Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Two Rwandan Taekwondoists won bronze medals at this year’s Taekwondo Korea Ambassador’s Cup’, which ended Wednesday in South Korea. The biennial Taekwondo international tournament brought together teams from 44 countries in Fuju, South Korea, reports said. This is Rwanda's first win of medals since its debut in World [...] Full text...

Agadir, Morocco (PANA)  –  Competitions for the Cup of the president of the World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) for Africa will be hosted in the Moroccan city of Agadir, WTF deputy-president, also president of the African confederation of the discipline, Ahmed Fouly said. According to Fouly, the cup is ‘’important stage for [...] Full text...

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The World Taekwondo Federation (FEMAT) has picked two Malian referees, Yacouba Diarra and Ibrahima Sangho, both 5th black belts, for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan, PANA learned on Thursday from a sports source in the Malian capital. The appointment of Malian referees was made at [...] Full text...

Cairo, Egypt (PANA) – The number of participants at the Africa para-taekwondo open, due for 20 February in Egypt, has reached 126 athletes representing 30 countries, African Taekwondo Federation's chair, Ahmed Fouli, said on Thursday. According to the official, 12 African countries are expected to take part in the tournament. They [...] Full text...

Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Rwandans Jean Paul Sekanyambo has won a gold medal in the 54-kg category at the Nairobi Taekwondo Open Tournament in Kenya, becoming the first Rwandan to win this title. According to the Rwandan Taekwondo Federation, Sekanyambo defeated Uganda Ocira Oswaldo (8-4), following a fierce fight by the [...] Full text...

Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The Rwanda national Taekwondo team comprising of a male and female have travelled to Russia to participate in the World Taekwondo championships which opened in the Russian City of Chelyabinsk on Tuesday. The Rwanda Taekwondo Federation said in statement that, Regis Iyumva, 18, in the men's category [...] Full text...

Lubango, Angola (PANA) - Seven taekwondoists will represent Angola in the African Taekwondo championships, taking place in Madagascar from 2-6 November, according the the Angolan national coach, Salomão Lumbo. He said the seven were selected from a team of 11 after a month-long training in Lubango. Coach Lumbo said the aim is [...] Full text...

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's heavyweight taekwondo world champion Daba Modibo Keita will participate in the 2012 London Olympics, after the World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) sent him an invitation last week, PANA learnt from the Malian Taekwondo Federation (Femat). In view of the invitation, the Malian athlete will not go through [...] Full text...

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali's double world heavyweight taekwondo champion, Daba Modibo Keita, will not defend his title at the next world championships 1-6 May in Gyeongju, South Korea, for medical reasons, the national daily "L’Essor" said Friday. The daily quoted Keita's doctor as saying the world champion will continue [...] Full text...

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Mali will take part in the 20th men's and the 13th women’s taekwondo world championships scheduled to hold 1-6 May in Gyeong Ju, South Korea, PANA learnt from the Malian Taekwondo Federation. The Malian delegation will comprise eight fighters - 4 males and 4 females [...] Full text...

Bamako, Mali (PANA) - Technical Director of the Malian Taekwondo Federation (FEMAT), Alioune Badara Traore, a sixth Dan black belt and international referee, has been selected to be part of referees during the upcoming World Taekwondo Championships, scheduled for 1-6 May in South Korea, FEMAT said in a statement Thursday. He [...] Full text...

Kinshasa, DR Congo (PANA) – The fourth Zone 4 African Junior and Senior Taekwondo Championship will take place from 11 to 18 April in Kinshasa, a communiqué of the Congolese Taekwondo Association (FECOT) announced on Tuesday. The competition will bring together nine Central and Southern African countries, namely Congo, Gabon, Cameroon, [...] Full text...

Cotonou- Benin (PANA) -- The 7th Francophone Taekwondo World Cup starts Saturday in Cotonou, Benin's business capital, with the participation of about 50 countries. Holding on the sidelines of the tournament will be a referee re-training session. President of the World Taekwondo Federation, Dr Chungwon Choue, Secretary General [...] Full text...

Banjul- Gambia (PANA) -- The Gambia Taekwondo Association presented certificates from the World Taekwondo Federation (WTF), Kukkiwon, South Korea, to four black b elt holders of the Subac Taekwondo Club at the clubâ?s gymnasium in Jeshwang her e Wednesday. This was the first time Gambian taekwondo practioners and fighters [...] Full text...

Tripoli- Libya (PANA) -- Libya will host the maiden edition of the Taekwondo cham pionships for CEN-SAD member countries, the Libyan press agency, JANA, reported q uoting sports officials. It did not report further details but merely said the championships will take pl ace in September. PANA recalls [...] Full text...

Kinshasa- DR Congo (PANA) -- A training seminar for Taekwondo coaches will be hel d from 13 to 25 July in Kinshasa, DR Congo, the country's Taekwondo league told P ANA. According to the chairman of the league, Domi Ilung, the seminar is funded by Ol ympic Solidarity and [...] Full text...