Minutes of the World Taekwondo 29th General Assembly Sol Azur Hotel, Hammamet, Tunisia April 5, 2018 AGENDA 1. Establish quorum & Opening of Meeting 9. MNA Development Session 2. President’s Report a. On Athletes i. Safe Sport 3. Approval of the Minutes (Muju 2017) ii. Health and Safety iii. Anti-Doping 4. 2017 Annual Report a. Operation Report b. On National-Level Operations b. Auditors Report i. Working with Limited Resources (Nepal) c. Financial Report ii. Working with your NOC/local partners (Denmark) 5. Amendments / Approval iii. Developing a Para Taekwondo Program a. WT Statutes (Rwanda) b. Competition Rules c. Para Taekwondo Competition Rules c. On Events d. Composition of Korea Registered Board i. On organizing and hosting events e. Poomsae Competition Rules ii. Manchester 2019 progress report 6. Announcements 10. Next Meeting (Manchester, UK) a. E-Vote Results b. Host City Selections 11. Close of the Meeting c. Codes and Bylaws 7. Reports a. Continental Union Reports b. Executive Meeting Report c. Technical Committee Report d. Grand Slam Update e. GMS Update f. THF and TKD Cares Update 8. Other Matters a. Marketing Committee Report b. Hammamet Declaration Meeting Minutes | 29th World Taekwondo General Assembly | April 5, 2018 | Hammamet, Tunisia Page - 1 - of 19 1. Establish quorum & Opening of the Meeting At 10:05am, Secretary General Hoss Rafaty announces that delegates from a total of 88 member associations, 22 Council Members, and two auditors were present, including 102 out of 162 eligible voters, thereby establishing a quorum in accordance with Article 7.8 of the Statutes. The Secretary General makes a housekeeping announcement, reminding MNA delegates that in order to receive the GA participation subsidy they should pick up the GA Participation Certificate at the end of the meeting. The meeting is called to order by the Chair of the Meeting, Dr. Chungwon Choue (WT President). The Chair welcomes all participants and gives special thanks to the Tunisia Taekwondo Federation, the City of Hammamet, and the government of Tunisia for their support in organizing the General Assembly meeting. The Chair then calls for a tribute and Moment of Silence for Dr. Un-Young Kim, the founding President of World Taekwondo, who passed away on October 3, 2017 at the age of 86, who had dedicated his life to turning Taekwondo into a global and Olympic Sport, and without whom today’s Taewkondo would not have been possible. A commemorative video in memory of Dr. Kim was played, followed by a moment of silence. 2. President’s Report The Chair thanks the assembly and then delivers the President’s Report. This World Junior Championships is already the 4th WT promoted championships taking place in Africa in two years. The previous events were held in Morocco, Egypt and Cote d’Ivoire. Congratulations should go to Gen. Fouly for the leadership making Africa truly leading continent in taekwondo. I also thank all MNA Presidents of Africa. I also would like to thank two important persons. First, I would like to recognize the master Houssine Ounifi who was the first local taekwondo master and the first national assistant coach as well as the first technical advisor. He was student of a Korean master Eun Ho Hong who brought taekwondo in Tunisia in 1970s. Unfortunately, master Ounifi is not with us any more since he sadly passed away on March 2016. In recognition of his contributions to development of taekwondo in Tunisia, I would like to award a plaque of appreciation to his mother, Mrs. Mabrouka Ounifi on his behalf. [Award presented] Let me also invite the current President of Tunisia Taekwondo Federation, Mr. Ahmed Gaaloul. Since he took over the Presidency, he has been continuing to promote and develop taekwondo in Tunisia and is now successfully organizing World Taekwondo Junior Championships first ever in Tunisia. It is my pleasure to award a plaque of appreciation as well as MNA certificate to Mr. Gaaloul. [Award presented] Now, let me congratulate the newly elected or re-elected Presidents of our MNAs. Let’s give a big welcome to them when their names are called. - Mr. August Orlovic, Taekwondo Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina - Mr. Yassine Moustapha, Chad Taekwondo Federation Meeting Minutes | 29th World Taekwondo General Assembly | April 5, 2018 | Hammamet, Tunisia Page - 2 - of 19 - Mr. Jianmin Guan, Chinese Taekwondo Association - Mr. Amr Selim, The Egyptian Taekwondo Federation - Mr. CHING Men Ky, Carl, Hong Kong Taekwondo Association - Mr. Ö rn Helgason, The Icelandic Taekwondo Federation - Mr. Noboru Kanehara, All Japan Taekwondo Association - Mr. Aloune Badara Traore, Mali Taekwondo Federation - Mrs. Margaret Binga Elizabeth, The Nigeria Taekwondo Federation - Mr. Placide Bagabo, Rwanda Taekwondo Federation - Mr. R.M. Kanchana Jayarathna, Sri Lanka Taekwondo Federation - Mr. Hussam Mohammed, Sudanese Taekwondo Federation - Mr. Simon Peter Komakech, Uganda Taekwondo Federation - Mr. Stephen McNally, USA Taekwondo Before moving onto the agenda, let me touch on some of remarkable