IOC President Thomas Bach has joined World Taekwondo President Chungwon Choue at the Baku 2023 World Taekwondo Championships to support the competing athletes and enjoy the spectacular action on show. Ahead of the evenings finals, President Bach and President Choue visited the Taekwondo
World Taekwondo President Chungwon Choue has rated the World
Championships here an "8.5 or nine" out of 10, although admitted an
improvement in refereeing is required in the sport.
The delegation of the World Taekwondo Championships in Baku led by World Taekwondo President Chungwon Choue, World Taekwondo Secretary General Jeongkang Seo, President of the Turkish Taekwondo Federation Metin Şahin as well as officials of the Azerbaijan Taekwondo Federation have visited
World Taekwondo President Chungwon Choue has reiterated that he is
"really saddened" by Ukraine's absence from the World Championships
here, but defended the governing body's support for athletes from the
country.