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International Taekwon-Do Federation (ITF)
President; Prof. & Dr. CHANG Ung, IOC Member (DPR Korea),
Nominated by the founder Gen. Choi Hong Hi
IOC profile: http://www.itftkd.org/?Content=ExecutiveBoard
http://www.olympic.org/en/content/the-ioc/members/mr-ung-chang/
Mr Chang Ung with IOC President Dr. Rogge
Senior Vice President; Grand Master RHEE Ki Ha (Great Britain)
Vice Presidents; Grand Master LEONG Wai Meng (Australia)
Senior Master KIM Ung Chol (Bulgaria)
Master Y. Kalashnikov (Russia)
Secretary General; Senior Master Phap Lu (Canada)
Executive Director General; Master RI Yong Son (Austria)
Treasurer; Mr. KIM Chol Gyu (Austria)
Contact Address;
- Postal Address; Draugasse 3, 1210 Vienna, Austria
- Tel; +43 1 292 84 67
- Fax; +43 1 292 55 09
- E-mail;
chang@itfhq.org for ITF President.
riyongson@itfhq.org for administration.
kimcholgyu@itfhq.org for finance
pillmayer@itfhq.org for secretary(German language possible)
Mr Chang Ung with WTF President Chungwon Choue
About the founder Gen. Choi Hong Hi:
http://www.tk-d.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=66&Itemid=78
The last words of General Choi Hong Hi:
http://www.tk-d.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=68%3Athe-last-words-of-general-choi-hong-hi&catid=38%3Ataekwondo&Itemid=78
Legal Status ITF
- ITF has been registered to the Austrian Police in 1986, renewed in Jan. 2003, renewed in Sep.2004, renewed on 30th May 2007, renewed on 23rd Feb. 2009 and renewed 30th Nov. 2009
pursuant to the law of Austria.
International Taekwon-Do Federaion I.T.F.
- ITF was recognized as the International Sports Organization by the Austrian Sports Federation
and printed on the “Year Book” of Sports for 2004/2005 and for 2005/2006 as the sole
International Sports Organization of which Secretariat has been located in Vienna, Austria (see
page 292 on “Year Book” for 2004/2005).
- ITF has been registered to the Finance Ministry of Austria as Non-Profit-Civilian Organization in
Nov. 2004.
- ITF has become a Signatory Federation to World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) in July 2010.
Members;
127 member countries confirmed at the 20th ITF Congress held in Minsk, Belarus on Aug. 24 2010.
Continental Federations
- Asian Taekwon-Do Federation (The Headquarters is in DPR Korea)
- European ITF Taekwon-Do Federation (The Headquarters is in Croatia)
- Oceanic Taekwon-Do Federation (The Headquarters is in Australia)
- Pan American Taekwon-Do Federation (The Headquarters is in Puerto Rico)
- Taekwon-Do Federation of Africa (The Headquarters is in South Africa)
History
- April 11, 1955 -“Taekwon-Do” founded by Gen. Choi Hong Hi
- March 22, 1966 - ITF inaugurated in Seoul, South Korea
- January 1972 - ITF Headquarters moved to Toronto, Canada
- 1985 - ITF Headquarters moved to Vienna, Austria
- June 15, 2002 - Gen. Choi Hong Hi, the Founder of Taekwon-Do and Builder & 1st President of ITF, passed away.
- September 22, 2002 - Prof. & Dr. Chang Ung, IOC Member, elected as the ITF President
- October 13, 2009 - Prof. & Dr. Chang Ung reelected as the ITF President
Europe ITF Taekwon-Do Federation - EITF
President Master Anto-Toni Nobilo (VIII.Dan)
http://www.europe-itf.eu
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