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WT President meets IOC's Bach to discuss LA28 and humanitarian efforts

IF
4 Feb 2025, 03:44 from InsideTheGames

Person mentioned: Chungwon CHOUE

Organizations mentioned: WT , IOC

World Taekwondo President Chungwon Choue and Secretary General Jeongkang Seo attended the IOC's LA28 Transition Seminar in Lausanne, discussing operational planning for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. Choue met with IOC President Thomas Bach to express gratitude for the IOC's support of taekwondo, invited Bach to the World Taekwondo Championships in Wuxi where Bach will be awarded the Taekwondo Humanitarian Trophy, and requested the inclusion of the mixed team event at LA28. Bach praised WT's organization at Paris 2024.
Bach: IOC hasn't decided on a unified team between North and South Korea

IOC
30 Jun 2017, 13:09 from SporstKhan

Persons mentioned: Thomas BACH , Chungwon CHOUE

Organizations mentioned: WT , IOC

Thomas BACH stated that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has not yet officially decided on the unified team between North and South Korea for the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. He also mentioned that the IOC is positively discussing the inclusion of taekwondo as an official sport in the 2024 Olympics. Chungwon CHOUE announced that a demonstration team will visit North Korea in September.