achievements which I would like to share with you. First, successful and excellent delivery of our events since the last General Assembly in Muju: - First ever Grand Prix Final in Africa. Festive atmosphere were impressive in true African style. Cheick Daniel Bamba did wonderful job despite all difficulties he had before the event. - With Cadet, GP and GP Final all taking place in Africa, it was not a surprise when World Taekwondo Africa was awarded the prize of the Continental Union of the year at the annual Gala Awards. - Grand Slam was launched in Wuxi, China. This was the biggest prize money event in the history of taekwondo. International sport world and international media paid huge attention to this event. This success will be continued this year even with addition of World Cup Team Championships in July, eventually to aim at successful inclusion of mixed-team taekwondo competitions at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. Second, inclusiveness - Collaboration with ITF has come to fruition. Historic joint taekwondo demonstration at the opening ceremony of Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games was held and in return, joint demonstration was held in Pyeongyang by invitation of the government of Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. As President of World Taekwondo, I am so proud that taekwondo is contributing to remarkable reconciliation of the two Koreas. You also deserve enjoying being part of taekwondo family with pride. It is my pleasure to share with you a highlight video which shows our pathway from 2014 Nanjing Protocol of Accord to historic joint demonstration in Pyeongchang Meeting Minutes | 29th World Taekwondo General Assembly | April 5, 2018 | Hammamet, Tunisia Page - 3 - of 19 and Pyongyang. - [Video plays] Third, Humanitarian Activities - Construction of Taekwondo Academy at Azraq Camp was finally completed a couple of days ago. Thanks to donation of Huamin Charity Fund and effort of THF team as well as strong support of Jordanian governmental authorities, we are now able to provide better facility to our young refugee taekwondo practitioners. Special thanks should go to Mr. Hazem Naimat, our Council Member. The opening ceremony was well organized on 1 April. It is a legacy of World Taekwondo for the young refugees who need safe space for sports. As IOC President Bach said in the inaugural Olympic Refuge Foundation Board meeting, the initiative of refugee activities should be fully operational rather than only ceremonial. This year, we will expand our projects to other countries such as Djibouti, Ethiopia and Colombia. - As a member of Olympic Refuge Foundation, I also attended the inaugural board meeting in December last year in Lausanne. My appointment was clear recognition of our humanitarian efforts as IF. I will try to share our experiences and knowledge with Olympic Refuge Foundation and other IFs as much I can. What is important now is to keep moving forward. This year will be focused on development and youth. More focus will be made to help our national federations to grow grass root level of taekwondo and enhance elite level athletes also, and identify the talented. I am putting more emphasis on development of various educational tools for easy access and efficient management. The benefits will go to athletes, coaches, referees and administrators of our MNAs. Education is the single most important element for development of our MNAs. That is reason why we will allocate more educational session at the General Assembly this afternoon. We are even aiming at having 2-day General Assembly with more educational session at 2019 WT World Taekwondo Championships in Manchester. Joint growth is key objective during my term of office. Appealing to youth is fundamental goals of all sports. Without attracting young generation, there will be no future for taekwondo. I am pleased that taekwondo is constantly growing among young generation thanks to the continued efforts of our MNAs. With this respect, it is meaningful that taekwondo will debut at the Gymnasiade for the first time. This demonstrates that taekwondo is being recognized as a sport widely practiced in young generation. The host country Morocco decided to invite 30 African countries to participate. So I encourage the MNAs from Africa to check with our council member Mr. Driss El Hilali any time in Hammamet. Another point I wish to briefly mention is activation of our committees. Committees are comprised of volunteers who have passion in taekwondo. I urge that the committee members are more actively engaged in WT activities with support of WT administration. We will set up conference call system for the committee members to freely use for meetings. Our office will give you more information on how to use the system. At the end, I would like all committee chairs to present annual activity report at the General Assembly next year. Meeting Minutes | 29th World Taekwondo General Assembly | April 5, 2018 | Hammamet, Tunisia Page - 4 - of 19 Thank you again for joining the General Assembly.