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Governing Body

World Taekwondo (WT)

Also Known As World Taekwondo Federation
International Sport Federations

The international governing body for the Olympic sport of taekwondo, founded in Seoul in 1973, headquartered at the Kukkiwon in Seoul with a secondary office in Lausanne, Switzerland; renamed from World Taekwondo Federation in 2017. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Body Type
International federation 1
Founded
1973 1
Headquarters
Seoul, South Korea (Kukkiwon), with a secondary office in Lausanne, Switzerland. 1
Founders
Established 28 May 1973 at its inaugural meeting at the Kukkiwon in Seoul, South Korea, with 35 representatives from around the world; Un Yong Kim was elected its first president for a four-year term. 1
Connections

Associated With

International Olympic Committee (IOC), Governing Bodies

Governs

Taekwondo, Sports
Source Wikipedia, World Taekwondo
Sources
1. Wikipedia, World Taekwondo
Wikipedia
  • History section, 2017 renaming
    In June 2017, the body was renamed World Taekwondo to avoid the 'negative connotations' of the acronym associated with the common Internet slang WTF.
  • Lead section, founding meeting
    The World Taekwondo Federation was established on 28 May 1973, at its inaugural meeting held at the Kukkiwon with participation of 35 representatives from around the world.
  • History section, first president
    At that time, Un Yong Kim was elected president for a four-year term.
  • Lead section, founding date
    The World Taekwondo Federation was established on 28 May 1973
  • Infobox, headquarters
    Sejongdaero 55, Jung-gu, Seoul, South Korea
  • Lead section, former name
    World Taekwondo (WT), formerly the World Taekwondo Federation (WTF)
  • Governs: Taekwondo, Lead section, scope of governance
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Frequently Asked Questions

Why is World Taekwondo not still called the World Taekwondo Federation?

It dropped "Federation" from its name in a 2017 rebrand.

The organization renamed itself from the World Taekwondo Federation to World Taekwondo in 2017. It governs the Olympic sport of taekwondo from its founding base in Seoul, where it was founded in 1973, and is headquartered at the Kukkiwon in Seoul with a secondary office in Lausanne, Switzerland.
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