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COMMISSIONS AND Committees

Member Relations and Development Commission

Chair Ms. Maria Borello Castillo (Guatemala/Argentina), Chair of Development Committee
Vice Chair Mr. Hassan Sadok (France), Chair of Education Committee
Ms. Hadwah Moawad (Saudi Arabia), Chair of Taekwondo for All Committee
Members Mr. Maher Magableh (Australia), Vice Chair of Development Committee
Sister Linda Sim (Singapore), Vice Chair of Taekwondo for All Committee
Mr. Usman Dildar (Great Britain), Chair of Para Taekwondo Committee

Committees 2023-25 Terms of Reference_MRD Commission
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Responsible Department: Member Relations & Development
– Contact member@worldtaekwondo.org

Technical Commission

Chair Mr. Philippe Bouedo (France)
Members
Mr. Mohamed Shaaban (Egypt), Chair, Games Committee
Ms. Zhu Linfang (China), Chair, Referee Committee
Dr. Frank Duren (Germany), Chair, Medical & Anti-Doping Committee
Mr. Cheick CISSE (Cote d'Ivoire), Chair, Athletes Committee
Ms. Jingyu WU (China), Chair, Athletes Committee
Mr. Usman Dildar (United Kingdom), Chair, Para Taekwondo Committee
Mr. Robert TAAFFE (Ireland), Chair, Coaches Committee

Technical Commission 2021-2023 Terms of Reference
RESPONSIBLE The Technical Commission (the Commission) is comprised of seven members. These include the Chairs of the following Committees: Athletes, Coaches, Games, Medical and Anti-Doping, Para Taekwondo, and Referee.

The Chair is appointed separately. The Vice-Chair is selected from among the members.

The Commission studies the organization and management of taekwondo competitions; studies the safety and performance of equipment; considers ways to improve techniques used in taekwondo competitions; analyzes various issues in the effective management of international referees; and recommends amendments to rules related to the organization and running of competitions including but not limited to the Competition Rules and Interpretations.

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Contact sport@worldtaekwondo.org

Athletes Committee

Chair
Mr. Cheick CISSE (Cote D'Ivoire)
Ms. Jingyu WU (China)
Members
Mr. Jaouad ACHAB (Belgium)
Ms. Valeria SANTOS (Brazil)
Ms. Katherine ALVARADO (Costa Rica)
Mr. Daehoon LEE (Korea)

Athletes Committee Terms of Reference 2021-25 2023-27.docx Athletes Rights and Responsibilities Declaration.pdf
RESPONSIBLE The Athletes Committee represents athletes within the Taekwondo Movement and upholds the rights and obligations of the athletes and conducts educational training for and on behalf of athletes.

The Committee shall be elected or appointed in accordance with a procedure determined by the Ad Hoc Elections Committee established under Article 6.7 of the Statues. Elected members shall have a four-year term. Appointed members shall have a two-year term. The Committee members shall elect from among themselves a Chair and Vice-Chair.

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Department: Sport & Event Management
– Contact sport@worldtaekwondo.org

Coaches Committee

Chair
Mr. Robert TAAFFE (Ireland)
Members
Mr. Faris Al Assaf (Jordan)
Ms. Kyungseon HWANG (Korea)
Mr. Seokhun LEE (Korea)
Ms. Suvi MIKKONEN (Finland)

* Countries in brackets indicate the citizenships of the Committee members. They do not indicate which national team the member represents. Coaches Committee 2023-2025 Terms of Reference
RESPONSIBLE The Coaches Committee represents coaches within the Taekwondo Movement; upholds the rights and obligations of coaches; and studies and recommends methods and measures to improve taekwondo competitions.

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Department: Sport & Event Management
– Contact sport@worldtaekwondo.org

Development Committee

Chair Ms. Maria Borello Castillo (Guatemala/Argentina)
Vice Chair
Mr. Maher Magableh (Australia)
Members Ms. Gyouri Kim (Republic of Korea)
Mr. Henderson Turton (Barbados)
Mr. Frederick Lartey Otu (Ghana)
Mr. Hadi Saei Bonehkohal (Iran)

Committees 2023-25 Terms of Reference_Development Committee
RESPONSIBLE The Development Committee oversees overall WT’s development programs, focuses on capacity building of all levels of stakeholders, recommends standards for national and continental members and regional training centers and guidelines for adoption under World Taekwondo’s development programs including funding, equipment aid, participation aid, scholarship, etc., monitors program implementations, considers how to improve and expand the practices of taekwondo at all levels; and, explores collaboration agreements with bodies which have financial means for sports.

