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Riyadh 2023 World Combat Games

The Riyadh 2023 World Combat Games was held from 28 to 30 October 2023 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Taekwondo was one of the 17 martial arts and combat sports that was competed during the three day spectacular.


For Taekwondo, the top 10 athletes from the Goyang 2022 world Taekwondo Poomsae Championships were invited to participate in the Games. Yap Zong Han Darren, who was 7th in the Men’s Individual Freestyle Poomsae in Goyang, represented Singapore.


Building on his excellent performances in the 32nd Southeast Asian Games in Cambodia and 19th Hangzhou Asian Games, Darren finished in 3rd place with a score of 9.10 to take home the bronze medal!


Congratulations to Darren for his continuing excellence and his achievement in the Riyadh 2023 World Combat Games! Special thanks to the dedicated Coach Lee Na Lee who accompanied Darren for the championships!


Our gratitude is also extended to the generosity of the Organising Committee, World Taekwondo, SNOC, SportSG and the Taekwondo fraternity for the endless support.

Affiliates Engagement 2023

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Date: 22 November 2023 (Wednesday)
Time: 7pm to 9.30pm
Or
Date: 18 November 2023 (Saturday)
Time: 2pm to 5pm
Venue to be advised.

This mini get together and engagement for all affiliates is with the aims to gather feedback, ideas and suggestions.

The main purposes of this session are as follows:

  • discussion on how we together as the taekwondo community would want to celebrate the 50th year of taekwondo movement in Singapore to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of 0f Singapore Taekwondo Federation; and
  • suggestion on improvement to current operations in the federation.
    All affiliates are warmly invited to attend one of the sessions either on weekday evening on 22 November or Saturday afternoon on 18 November 2023. Interested affiliates, please RSVP to stkdf@mail.com by Saturday, 11 November 2023. The venue will be advised in due
    course. Looking forward to your presence at the engagement.

Singapore Taekwondo Federation Open Selections 2024

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The Singapore Taekwondo Federation (STF) Open Selections will be held on 9 December and 10 December 2023 at STF National Training Centre, 80 Lor Limau, Singapore 320080.

This annual Open Selections for Kyorugi and Poomsae serve to identify promising athletes to join the Singapore National Development Squad (NDS) and to facilitate the development of athletes to compete excellently in the regions as well as internationally.

All affiliates with their aspiring athletes are invited to participate in the selections. The current 2023 NDS athletes must also register in order to participate in the Open Selections.


Eligibility & Submission

All participating athletes must be SINGAPORE CITIZENS and are either STF Poom or Black belt holders.

To register participation in the Open Selections, the attached forms in the Annexes must be completed and emailed to hpexec@stf.org.sg and stkdf@mail.com by Monday, 30 October 2023, 6.00PM (GMT +8)

  1. Annex 1 Open Selections 2024 Affiliate Form (To be completed by Affiliates)
  2. Annex 2 Open Selections 2024 Athlete’s Undertaking Form (To be completed by Athlete)

    Information with details regarding the technical and physical test components will be emailed to those who have registered by 10 November 2023. Please contact the Secretariat at hpexec@stf.org.sg or stkd@mail.com if information is not received by then.

    Selections

    On the days of selections, registered individuals who are unwell, on Leave of Absence, Stay-Home Notice or contagious diseases should not attend the event.

    The selections would only be open for observation by those registered accompanying coaches (must be Level 2 qualified). No photography and video recording will be allowed during the selections.

    Post selections, athletes who are successful will be invited to join the Singapore 2024 NDS. The NDS trainings will commence in December 2023/January 2024.

Appointment of Part-Time Coach Top Taekwondo (Sembawang)

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Requirements:

  • 1st Dan Black Belt & above

    Working hours:
  • Saturday
  • 9 am to 6 pm
  • 9 am to 1 pm

    Remuneration:
  • To be discussed during the interview

    Location:
  • 54 Jalan Malu Malu, S769669 (Canberra station)

    Interested candidates are to send a WhatsApp message to Master Kim at +65 92995197.

Recruitment Of STF’s Operations Executive (Closing 21 September 2023)

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About the Position

Job Title          :           Operations Executive

Organisation    :           Singapore Taekwondo Federation (STF)

Reporting to    :           Chief Executive Officer

Location          :           STF Office @ 35 Joo Chiat Place, Singapore 427759

                                    National Training Centre @ 80 Lorong Limau, #04-191, Singapore 320080

Salary              :           Competitive

Closing Date   :           12 September 2023

Who are we looking for?

We are looking for energetic, resilient and self-motivated individuals, who are inspired by the power of sport, to play an active role in contributing to the sport of taekwondo and the fraternity.

What is the role about?

You will be involved in the Singapore Taekwondo Federation’s (STF) exciting period of transformation by working together with colleagues and the Board as One STF team. The STF’s strategic vision and objectives encompass commercial strategies as well as to develop new revenue streams. As a team player, you play a critical role in building sustainable relationships with key stakeholders from both private and public sectors, commercial partners, clubs, peer organisations, the sport fraternity and the community. Operationally, you are required to improve processes regarding the delivery of sport programmes at all levels.

Role Summary

The Operations Executive will be responsible for:

  • Operationalises STF’s strategies and plans in achieving the mission and vision of the organisation, and entails formulation of STF’s strategies and plans in consultation with STF’s Board Committees, goals setting, budgeting, procurement and preparing reports
  • Liaises with partners and stakeholders such as Sport Singapore (SportSG), Singapore National Olympic Council (SNOC), regional and international sport federation, etc to further the organisation’s goals
  • Assume an active role in the following national initiatives and responsibilities namely in the areas of safeguarding, anti-doping, sport integrity and data protection
  • Practise good governance in ensuring policies and processes are in compliant with legislation and good governance principles, with periodical reviews and updates as required
  • Perform administration/management of STF’s events and activities including publishing of content on STF’s website
  • Ensure quality service to be provided to members, clubs and affiliated associations
  • Provide secretariat support to the Board; and attend to public enquiries

Requirement and Skills

Degree or similar qualification in related area of job responsibilities

Two to three years of working experiences in sport-related environment; keenness in engaging and interacting with multi-stakeholders including public, volunteers, athletes, coaches, sports clubs, public agencies and private entities

Proficient in administration, paperwork as well as Microsoft Office or equivalence

Excellent project management, organising, facilitating and co-ordinating skills

Good communication skills, both oral and written while being IT, media and social media savvy are advantages.

Able to work on some evenings/weekends when required.

Application

Interested applicants may send their application to fahr@stf.org.sg.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for an interview.

This job may require enhanced background check and written reference(s) in relation to safeguarding/suitability to work with children, as well as continual professional development.

This job description is intended as an outline of area of responsibilities and not to be regarded as exhaustive or exclusive. The role may include other duties as from time to time which may be required by STF, SportSG and SNOC. In addition, the role shall be reviewed and updated for its currency as to serve the evolving needs of the organisation.