Wednesday July 6, 2005
SEOUL: South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun has written to International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Jacques Rogge requesting his support in keeping taekwondo as an Olympic event, Roh's office said yesterday.
In his letter, delivered on Monday by Korean Olympic Committee head Kim Jung-kil, Roh called for Rogge's “continuing support for developing Korean sports, including taekwondo,” the office said.
IOC members will vote on Friday on whether to retain taekwondo as an official event for the 2012 Olympics, during their annual session which opened yesterday in Singapore.
Taekwondo became an official Olympic sport in 2000. But the Korean martial art has been challenged by Japanese martial art karate. – AFP
Source from http://www.thestar.com.my
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