Taekwondo Today

Taekwondo Today

REF: http://www.ilgitaekwondo.org/taekwondo_history.asp

1971:

Taekwondo was nominated as a national martial art.

1972:

The present Kukkiwon (Taekwondo Headquarters) was founded.

1973:

The World Taekwondo Federation came into existence, currently consisting of over 140 member countries and over 50 million practitioners worldwide.

1979:

The president of the World Taekwondo Federation was elected chairman of the World Federation of non-Olympic sports.

1980:

The World Taekwondo Federation became an International Olympic Committee (I.O.C.) recognised sports federation. Olympic Committee website page on Taekwondo.

1988:

The adoption of Taekwondo as an official event in the 1988 Olympics Games in Seoul, Korea.

1992:

The Barcelona Olympic Games.

2000:

Taekwondo became a full program at the Sydney Olympic Games.