The annual wrestling tournament in the northern city of Agadez, Niger, has captivated the vast West African nation. For them, it's more than just a sporting event. Now in its 44th year, the national sabre event is being held under the banner of "defending the homeland," reports AFP.

Dr. Chungwon Choue, the president of World Taekwondo talked about the organisation’s humanitarian efforts during 2023.

Three US athletes lead the rankings in World Taekwondo’s Poomsae ranking lists. Ryan Real, Minki Seong and Adalis Munoz are in first place in 3 of 6 Poomsae categories.

Paralympic Games 2020 bronze medalist and 2014 and 2017 Para Taekwondo World champion Amy Truesdale’s journey took a pivotal turn when she transitioned from able-bodied to para-athlete in 2009, Skinclusive reports.

Tokyo 2020 bronze medalist Indian wrestler Bajrang Punia on Saturday urged the Sports Ministry to restart wrestling activities upon the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) suspension as Paris Olympics 2024 are just seven months away.

Pita Taufatofua, Tonga’s famous flag bearer, who gained world fame for his memorable shirtless appearances at the Rio 2016, PyeongChang 2018 and Tokyo 2020 Opening Ceremonies is now thinking of his fourth appearance in the Olympic Games.

Chilean Taekwondo practitioner Ignacio Morales talked about the difficulties of studying and practising at the same time. Morales has graduated in Physical Education while being a National Team member while studying. He won a bronze medal in the Pan American Games in 2019 and gold medals in South American Games in 2018 and 2022. 

Malaysian Taekwondo practitioner Nurul Hidayah Abdul Karim announced her retirement from the sport, The New Straits Times reports.

2016 Rio Olympics bronze medalist an  Iranian-born Azerbaijani taekwondo practitioner Milad Beigi Harchegani became Azerbaijan national champion in December for the first time in his career.

Taekwondo is one of only six sports that have won Nigeria an Olympic medal, yet it remains an untapped resource, constrained by challenges both internally and externally, Punch Nigeria reports.

The 14th Iranian jiu jitsu national championship was held on December 22, 23 in Teheran. More than 500 athletes participated in four categories of two age groups - senior and U21.

Tokyo 2020 champion, former Spanish karateka Sandra Sánchez is not happy with her sport being out of Olympic Games after the Tokyo Games.

The Haitian National Sambo Championship was held on 17 December at the Jo-Vahna sports complex in the city of Carrefour. According to the organising committee, 79 sambists from various regions of the country took part in the tournament. Competitions were organised in Sport SAMBO and Combat SAMBO among men and women.

2016 Olympic champion, reigning World Taekwondo champion Checik Cisse from Côte d'Ivoire was honoured in his homeland with the title of Commander of the Order of Sports Merit.