Saturday, July 09, 2005

Taekwondo Still An Olympic Sport

Friday, July 08, 2005
Posted 1:38 pm ET (GamesBids.com)


The Korean martial art of taekwondo has remained an Olympic sport following a vote by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). The number of votes at the IOC general assembly was not disclosed.

Choue Chung-won, President of the WTF, told the Yonhap News Agency, “we did our best and waited for a good result. As we did what we could have done, the news was what we had waited for. I felt some credit was recovered from the world’s taekwondo people after Kim Un-yong’s embezzlement and jail term”.

The sport has been criticized over incorrect referee judgements that frequently cause score disputes. It has also been accused of being unpopular and unsuitable for television.

A WTF official said, “a report on the reform of taekwondo submitted to the IOC last year may have made a good impression on IOC members. From now on we have no choice but to carry out the reforms as scheduled”.

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