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Abughaush Produces Shock After Shock to Win First Olympic Gold Medal for Jordan

Britain’s Jade Jones reigned supreme once again on the second day of taekwondo action at Rio 2016, while a new champion was born in the shape of Jordan’s Ahmad Abughaush. Abughaush produced shock...

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Jordan, Iran Make History With Rio 2016 Taekwondo Medals

Congratulating Jordan on winning its first ever Olympic medal and Iran on winning its first ever female Olympic medal, Chungwon Choue, President of the World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) said: “On behalf...

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An Olympic Games of Taekwondo Firsts

With the closing ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games now behind us, I am very proud of the competitions that we at the World Taekwondo Federation have been responsible for. A total of 128 athletes...

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Nine-Year-Old Syrian Gets Taekwondo Bug Thanks to THF

The Taekwondo Humanitarian Foundation (THF) has highlighted the case of a nine-year-old Syrian girl who has been practicing the sport at a refugee camp. The THF, established by the World Taekwondo...

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Star Athletes and Celebrities Invest in UFC

Earlier this year, it was announced that the William Morris Endeavor-International Management Group, better known as WME-IMG, purchased the mixed martial arts company UFC. The group purchased the...

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Rousey’s Ruin

As Willie Nelson famously sang, “turn out the lights, the party’s over.” In this case the party is Ronda Rousey’s MMA career due to her devastating beat down recently by Amanda Nunes in UFC 207....

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Top-Ranked Judo Athletes Receive Extra $50,000

The International Judo Federation (IJF) has awarded an extra $50,000 to the 14 athletes who ended 2016 as world number ones. Seven male and seven female judokas have received the cash windfall...

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Muay Thai Fighter Olofsson Named IWGA Athlete of the Year

Muay Thai fighter Sofia Olofsson of Sweden has been crowned the 2016 International World Games Association (IWGA) Athlete of the Year. The 28-year-old received 15,816 votes in the contest with second...

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Murthel Groenhart and the Supposed Sucker Punch

The other night there was an interesting incident in a kickboxing match between Murthel Groenhart and Harut Grigorian. Murthel stunned his opponent with a kick to the head at which point Grigorian...

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The Ethics of Floyd Mayweather Betting on Himself

In case you weren’t aware of it, a boxer by the name of Floyd Mayweather defeated a Mixed Martial Artists named Conor McGregor in a boxing match. There is an interesting peripheral to the fight in that...

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USA Taekwondo Launches Athlete Academy as Part of Los Angeles 2028 Plans

By Dan Palmer | USA Taekwondo has announced that it will launch an Athlete Academy in 2019 to help prepare athletes for the Olympic Games. The organization is aiming “to dominate” by 2028 when the...

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Discovering the Cultural Elements of Martial Arts

By Holly Park, MS, M.Ed. | Martial arts within the United States is one of the largest markets for youth and adult extracurricular activities. No matter where you live, it is likely that a martial...

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