Kim Joong-heon, professor of Taekwondo at Yongin University, appointed as the new chairman of the Taekwondo Promotion Foundation
Aug 19, 2024
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The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (hereinafter referred to as the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism) announced on the 19th that it will appoint Kim Joong-heon, a professor of Taekwondo at Yongin University, as the chairman of the Taekwondo Promotion Foundation. The new chairman's term is three years.
Kim Joong-heon, a Taekwondo practitioner, was a master and doctor of sports management at Minnesota State University in the U.S. and has been a professor of Taekwondo at Yongin University since 2005, serving as chairman of the World Taekwondo Federation's Poomsae Subcommittee (2018~) and secretary-general of the Asian Taekwondo Federation (2013~2015), and during his tenure as secretary-general of the Taekwondo Promotion Foundation from 2015 to 2018, he attracted the '2017 World Taekwondo Championship' and contributed to revitalizing the Taekwondo Institute.
Culture Minister Yoo In-chon said, `The Taekwondo Promotion Foundation celebrated its 10th anniversary this year. I hope Kim Joong-heon, the new chairman of the board, will work hard to make a new leap forward and change Korea's taekwondo around the Taekwondo Promotion Foundation."
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