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| 세계 태권도 연맹 | |
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| Abbreviation | WT |
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| Formation | 28 May 1973 |
| Purpose | Martial art and sport |
| Headquarters | Sejongdaero 55, Jung-gu, Seoul, South Korea Lausanne, Switzerland |
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Region served | Worldwide |
Membership | 213 national associations |
Official language | English, Korean, French and Spanish |
President | Choue Chung-won[1] |
| Website | worldtaekwondo.org |
World Taekwondo (WT; called the World Taekwondo Federation until June 2017) is an international federation governing the sport of taekwondo and is a member of the Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF).[2]
The World Taekwondo Federation was established on 28 May 1973, at its inaugural meeting held at the Kukkiwon with participation of 35 representatives from around the world. As of May 2023[update] there are 213 member nations.[3] Since 2004, Choue Chung-won has been the president of World Taekwondo, succeeding the first president, Kim Un-yong.
On 17 July 1980, the International Olympic Committee recognized World Taekwondo Federation at its 83rd Session in Moscow, Russia. Taekwondo debuted as a demonstration sport of the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. On 4 September 1994, Taekwondo was adopted as an official sport of the 2000 Summer Olympics at the 103rd IOC Session in Paris, France.[4]
In June 2017, World Taekwondo Federation was renamed as World Taekwondo to avoid its acronym WTF clashing with the common Internet slang WTF.
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