Singapore players showed that they were a force to be reckoned with when they produced another outstanding result at the Canada Open with 4 gold, 3 silver and 1 bronze medals.

Chelsea Sim stamped her supremacy in the Female Under 30 Individual Division by clinching the gold medal beating world bronze medalist Carissa Fu. Diyanah Aqidah was not far behind with a bronze medal. Fu finished 5th in the event.

Woon Yong Chuang finished top in the Male Under 40 Individual Division, beating competitors from USA, Canada and Australia.

Dr Ho Mun Wai and Sister Linda Sim paired up to win a silver medal in the Over 30 Pair Division. The gold medal was won by USA comprising world silver medallist Pok Sun Yang and bronze medalist Thoa Nguyen. The bronze went to Australian pair, Sarah Upton and Carmelo Tarascio.

Dr Ho and Sister Linda also won a silver and gold medal respectively in their individual events.

In the Female Team Under 30 Division, Chelsea Sim, Tow Lee Ting and Diyanah Aqidah, beat the trio from Canada to secure the gold medal.

Our lone ranger in Kyorugi, Ng Ming Wei, won a silver medal in the Male Under 58kg. Enroute to the final, Ming Wei who was unseeded, disposed number one seed, Liam Bette from Guyana, in the quarter-final and number five seed, Jorge Ramos from Chile, in the semi-final.

It was a nail bitting final which saw number two seed Bernardo Norzagaray-Garcia from USA and Ming Wei going point for point. A lapse in concentration in the 3rd round allowed the Amercian to land a head kick on Ming Wei. Ming Wei tried to recoup the points deficit but was beaten by the bell. The final score was 25-28 and he had to settle for the silver. Nonetheless, Ming Wei should be proud of his outstanding performance.

STF President, Mr Milan Kwee, was in Montreal for the Commonwealth Taekwondo Championships and Canada Open to support our players in their pursuit for sport excellence.

7 players competed at the 2017 Commonwealth Taekwondo Championships and garnered the best results ever in the series with 7 gold, 1 silver and 1 bronze medals.

The competition was held on 27 & 28 September 2017 at the Complexe Sportif Claude-Robillard in Montreal, Canada.  The 2-day event attracted over 300 competitors from 13 countries, making it the most participated in the Commonwealth series.

In the Female Recognized Poomsae Under 30 division, Chelsea Sim, Diyanah Aqidah and Tow Lee Ting, dominated the competition by clinching the top 3 positions.  Not wanting to let their younger teammates take all the ‘limelight’, Dr Ho Mun Wai, Sister Linda Sim and Woon Yong Chuang, matched their performance by taking the golds in their respective divisions.

Ng Ming Wei, our only Kyorugi player, provided the cherry on the cake by winning the gold medal in the Male Under 58kg.

The Singapore Taekwondo Federation congratulates all our medallists for their outstanding performance!

The Singapore Taekwondo Federation will be conducting open selection trials for the 1st Kimunyong Cup International Taekwondo Championships which will be held from 28 October 2017 to 1 November 2017 in Seoul, Korea.

All affiliates are invited to participate in the open trials for both Poomsae and Kyorugi events.

The selection details are as follows.

Date                :           Sunday 24 September 2017

Venue             :           STF National Training Centre

                                    Block 80 Lorong Limau

                                    #04-191 Singapore 320080

Time               :           12.00pm – Poomsae (Age groups – 12 to 14 / 15 to 17 / 18 to 30 / Under 40 / Under 50 / Under 60 / Under 65)

                                  1.00pm – onwards  –  Kyorugi (Age groups – 12 to 14 / 15 to 17 / 18 years & above)

Weigh-in          –          11.00am (All age groups)

All participants must be SINGAPORE CITIZENS and are STF poom or black belt holders.

Please submit the following details to the Secretariat at stkdf@mail.com by Thursday 21 September 2017.

–  Name of Player / Affiilate / Coach

–  Year of Birth

–  Gender

–  Category (Indicate Poomsae or Kyorugi and age group)

There is no limit to the number of players each affiliate can field.  We reserve the right not to accept late submission, incomplete forms or registration without the necessary supporting documents. 

Registered players and performers for the trials are to report at the STF National Training Centre by 11.00am.Kyorugi players shall be considered for the category based on their actual weight on the day of the weigh-in and not according to the weight submitted in the form as we do not want to disqualify any players.  No weight allowance will be given.

Selected players and performers will be required to fulfill the training requirements averaging 12 hours per week.   They must also hold a valid Kukkiwon certificate and WT Global Athlete Licence to register for the competition.

The panel of selectors will comprise any 3 of the following senior technical members. 

–       Mr Steven Soh 

–       Mr RA Jeyaraman 

–       Mr Lee Thiam Poh 

–       Mr Tan Kok Heng 

–       Mr Tan Cheng Hui

The player’s undertaking form is attached.  The form must be signed by parents for players/performers under the age of 21 years old.  It must be submitted before the start of the trials.  Players/performers will not be allowed to participate in the trials if they do not comply with the administrative requirements. 

The trials would be open for observation by participants and the registered accompanying coaches (poomsae and kyorugi coaches must be Level 2 qualified) only.   Please note that no photography and video recording will be allowed.