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More than 29 per cent of World Taekwondo members do not have any certified Para taekwondo coaches, making them ineligible to enter athletes in official competitions.
Two new members have been added to World Taekwondo's Ad-Hoc Para Taekwondo Poomsae Committee, including a new chair.
Taekwondo player Lisa Kjær Gjessing has been identified as being among Denmark’s big medal hopes for this year’s Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.
The head coach of Iran's Paralympic taekwondo team says Tokyo 2020-qualifed athletes Mahdi Pourrahnama and Asghar Azizi are training well despite challenges posed by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
Mongolia's former Para-taekwondo world champion Enkhtuya Khurelbaatar says she wants to inspire others as she bids to become a Paralympic gold medallist at Tokyo 2020.
Para-taekwondo will be "like nothing that has ever previously been seen" at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.
World Para Taekwondo has opened registration for online courses for coaches and classifiers in February and March.
The Brazilian Taekwondo Confederation (CBTKD) has announced an event that will determine the Brazilian Para-taekwondo team for the 2021 season.
Para-taekwondo has been added to the programme for the Brazilian Paralympic Committee's (CPB) flagship tournament for children.
Ukraine's six-time Para-taekwondo world champion Vika Marchuk has added another award to her impressive résumé after receiving the prestigious Merited Master of Sport rank.
Para-taekwondo athlete Antonino Bossolo has been re-elected to the Italian Paralympic Committee (CIP) Athletes' Commission.
GB Taekwondo has launched a new talent search for Para-athletes, as it looks to scope out potential stars ahead of the Paris 2024 and Los Angeles 2028 Paralympics.
Mexican taekwondo star Juan Diego García has been presented with a 2020 national sports award in the Paralympic category.
South Korean taekwondo fighter Jeonghun Joo has described the prospect of appearing at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games as a "second chance at life".
World Taekwondo has announced the creation of the Ad-Hoc Para Taekwondo Poomsae Committee to assist with the development of the discipline for athletes with impairments.
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