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Taekwondo as a Permanent Olympic Event (Ray) 2. Poomsae Championships Wrap Up in Success (The_Dojang) 3. USA Taekwondo Announces Selection Procedures... (The_Dojang) --__--__-- Message: 1 From: Ray To: The_Dojang Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2008 19:38:20 -0800 Subject: [The_Dojang] Taekwondo as a Permanent Olympic Event Reply-To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net I Want Taekwondo as a Permanent Olympic Event DECEMBER 18, 2008 The Dong-A Ilbo “Taekwondo has 188 member nations, making it a sport befitting the Olympic spirit.” Former taekwondo Olympic gold medalist Moon Dae-sung told this to International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge at a meeting of the Athletes’ Commission in Lausanne, Switzerland, held Dec. 8-10. Moon is the first Asian to be named to the commission, and is lobbying to have taekwondo made a permanent Olympic sport. In a news conference at Seoul’s Olympic Parktel yesterday, Moon announced his plan to globalize taekwondo. “I just began my first step as an IOC Athletes’ Commission member. I’ll strive to learn more. I want to help Korean sports to be loved by the world,” he said. Moon won the Olympic gold in taekwondo’s heavyweight division in the 2004 Athens Games by knocking out Greece`s Alexandros Nikolaidis with a jump spinning hook kick. The Korean plans to hold an international forum on taekwondo in August, and will visit underdeveloped nations once or twice a month to spread the martial art and lend a helping hand to them. “The World Taekwondo Federation has changed its grading system and reduced the scale of the ring,” he said. “I think these changes are good. I will talk to officials from the World Taekwondo Federation, Korea Taekwondo Association and the Kukkiwon (federation headquarters) soon to develop taekwondo into a more dynamic sport.” Moon said he will improve Korea’s sports diplomacy, nurture talented athletes, and boost the popularity of the Youth Olympics over his eight-year term as commission member. At an inspection conducted by the National Assembly in October, rumors flew that he had the support of a government ministry in his election to the Athletes’ Commission. To this, Moon said, “I broke no rules that members of the IOC Athletes’ Commission must follow. I was elected to the commission because I talked with athletes 15 hours per day during the Olympic --__--__-- Message: 2 Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2008 12:30:03 -0800 From: The_Dojang To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net Subject: [The_Dojang] Poomsae Championships Wrap Up in Success Reply-To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net 3rd WTF World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships Wrap Up in Success 19 Dec 2008 The 3rd WTF World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships concluded in a resounding success for good reasons in Ankara, Turkey on Dec. 18, 2008. The three-day poomsae championships, which took place at the ASKI Sport Hall, drew a total of 371 athletes and 150 officials from 50 countries. Germany, Russia, Spain, the United States and host Turkey dispatched more than 20 players for the Ankara event. It was the first time that the WTF-promoted annual poomsae championships, which were inaugurated in 2006, took place outside Korea. The overall title went to Korea, which won eight gold medals, one silver and one bronze, followed by Iran with three golds, three silvers and four bronzes. Spain came next with three golds, one silver and five bronzes. Host Turkey finished at fourth with one gold, six silvers and three bronzes, while Vietnam ranked fifth in the overall medal tally with one gold, one silver and one bronze. At the awarding ceremony, WTF President Chungwon Choue honored five best referees, who officiated at the 3rd WTF World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships. The five referees were France's Jong Wan Kim, Venezuela's Maria Nelly Chacin, the United States' Raymond Hsu, Korea's Jin-beom Kim and Turkey's Galip Ualcin Kaya. Korea's Se-hoon Jang, the gold medalist in the men's individual 1st junior division, was selected as the Best Male Athlete to receive the Samsung Blue Passion Award, while Marie Angeles Urmeneta Torres of Spain was chosen as the Best Female Athlete of the 3rd WTF World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships. The third and final day of the poomsae championships featured five categories. The three