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News headlines – ending 2009-10-16

October 16th, 2009

BRITONS CRASH OUT IN COPENHAGEN – Sportinglife.com

British medal hopes ended early on the second day of competition at the World Taekwondo Championships in Copenhagen with defeats for Tyrone Robinson and …

Shahrukh Khan Receives Black Belt in Taekwondo – Desi Hits!

Shahrukh Khan may not be a master in Taekwondo, but the South Korean embassy in Mumbai still gave the Bollywood big shot a black belt in the martial art …

On the Scene: Taekwondo Unveils Electronic Scoring System – Around the Rings (subscription)

(ATR/Pansonic:Lumix) (ATR) A new scoring system in use at the World Taekwondo Federation is being met with near universal praise. With the new system, …

(UPDATE) RP jins sent packing in World Taekwondo Championship – GMA news.tv

Shahrukh conferred honorary black belt in Taekwondo – Press Trust of India

Mumbai, Oct 15 (PTI) Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan who was today conferred with the title "Honorary Black belt of Taekwondo" by the Korean Government …

Taekwondo To Laos Introduce Poomsea – Bernama

OCM honorary-secretary Datuk Sieh Kok Chi said taekwondo was in fact included in the 21 sports out of the 25 on offer at the Games that Malaysia would be …

Vern Uyetake / Lake Oswego Review – Lake Oswego Review

In taekwondo, a person's yell demonstrates their self-confidence. The sounds of 39 kids screaming with fervor while releasing rounds of punches or kicks …

SRK ‘Black Belt’ Khan – Times of India

Shah Rukh will be conferred with a Black Belt Honorary in Taekwondo. Not only that, he will also be the ambassador of the Korean Culture and Tourism. …

US fans show support for Davies – Minneapolis Star Tribune

Taekwondo: American Steven Lopez won the welterweight gold medal in the WTF World Taekwondo Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark, to become the first …

Lopez wins record 5th world taekwondo title – Dallas Morning News

AP American Steven Lopez won the welterweight gold medal in the WTF World Taekwondo Championships on Wednesday to become the first five-time world champion, …

Korean Re-elected as President of World Taekwondo Body – 조선일보(영문판)

Choue Chung-won was elected president of the World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) for the third time Tuesday at the WTF General Assembly being held in …

Sugar Land’s Lopez wins record fifth taekwondo title – Houston Chronicle

Punches to the body are allowed and under taekwondo's new scoring system can register as points. Head punches are against the rules. …

Sex trade Olympian warned – SundayNews.co.nz

THE taekwondo athlete who opened a brothel to bankroll his 2012 Olympic bid says he won't stop selling sex despite threats …

World Taekwondo Body Chief Reelected for 3rd Term – 동아일보

World Taekwondo Federation President Choue Chung-won enjoys mountain climbing. No matter how busy he is, he goes hiking at least two to three times a month. …

Choue gets 3rd straight term as the head of WTF – JoongAng Daily

Choue Chung-won has been re-elected to his third term as the president of the World Taekwondo Federation. At the WTF General Assembly at the Scandic …

Free self-defense course – Colorado Springs Gazette

Olympian Barb Kunkel of the Academy of Life and Leadership Taekwondo is holding a free, four-week self-defense class for women and girls 13 and older 7-8 pm …

Choue Re-Elected Head of World Taekwondo Body – Korea Times

Choue Chung-won, president of the World Taekwondo Federation (WTF), was re-elected Tuesday to the post to serve another four-year term that ends in 2013, …

Choue Re-Elected as WTF Head – Korea Times

We are one family sharing the same vision for the progress of taekwondo," said Choue, who was embraced by Indrapana shortly after the result was announced. …

Taekwondo team fails to secure visas – Kenya Broadcasting Corporation

The national Taekwondo team which was due to leave the country on Monday for the World Taekwondo Championships in Copenhagen Denmark is still in the country …

Taekwondo improves judging system – BBC Sport

Doncaster's taekwondo Olympic bronze medallist Sarah Stevenson competes in Copenhagen this week, after changing her sport. Stevenson won the bronze medal in …

Lopez seeks redemption at taekwondo worlds – Houston Chronicle

Players, coaches and fans scream all the time at taekwondo matches, so it's not the noise directed at Steven Lopez that's unusual. It's the message. …

Tigers on the prowl for 12th straight UAAP general title – GMA news.tv

The Green Archers benefited from their crowns in men's swimming and women's badminton; runner-up finishes in men's badminton and men's taekwondo; and No. …

Taekwondo / Getting a leg up – Ha’aretz

She did not start out looking for taekwondo – she vaguely associated it with karate when she first tried it at age 14, yet she enters this week's World …

Nature Coast Technical High School bowling team is on a roll – Tampabay.com

TAE KWON DO LESSONS: The Hernando County Recreation Department is also providing tae kwon do lessons for ages 6 and older. There are three class times. …

Chairmen of the board – SuburbanJournals

ATA Martial Arts in Chesterfield hosted the first annual Board Break-a-Thon Saturday in honor of the American Taekwondo Association's …

Choue re-elected as head of taekwondo federation – USA Today

COPENHAGEN (AP) — The World Taekwondo Federation re-elected Choue Chung-won of South Korea as its president Tuesday. Choue defeated WTF vice president and …

Britain’s Olympic bronze medallist Sarah Stevenson looks for world redemption – Telegraph.co.uk

Her result in Beijing was one of the reasons why the World Taekwondo Federation fast-tracked their new electronic scoring system which will be brought in …

Oct. 13 community sports accomplishments, results – Bakersfield Californian

Han's Taekwondo Academy had a successful showing at the 2009 US Junior Championship Saturday at Cal State Fullerton. Regina Csibi-Krueger, left, …

Holguin Taekwondo Athletes Leave for International Championship – Ahora.cu

Holguin Taekwondo athletes took the atheletes' oath in preparation to their participation at the World Taekwondo Championships, Denmark. …

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