A 2024 Joint Training Camp organized by World Taekwondo and operated in cooperation with the IOC Olympic Solidarity Program took place in Honiara, the Solomon Islands, from 22 January to 3 February.

A world record attempt, an eighth gold medal for North Korea and the first gold medal for another country. These were just some of the highlights of Day 4 of the 2024 Asian Weightlifting Championships in Tashkent.

The 2024 Asian Weightlifting Championships have already produced incredible results and some world records, but there is still plenty to see and interesting questions to answer ahead of the middle and heavyweights.

North Korean weightlifters swept all the gold medals at the 2024 Asian Weightlifting Championships, including every gold medal in the snatch and clean and jerk except one in the men's 55kg category. And their dominance continued on day three as two more North Koreans were crowned Asian champions.

France wrapped up the Paris Grand Slam with two super heavyweight gold medals, and one of them was truly historic. Living legend, three-time Olympic and 11-time world champion Teddy Riner stepped onto the tatami as the main gold medal contender, and he didn't disappoint the crowd.

North Korea dominated the first two days of the Asian Weightlifting Championships 2024 in the light weight categories. In the absence of China, the North Korean athletes faced no stiff competition from their opponents, with their women's team also setting several world records.

Clarisse Agbegnenou continued her dominance in the women's 63 kg weight category, once again demonstrating her ambitions in front of her home crowd at the Judo Paris Grand Slam 2024.

The sport's second appearance at the Paralympics promises high-quality action with 25 nations from four continents already qualified. Türkiye will field a maximum of eight athletes.

Shirine Boukli, Faiza Mokdar and Luka Mkheidze delighted the home crowd on the first day of the Judo Paris Grand Slam 2024.

International Paralympic Committee (IPC) President Andrew Parsons was today awarded an honorary 9th dan Taekwondo black belt certificate by World Taekwondo President Chungwon Choue at the federation’s headquarters in Seoul. 

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach stated that the international recognition and participation of Wushu will play a crucial role in determining its future as an official sport of the Olympic Games, reports Xinhua.

World Taekwondo and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) have officially signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to strengthen the empowerment and self-reliance of refugees through the practice of taekwondo.

On 28th January the annual Pan American Taekwondo Union (PATU) 2023 Gala Dinner took place in Queretaro, Mexico. During the event, the athletes and the officials were honoured not only for their achievements in 2023, but also for their contribution to taekwondo over the years.

The heavyweight judokas were in action in the final days of the Judo Grand Prix Portugal, the first major event of 2024, which ended this Sunday in Odivelas, a city in the north of the Greater Lisbon area.