All posts tagged "taekwondo"

  • Choue Chung-won
    “Taekwondo should be more fun to watch”

    WTF Chief says they already have marketable stars, but still need marketable sport   By Jung Min-ho ASTANA – World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) President Choue Chung-won often says that for taekwondo to improve its appeal to a...

    • Posted January 22, 2014
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  • Lim, right, and Saffiedine posed for media on Friday. Lim could make race car drivers jealous. (UFC/Yonhap)
    Lim Hyun Gyu to headline UFC event in Singapore

      By Lee Kyutae Korean MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) fighter Lim Hyun Gyu will face former Strikeforce welterweight champion Tarec Saffiedine in the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s main event this Saturday in Singapore. Lim (12-3-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC)...

    • Posted January 3, 2014
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  • The Korea Taekwondo Association (KTA) is under suspicion of rigging the results by coercing referees to make favorable decisions for the selected players during national team tryouts.  (Photo - courtesy of WTF)
    No gold for Korean Taekwondo

    Finishes with a disappointing 6th at World Taekwondo Grand Prix Russia and host Britain finished 1-2 Korean Taekwondo has sunk to its lowest level. The inaugural World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) World Taekwondo Grand Prix ended its three-day...

    • Posted December 16, 2013
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