Women’s Team 3 Competitors Golden Girls (KOR) VIGO – The big day finally arrived with the beginning of the Poomsae competition. This took place in two sessions with the first medals being handed out to Spain, Korea, Germany, Iran, USA and Portugal. Prior to this, the Opening Ceremony took place in the Travesas Sports […]
VIGO – The FISU World University Taekwondo Championship being organised in Vigo, Spain had the General Technical meeting followed by the Poomsae competition draw. FISU CT Ken Min led the meeting together with the remaining CISCA members and the Organizing Committee. After the introductions, specific information was provided from FISU Medical committee member […]
Practice time Fernando Parente (CIC)VIGO – Coming off a very successful FISU Forum, people in Vigo have not rested in their laurels but rather rolled up their sleeves and dug in again for the upcoming World University Taekwondo Championship. With two days to go to the Opening Ceremony, the Local Organising Committee has been […]
The FISU delegates together with championship participants Abu Dhabi – At 10: 00, on the morning of 27th April, FISU President Mr. George Killian, accompanied by Vice-President Stefan Bergh and Secretary-General/CEO Eric Saintrond, paid a special trip to Abu Dhabi for the 1st Asian University Taekwondo Championship, taking advantage of the fact that they […]
China vs.Lebanon On 26th April, the 1st Asian University Taekwondo Championship officially started. Opening Ceremony The Opening Ceremony took place in the Sport complex, where the competition is held. All the students holding their national flag were invited to stand in the competition venue, facing the audience and then stepped forward to the centre […]
Technical Meeting On April 24th, 8 teams from China, Hong Kong, Kazakhstan, Iran, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and U.A.E. arrived in Abu Dhabi, U.A.E., to compete in the 1st Asian University Taekwondo Championship to be held from 25th to 28th. All the teams are accommodated in the Armed Forces Officers Club, except Team Iran, […]
FISU President George E. Killian FISU President George E. Killian was a speaker at the 3rd International Taekwondo Symposium which was organised at the University of California in Berkley. Below you will find Mr. Killian’s speech. The value of Sports within the FISU Programme It is a real honor and privilege for me […]
On May 28-29, the University of California Martial Arts Program hosted the 1st Pan-Am University Taekwondo Championship at the University of California at Berkeley campus. It was the first Pan-Am University Sports event hosted by the “Organización Deportiva Universitaria Panamericana” (ODUPA), the American Continental Member Association of FISU. Seven countries signed up for the event […]
