WTF General Assembly holds 22nd session in Korea
Baku, May 2 (AZERTAC). The World Taekwondo Federation approved five countries as its new members at its 22nd General Assembly in Gyeongju, Korea on April 30, 2011. Thus, the Word Taekwondo Federation membership expanded to 197 with addition of 5 new national associations.
First vice-president of Azerbaijan Taekwondo Federation Fizuli Musayev takes part at the session.
The five countries are Cook Islands, Rwanda, Tuvalu, Guadeloupe and Martinique. Guadeloupe and Martinique won an associate membership status. Thus, the WTF’s global membership jumped to 197 countries, ranking ninth among International Sports Federations.
The General Assembly was supposed to hear the successful host sites for the 21st WTF World Taekwondo Championships and the 7th WTF World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships, but the announcement will be made during the 6th WTF World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships on July 29-31, 2011 in Vladivostok, Russia. Two days ago, the WTF Council agreed to select the two sites through e-voting before announcing the results at the Vladivostok event.
The General Assembly heard progress reports from the organizing committees of the World Qualification Tournament of the taekwondo competition of the 2012 London Olympic Games, the taekwondo competition of the 2012 London Olympic Committee, the 9th World Junior Taekwondo Championships, the 2012 World Cup Taekwondo Team Championships & the 3rd WTF World Para-Taekwondo Championships, and the 6th WTF World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships.
In line with the WTF’s 2011 slogan “World Peace through Taekwondo,” the participants also heard four special presentations on taekwondo programs for orphans and those with disabilities.
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