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World Taekwondo Hanmadang concludes five-day run, Suncheon to host in 2027

Kukkiwon and Suncheon signed an agreement as this year’s World Taekwondo Hanmadang closed after a five-day run at its Seoul headquarters.

2026.8.6

Korea to host World Taekwondo Grand Prix Series for first time

The tournament, held in September, will include the World Para Taekwondo Grand Prix as over 600 athletes converge on North Jeolla.

2026.8.3

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Daegu's university taekwondo festival closes, with students playing key roles on and off the mat

A total of 930 athletes from 26 countries took part in the four-day event, which got high marks for the positive impact made by its student volunteers.

2026.7.9

University taekwondo festival opens

Collegiate athletes from around the world gather in Daegu for a four-day taekwondo competition, cultural exchange and university sports cooperation.

2026.7.6

Deaflympics medalist found dead in South Chungcheong

Police said the hearing-impaired athlete was found dead at a lodging facility in Nonsan, with no signs of foul play or a note at the scene.

2026.6.23

Two players demonstrate a virtual taekwondo match in an undated photo. [MINISTRY OF CULTURE, SPORTS AND TOURISM]

No pain, same gain: Asian Games athletes may soon be able to medal in virtual taekwondo

Virtual taekwondo is likely to be added as an official discipline to the upcoming Asian Games, a Japanese media outlet reported Thursday. The official announcement is expected to be made after a board meeting in mid-June.

2026.5.21

Chinese Ambassador to North Korea Wang Yajun, eight from left on the second row, takes a photo with a team of North Korean taekwondo athletes during a visit to Taekwondo Hall in Pyongyang on May 2 in this photo captured from the website of the Chinese Embassy in Pyongyang. [YONHAP]

Chinese envoy voices hope for stronger taekwondo exchanges with North Korea

China's top envoy to North Korea has visited a key taekwondo facility in Pyongyang to highlight the importance of sports exchanges involving the traditional Korean martial art between the two countries.

2026.5.4

Farmers sort six-year-old ginseng harvested from a ginseng field in Ganghwa County, Incheon, on Oct. 27, 2025. [YONHAP]

Korea seeks Unesco heritage status for ginseng, taekwondo traditions

Korea has applied for Unesco Intangible Cultural Heritage status for its ginseng-related cultural practices and plans to do the same for the training process behind the traditional martial art of taekwondo in the future.

2026.4.1

This photo, released by the World Taekwondo on its website, shows the organization holding an extraordinary council meeting in Fujairah, the United Arab Emirates, on Jan. 31, 2026. [WORLD TAEKWONDO]

World Taekwondo to allow Russian, Belarusian athletes to compete in int'l tournaments

The global body for taekwondo has decided to allow Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete in international tournaments, the organization's website showed Sunday, in a move in line with a similar decision by the International Olympic Committee.

2026.2.1

Korean Taekwondo athlete Kwak Min-ju, right, competes against an opponent during a match at the 2025 World Taekwondo Grand Prix Challenge at Hua Mak Indoor Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand, on Nov. 23, 2025. [WORLD TAEKWONDO]

Seoul eyes joint Unesco bid with Pyongyang to list taekwondo as shared heritage

South Korea aims to join forces with North Korea to seek Unesco recognition for the traditional martial art of taekwondo as a shared intangible cultural heritage, sources said Monday.

2026.1.19