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World Taekwondo Federation
	The World Taekwondo Federation is the International Federation (IF) governing the sport of Taekwondo and is a member of the Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF). The WTF recognizes national Taekwondo governing bodies recognized by the NOC in the pertinent country, one in each country, as its members.
WADA
	The World Anti-Doping Agency's (WADA) mission is to lead a collaborative worldwide campaign for doping-free sport. WADA was established in 1999 as an international independent agency composed and funded equally by the sport movement and governments of the world. Its key activities include scientific research, education, development of anti- doping capacities, and monitoring of the World Anti Doping Code (Code) – the document harmonizing anti-doping policies in all sports and all countries. WADA is a Swiss private l law Foundation. Its seat is in Lausanne, Switzerland, and its headquarters are in Montreal, Canada. WADA works towards a vision of a world where all athletes compete in a doping-free sporting environment.
Kukkiwon
	The Kukkiwon leading globalization of Taekwondo and vitalization of material arts of Taekwondo will try to establish the Taekwondo status with that 80 million people of the Taekwondo family who can sympathize through change and innovation. The special corporation, Kukkiwon, tries to be faithful to the basics and principles with the promising determination sufficiently acting as the world-class Taekwondo headquarters to receive the trust from our Taekwondo family. By recognizing human resources as Kukkiwon’s property, we will endeavor to foster the creative, future style, and talented people. We will also lead to achieve unity and communicate with the world-class Taekwondo people with the Taekwondo spirit that is impartial anytime and anywhere by performing administration corresponding to the global era. In addition, we will contribute to the base expansion of the Taekwondo training population and the globalization through the World Taekwondo Hanmadang Competition, taekwondo Poom/Dan Promotion Test, etc.
European Para Taekwondo UNION
	The mission of the European Taekwondo Union is to provide effective international governance of para taekwondo as a Paralympic Sport within the European geographical region of the WTF. The objectives of the European Para Taekwondo Union are: to work towards the integration of disabled children and adults in taekwondo activities and championships, to focus on empowering and enabling children and adults with disabilities to take up positions of responsibility in sport, to work with and through the Member National Associations of ETU in order to enhance the capacity to integrate people with disabilities into physical recreation, to promote, expand, and improve within Europe the practice of para taekwondo in light of its educational, cultural, and sports values (the “Taekwondo movement”), to promote fair play, youth development, and education, to encourage peace and cooperation though participation in sports, to promote or sanction international para taekwondo competitions, to take action in order to strengthen the unity and protect the interests of the European Para Taekwondo Union, ETU, WTF and the Taekwondo Movement, to engage in other (para) activities in support of the above objectives.
Asian Taekwondo Union
	The Asian Taekwondo Union is one of the 5 continental unions of the World Taekwondo Federation and we are the official governing body of all Taekwondo activities in the Asian continent. All our activities are aimed at promoting and developing Taekwondo in this continent. Currently, 41 member national associations are affiliated to the ATU. Establishment: 1978. 09 President: Dr. Lee, Dai Soon Secretary General: Mr. Lee Kyu Seok Main Activities: Organization of Taekwondo tournaments such as the Asian Taekwondo Championships, the Asian Junior Taekwondo Championships alternating years. Dispatch of Korean student masters to member countries to teach local Taekwondo practitioners. Dispatch of demonstration team and holding seminars on athletes training skills overseas. Organization of academic seminars in Korea more than two times a year to discuss various Taekwondo issues and to appoint the officials of our union. Maintaining standards established by the World Taekwondo Federation.
Panamerican Taekwondo Union
	PATU (Pan American Taekwondo Union) is one of the five (5) regional Taekwondo organizations under WTF (World Taekwondo Federation). The other four (4) are: Africa, Asia and Europe and Oceania. PATU encompasses the entire western hemisphere from the North Pole to the South. We total 42 member nations. The Pan American Taekwondo Union functions solely to provide members everything they need to enable their member schools to train athletes to the best of their ability in both mind and body. PATU coordinates various activities of WTF, promotes Taekwondo development, organizes seminars, lectures, championships and tournaments, promotes rank and referee status, tests, distributes and advises on new equipment and generally advises members in all aspects of Taekwondo.
African Taekwondo Union
	The African Taekwondo Union is the Continental Union from WTF in Africa. It has 44 members and is one of the largest geographical continents. The Union is headed by General Fouly, who is also a Vice-president of the WTF. The African Taekwondo Union was in the news after the Olympics when Anthony Obame from Gabon won the first silver Olymic medal ever for the African country. President: Gen. Ahmed El-Fouly Address: African Taekwondo Union (AFTU), 64 Ramsis Extension Street ( 2 ), Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt Tel: 202 2263 1737 Mobile: 20 100 630 1000 Fax: 202 2261 7576 E-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Web: http://www.aftu.org Secretary General: Mrs. Nadia Sobhi E-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Oceanian Taekwondo Union
	The fifth Continental Union of the WTF is the Oceanian Taekwondo Union, Headed by Mr.Walter Coles. The Union has 19 members and has its headquarters in Australia. President: Phillip Walter Coles Address: 4/118 Hewlett Street, AU-Bronte NSW 2024, Australia Tel: 61 2 93 89 59 87 Fax: 61 2 93 89 09 23 E-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Web: www.otu.org.au Secretary General: Mr. John Kotsifas Address: Level 5, 398 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne Vic Australia 3000 Tel: 61 3 9640 0600 Fax: 61 3 9640 0611 E-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.