwondo charity referred to the United Nations, and in particular the support of refugees and displaced persons for the first Taekwondo Championship by the Humanitarian Taekwondo Foundation (THF) on March 19 for more than 200 refugees in Jordan.
“I am delighted to be with the taekwondo fighters at the International Olympic House,” said Thomas Bach, President of the International Olympic Committee. The World Taekwondo Federation has been an important supporter of the International Olympic Committee in terms of participation in the 2020 Olympics and the 2024 Olympics. Taekwondo has always been a pioneer in humanitarian activities for refugees and IDPs, and now the world Taekwondo combines Taekwondo and the Internet, leading to online competitions; It is becoming a leader and pioneer in martial arts in the form of webinars. We look forward to further progress.
“We are delighted to have so many members of the council join us here in Lausanne, and of course it is our honor to serve Bach,” said Cho, President of the World Taekwondo Union. Congratulations to Baku on hosting the 2023 World Taekwondo Championships and we have no doubt that with all their experience and expertise they will be hosting an extraordinary event to celebrate our 50th anniversary. We also thank China for offering to host the tournament in Wushu.
At the meeting, members also considered and finally approved the proposal to move the host city of the 2022 Taekwondo Championships from Cancun to Guadalajara due to political and financial problems.
The next meeting of the World Taekwondo Association will be on August 1, followed by a general assembly on the occasion of the World Youth Taekwondo Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria.