World Taekwondo Extraordinary Council looks ahead to return of taekwondo events in 2021 02/01/21
The World Taekwondo Council met virtually today for its first Extraordinary Council meeting of 2021, with a particular emphasis placed on the safe return of taekwondo events this year.
This year is scheduled to see the return of the two biggest events in the taekwondo calendar – the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games and the Wuxi 2021 World Taekwondo Championships. During the meeting, the Council discussed that the federation is continuing to plan for Tokyo 2020 to go ahead and aims to have held the final two Continental Qualifications for Asia and Europe by May.
Monday, 1 February 2021
Jordan s taekwondo athlete Farah Al Asa ad has successfully reached the top of Mount Kilimanjaro on her fundraising mission for the Taekwondo Humanitarian Foundation (THF).
The THF s Middle East and North Africa coordinator was part of a group which made it to the summit of Africa s highest mountain after nearly a week of climbing.
She unveiled the THF flag at the peak which measures in at 5,895 metres.
Kilimanjaro is the highest free-standing mountain in the world with Al Asa ad s expedition to Tanzania led by Jordanian mountaineer Mostafa Salameh, a former refugee who became the first Jordanian to scale Mount Everest.
Bae Jun-seo: World champion at 18, Paris 2024 the long-term goal
South Korea s teenage prodigy Bae Jun-seo, whose gold-plated career saw him win the world title at Manchester in 2019 as an 18-year-old, has already fixed his eyes upon the highest peak of the Olympic Games.
A career that began with a world junior title in 2016 reached its highest point so far when he beat Russia’s Georgy Popov 53-24 in the final of the men’s under-54 kilograms finweight class.
Despite this success, Bae will not be able to compete at the re-scheduled Tokyo 2020 Olympics if they go ahead this summer as the under-54kg is not one of the eight Olympic weight divisions.
Global Esports Federation approves 10 commissions for 2021 Friday, 29 January 2021
The Global Esports Federation (GEF) has announced the commissions that will be given responsibility for continuing the organisation s work in 2021.
Ten GEF Commissions and two Advisory Councils will be led by members of the GEF Board, with contributions from world-leading experts from the esports and sports communities, corporate governance, technology, and business sectors, the GEF says.
The commissions will help guide the GEF in fulfilling its mission to promote the credibility, legitimacy, and prestige of esports, and in developing a safe, healthy and sustainable esports ecosystem.
The Singapore-based GEF was launched in December 2019, with Chinese technology conglomerate Tencent a founding partner.