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Wong Liang Ming was recently awarded the IOC Women and Sport Achievement Diploma by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).  It was in recognition of her contribution to the participation of women and girls in the sport. After retiring from competitive...

Lee Thiam Poh (Tournament Chairman) and his brother, Lee Thiam Huat, attended a week-long international referee camp held from 29 July 2007 at Woosuk Unity in Jeoju, North Jeolla Province, South Korea to select international referees for the 2008...

Chow Pak Hoong and Lim Teong Chin were in Beijing, China from 15 to 22 May 2007 for an assignment by the World Taekwondo Federation as international referees for the 2007 Beijing WTF World Taekwondo Championships. 85 international referees from...

The Singapore Taekwondo Federation (STF) and its partners - Globewerks International and Singapore Expo – are planning to organize the lst Sinapore Open Taekwondo Championships from 5 to 8 July 2007.  The event already had the approval of the...

The Singapore Taekwondo Federation is proud that its international referees have been assigned for numerous overseas championships.  Here are some of the more recent appointments. Lim Teong Chin  6th WTF World Junior Taekwondo Championships    (26 to 30 July 2006, Hochiminh City,...

The STF produced its first two international poomsae referees when Lim Teong Chin and Tan Cheng Hui passed the gruelling examinations conducted by the WTF at the end of the 6th International Poomsae Referee Seminar.   The course, which drew 95...

The World Taekwondo Federation invited participation from all its member national associations in the following:  6th International Poomsae Referee Seminar (24 to 27 June 2006) 2nd International Poomsae Seminar for Coaches (28 and 29 June 2006) The events were held at Korea...

The World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) will be organizing the following seminars in Chicago, USA. - 50th International Referee Seminar from 8 to 11 August 2006- 58th International Referee Refresher Seminar from 9 to 11 August 2006 The qualifications required for participation...

Our ‘warriors’ collect 1 gold, 4 silver and 3 bronze medals to finish 4th in the multi-sport Danga Bay International Games The taekwondo event, which was staged from 5 to 9 April 2006 at Pasir Gudang, Johor, Malaysia, attracted 12...

Eighteen teams from six countries converged in Hong Kong for the 10th Asian Cities Gold Cup Taekwondo Championships.  The standards of the competition were elevated with the participation of top countries in the sport including Chinese Taipei and China. Our...