Philippine Taekwondo Association

Philippine Taekwondo Association
SportTaekwondo
AbbreviationPTA
HeadquartersManila, Philippines
PresidentRobert N. Aventajado
Philippines
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The Philippine Taekwondo Association (PTA) seeks to promote, advance and is the national governing body for taekwondo in the Philippines. The sports body is a member of the World Taekwondo Federation and Philippine Olympic Committee. The PTA was established in 1976.[1][2] The PTA connects various taekwondo associations and acts as the governing body for representation to international taekwondo competition and conducts taekwondo belt promotion exams and instructor seminars.

On June 5, 2018, Former President Rodrigo Duterte and Former Senator Bong Go received an honorary blackbelt titles at the World Taekwondo Headquarters, also known as Kukkiwon.[3][4]

  1. ^ PTA was founded in 1976(src:Inside The Games)
  2. ^ "About Us". Philippine Taekwondo Association. Archived from the original on November 15, 2019. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
  3. ^ ""President Duterte, Bong Go honored with Dan blackbelt titles during Korea visit" Gerry Ramos". Philippine Entertainment Portal. June 8, 2018.
  4. ^ ""Duterte, Go get honorary Blackbelts from World Taekwondo HQ" PNA". Philippine News Agency. June 5, 2018.