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Responsible Department: Member Relations & Development
– Contact development@worldtaekwondo.org

Education Committee

Chair Mr. Hassane Sadok (France)
Vice Chair
Mr. Ki Su Lee (Sri Lanka)
Members
Ms. Lamyaa Bekkali (Morocco)
Mr. Jose Gabriel Sagastume Rios (Guatemala)
Mr. Mahmoud Shalaby (Egypt)
Ms. Paula Remirez Ruiz (Spain)

Committees 2023-25 Terms of Reference-Education Committee
RESPONSIBLE The Education Committee:
– Oversees certification courses and non-certification education programs;
– Studies and develops methods for cultivation of competent educators, administrators, athletes, coaches, referees and general taekwondo practitioners with an emphasis on online education;
– Prepares or recommends educational materials and teaching curriculum for the further development of taekwondo; and
– Supports World Taekwondo programs and activities related to education.

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Department: Education Office
– Contact: education@worldtaekwondo.org

INTEGRITY COMMITTEE

Chair Jean-Marie Ayer (Switzerland)
Vice Chair
Sharon Ann Jewell (United States)
Members
Kristof Szucs (Hungary)
Sunghwan Kim (South Korea)
Farima Shah (Great Britain)
Younghun Koh (South Korea)

Integrity Committee 2023-2025 Terms of Reference
RESPONSIBLE The Integrity Committee is the guardian of the ethical principles of the Taekwondo Movement as set out in the Statutes and the Code of Ethics. At least two of its members shall be otherwise independent from WT, its CUs and its MNAs.

The Committee conducts investigations into breaches of ethics and integrity, including safeguarding-related cases, submitted to it by World Taekwondo and, where necessary, makes recommendations for measures or sanctions to the Council.

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Department: Integrity
– Contact integrity@worldtaekwondo.org

Finance Committee

Chair Mr. Pimol Srivikorn (Thailand)
Vice Chair Mr. Richard Jay Warwick (United States)
Members
Mr. Henderson Turton (Barbados)
Mr. Stan Hyasatt (Australia)
Mr. Sean Sehwan Kang (Korea)

2023-2025 Terms of Reference - WT Finance Committee
RESPONSIBLE The Committee’s missions are to advise the General Assembly, the Council, the President, and the Secretary General on matters related to WT’s financial management; safeguard continuity and strengthen the transparency and good governance of WT and the Taekwondo Movement; ensure that WT has efficient and transparent budgeting and financial control processes; ensure that the financial policies and procedures approved by the Council are respected; advise the President on the appointment, or re-appointment, of WT’s external auditor; and monitor the effectiveness of WT’s budgeting and finance function.

The Committee’s objectives are to work together with the WT Finance Department to review and pre-approve financial information, including proposed budget; review WT’s completed financial statements, which are prepared with the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and Korean law and review significant reporting judgements, before these are submitted to the Council and General Assembly for approval; study the best practices of other financial institutions and International Federations (IFs) and adopt into WT’s program, if applicable; and report to the Council Meeting and/or General Assembly on the progress of the Committee.

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Department: Finance
Contact: finance@worldtaekwondo.org

Games Committee

Chair Mr. Mohamed Shaaban (Egypt)
Vice Chair Ms. Vusala Valiyeva (USA)
Members
Mr. Mehdi Bensafi (France)
Mr. Mamadou Camara Ndiaye (Senegal)
Mr. Giannis Mouroutsos (Greece)
Mr. Chatchai (Youngseok) Choi (Thiland)

Games Committee 2021-2023 Terms of Reference
RESPONSIBLE The Games Committee deals with studying the requirements for further improvements of the organization and management of Taekwondo competitions.

