Tag: Taekwondo

Picture of the Day: Taekwondo Ambassador

Jo Su-mi tapped as Kukkiwon's promotional envoy
Jo Su-mi tapped as Kukkiwon’s promotional envoy
South Korean soprano Jo Su-mi (R) poses for a photo with Lee Dong-sup, head of the World Taekwondo Headquarters, during a ceremony in Seoul on April 18, 2025, to mark her appointment as a promotional ambassador for the headquarters also known as Kukkiwon. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: ROK Army Taekwondo Demonstration

Taekwondo performance
Taekwondo performance
A taekwondo demonstration team from the Army performs during the opening ceremony of a taekwondo competition in Wonju, Gangwon Province, on July 9, 2022, for elementary, middle and high school students from around the country, in this photo provided by the Wonju city government. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Bulgarian Prime Minister Receives Taekwondo Certificate

Bulgaria PM receives taekwondo certificate
Bulgaria PM receives taekwondo certificate Bulgaria’s Prime Minister Boyko Borisov (R) is presented with an honorary taekwondo black belt certificate by the acting chief of the board of Kukkiwon Hong Il-wha in a ceremony held in Gangnam, Seoul, on Sept. 25, 2019. Kukkiwon is the global headquarters of the Korean traditional martial art taekwondo. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Joint Taekwondo Performance

Taekwondo demonstrators of two Koreas

South and North Korean taekwondo demonstrators put on a joint performance at Seoul City Hall in the South’s capital on Feb. 12, 2018, in this press pool photo. A team of North Koreans visited the South to celebrate the hosting of the PyeongChang Winter Olympics. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: The WTF Mascot

Posing for picture with Muju WTF mascot

A taekwondo athlete from France poses for a picture with the World Taekwondo Championships mascot Terri the tiger in Muju, some 240 kilometers south of Seoul, on June 17, 2017. The taekwondo championships will take place from June 24-30, with some 917 players from 183 countries scheduled to participate in the game. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: ROK Soldiers Show Taekwondo Skills

Event for veterans

Soldiers from the Army’s 17th Division show off their martial arts skills during an event in the city of Incheon, west of Seoul, on July 8, 2016, to welcome veterans of the 1950-53 Korean War. (Yonhap)