days of competition put a total of 16 gold medals up for grabs. In the men's 2nd senior division (those between 31 and 40 years old), Iran's Mohammad Taghi Hatami Marbini won the gold medal, while Korea's Hyeok-ju Oh settled for the silver medal. The bronze went to Germany's Marcus Ketteniss and Spain's Pedro Campillo Frontera. In the women's 2nd senior category, Korea's Nam-joeng Song earned her country the gold medal, while France's Leila Kocheida clinched the silver. The bronze was shared by Chinese Taipei's Wu Chin-Lin and Iran's Fatemeh Asadpour. In the women's 1st master division (41-50 years), Korean Yeong-ae Seo grabbed the gold medal, while Iran's Badri Asadialamshiri clinched the silver. The bronze went to the United States' Dure Chang and Spain's Yolanda Ubero Alcaniz. A trio of Iranian male players (Ali Salmani Azarkhavarani, Hamid Nazarigharehchomagh, and Ail Najafabadi) earned their country the gold medal in the men's 1st team category (14-35 years). The silver went to Turkey (Fazli Karisik, Ibrahim Ucan, and Adil Tekin), while the bronze went to Egypt (Abdel Fatah Metwalli, Karim El-Arabi, and Ahmed Shaker) and the Philippines (Brian Alan L. Sabido, Jean Pierre L. Sabido, and Anthony Ray C. Matias). In the women's 1st team division, host Turkey's three female athletes (Rabia Kim, Ozlem Tumay, and Elif Aybuke Yilmaz) clinched the gold medal, while the silver went to Iran (Sanaz Khorami Pour, Nastaran Maleki Aderani, and Golsoum Mollamadadkhani). The bronze went to Egypt (Rohanda Ammar, Menna El-Kaissy, and Salma El-Wakeel) and France (Parroche Katia, Menjikoff Loiuse, and Kocheida Leila). --__--__-- Message: 3 Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2008 12:35:00 -0800 From: The_Dojang To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net Subject: [The_Dojang] USA Taekwondo Announces Selection Procedures... Reply-To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net USA Taekwondo Announces Selection Procedures for New U-24 Team & 2009 Junior National Team Bill Kellick - USA Taekwondo December 18, 2008 USA Taekwondo is excited to announce the launch of a new U.S. National Team in 2009. Athletes ages 18-23 will have the opportunity to compete for this developmental team called the U-24 U.S. National Team. The plan for this team is to attend at least one major international open event each year in anticipation that athletes will gain competitive international experience and perform at a higher level once they reach the full U.S. National Team. We believe this is a great opportunity for athletes who have aged out of the Junior National Team but have not quite reached the full U.S. National Team. "In the recent past there have been many talented athletes that have fallen out of the developmental pipeline," said U.S. National Team Coach Juan Moreno. "This is a great opportunity to ensure these athletes good international experience to foster future success at major international competitions such as the World Championships and Olympic Games." USA Taekwondo is planning to take the 2009 U-24 U.S. National Team to the Korea Open International Taekwondo Championships in late 2009. Click http://assets.teamusa.org/assets/documents/attached_file/filename/6047/2009_U-24_Selection_Procedures.pdf for the full selection procedures. The 2009 Junior National Team Procedures have also been announced. The 2009 Junior National Team will attend the Junior Pan American Taekwondo Championships in Curacao. In 2007, the Junior National Team won 17 medals, including 11 Gold, at the Junior Pan American Championships. For the full 2009 junior selection procedures, click http://assets.teamusa.org/assets/documents/attached_file/filename/6046/2009_Junior_National_Team_Selection_Procedures_12_18_08.pdf Trial dates for both events will be announced once the Pan American Taekwondo Union finalizes its competition dates for the 2009 Junior Pan American Taekwondo Championships. It is anticipated that the U-24 U.S. National Team Trial and the final Junior National Team Trial will be held over one weekend. Dates will be announced as soon as possible. --__--__-- _______________________________________________ The_Dojang mailing list The_Dojang@martialartsresource.net http://martialartsresource.net/mailman/listinfo/the_dojang Subscribe or Unsubscribe: http://the-dojang.net Old digest issues @ ftp://ftp.martialartsresource.com/pub/the_dojang Copyright 1994-2008: Ray Terry and http://MartialArtsResource.com Standard disclaimers apply. Remember September 11. End of The_Dojang Digest