World Taekwondo Day
World Taekwondo Day is held on September 4. This event in the first decade of the month September is annual. Help us
Taekwondo is an Olympic sport. It's a popular martial art. Taekwondo is a Korean martial art. The literal translation of Taekwondo is “the way of the hand and foot.” Taekwondo follows a belt ranking system.
This date commemorates the day when Taekwondo officially became a medal sport in the Olympics. Taekwondo itself became an official medal sport when the International Olympics Society held a general assembly in Paris, France on September 4, 1994.
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