Excitement is building ahead of the highly anticipated second edition of the Abu Dhabi Extreme Championship (ADXC 2), scheduled on 19 January at the Mubadala Arena in Abu Dhabi. The main card features an exciting rematch between Ali Monfaradi and Talison in the cage. 

The Vietnamese taekwondo team has been on a long journey of training and competition to get in shape for one of the most important competitions of the year - the Paris 2024 Olympic Qualifying Tournament, reports Lao Dong.

Two sisters from Hawke's Bay in New Zealand shocked the competition at the International Taekwondo Championships in Ocala, Florida, taking home three gold medals and one silver between them, reports RNZ.

The London 2012 and Rio 2016 champion has already qualified for the Olympic Games as the reigning 57kg world number two and will be aiming for her third gold medal in Paris.

The World Taekwondo Federation has published a ranking that will award licences for the Paris 2024 Summer Paralympic Games, UzA reports.

The Prime Minister of the Ivory Coast, Patrick Achi, received the 2022 cadet world champion Kimi Lauren Ossin, reports MondialSport. 

The Indian Olympic Association has formed a three-member ad hoc committee to oversee the affairs of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI), reports Indiatvnews.

Bulgarian sambist Ivan Harkov won the World Championship title in Yerevan in November 2023. It was the first world title for Bulgaria in 10 years. In an interview with bTV, Harkov talked about his way to the gold medal.

The third edition of the National SAMBO Tournament "Coppa del Lazio" took place in Rome on Sunday 10 December. It was the last of the five national ranking tournaments of the year, in which Italian athletes from six regions took part.

In preparation for the upcoming 2024 competition season, the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation (IBJJF) has revealed a set of modifications to its rules, encompassing various aspects of the sport, the Jiu Jitsu Times reports. These changes primarily focus on pre- and post-match officiating, with two notable alterations set to impact the dynamics on the mats.

For several years, the International Judo Federation has understood its responsibility in the fight against climate change and global warming and has decided to take action to limit its impact on the planet. This has included the appointment of two Climate Ambassadors (Sabrina Filzmoser and Flavio Canto) and the launch of initiatives such as 'Plant a Tree,' which was the theme of World Judo Day in 2019.

On December 30, 300 people from 39 different countries were certified as Kombat Taekwondo referees, MasTKD reports. 

2023 ended with scandal in the Ivorian Taekwondo Federation (FITKD). A female athlete, reportedly a bronze medalist of 2022 African Taekwondo Championships, accused the National team coach of sexual harassment.

The President of the Pan American Taekwondo Union Juan Manuel Lopez talked about the association’s plans in 2024.