Members of Hankuk Taekwondo participated in the 7th Jakarta Taekwondo Festival held recently in Jakarta, Indonesia and returned with a medal haul of 7 gold, 9 silver and 7 bronze medals.The event was supported by Taekwondo Indonesia, the national sports association of Indonesia.
The Singapore Taekwondo Federation has been invited to participate in the 7th CK Malaysia Classic 2013 which will be held from 23 to 25 August 2013 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The tournament is sanctioned by Taekwondo Malaysia, the governing body for taekwondo in Malaysia.
Before the International Committee Executive Board (IOC EB) met on 12 February 2013, taekwondo and modern pentathlon were in danger of being dropped from the 26 core sports for the 2020 Summer Olympic Games.From the grapevine, taekwondo was the likelier of the two.