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Department: Sport & Event Management
– Contact sport@worldtaekwondo.org

Juridical Committee

Chair Jason Pfeffer (United States)
Vice Chair Lorenza Mel (Italy)
Members
Benjamin F. Hughes III (United States)
Stephen Andrew Hess (United States)
Joon Seok Hong (United States)
Noa Shmida (Israel)
Prince Ikechukwu Nwafuru (Nigeria)

Juridical Committee 2023-2025 Terms of Reference
RESPONSIBLE The Juridical Committee supervises appeals under WT’s Dispute Resolution and Appeals Code; oversees investigations on legal and disciplinary issues; drafts amendments to the WT Statutes, bylaws, and codes; and provides opinions on legal matters to the Council upon their request.

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Department: Strategic Planning
– Contact legal@worldtaekwondo.org

Medical & Anti-doping Committee

Chair Dr. Frank Duren (Germany)
Vice Chair Dr. Hassan Kamal Mohamed (Egypt)
Members
Dr. Terry deFreitas (Canada)
Dr. Joseph Tamer (Australia)
Dr. Jongwon CHUNG (Korea)

Medical & Anti-Doping_Committees 2019-21 Terms of Reference
RESPONSIBLE The Medical and Anti-Doping Committee:
– Studies medical affairs related to taekwondo competitions and establishes necessary guidelines, including those for Therapeutic Use Exemptions (TUEs);
– Studies updates to the Anti-Doping Code and best practices of the World-Anti-Doping Agency (WADA);
– Supports the protection of the athletes’ health; and
– Recommends amendments to the WT Medical Code and the Anti-Doping Rules.

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Department: Sport & Event Management
– Anti-doping: antidoping@worldtaekwondo.org
– Medical: medical@worldtaekwondo.org

Poomsae Committee

Chair Mr. Jung Heon KIM (Korea)
Vice Chair Mr. Jun Cheol YOON (USA)
Members
Ms. Yujin KANG (Korea)
Mr. Noor M. SHIRALI (Germany)
Mr. Wessam Mohamed Hassan El-Ghamry (Egypt)
Ms. Elif Aybuke Yilmaz (Tukiye)
Mr. Irshad Ali (Pakistan)

Poomsae Committee 2023-2025 Terms of Reference
RESPONSIBLE The Poomsae Committee:
– Reviews the organization and management of Poomsae taekwondo competitions and studies ways to improve the competitions and increase the consistent application of the Poomsae Competition Rules;
– Researches methods for effective management of training courses for International Poomsae Referees; and
– Formulates revisions to the Poomsae Competition Rules and the Regulation on the Administration of International Poomsae Referees.

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Department: Sport & Event Management
– Contact sport@worldtaekwondo.org

Referee Committee

Chair Ms. Zhu Linfang (China)
Vice Chair Mr. Andrey Khegay (Russia)
Members
Mr. Yongbae CHOI (Korea)
Mr. Daniel Robert Khorassandjian (Lebanon)
Mr. Bruno Brugnano (Italy)
Mr. Anouar JLASSI (Tunisa)

Referee Committee 2023-2024 Terms of Reference
RESPONSIBLE The Referee Committee deals with:
– Studying the conditions for consistent application of the Competition Rules;
– Researching methods of effective management of and conducting training courses for International Referees.

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Department: Sport & Event Management
– Contact referee@worldtaekwondo.org

Sustainability Committee

Chair Ms. Jamie Lee Carpenter (New Zealand)
Vice Chair Ms. Nellys L Rios (Puerto Rico)
Members
Ms. Maria Skryabina (Russia)
Mr. Thanh Huy Nguyen (Vietnam)
Ms. Heather Garriock (Australia)
Dr. Ing Alioune Badara Traore (Mali)
Dr. Walid Younes (Switzerland)

2023-2025 Terms of Reference - WT Sustainability Committee
RESPONSIBLE The Committee’s missions are to conduct research and make recommendations to define WT’s sustainability agenda that is outcomes-based and is in line with the WT Sustainability Strategy; make recommendations to support WT’s commitment to incorporate sustainability principles and practices into WT’s decision-making process and day-to-day operations; and enhance WT’s integrity, inclusivity, transparency, and accountability at every level.

The Committee’s objectives are to work together with the WT Planning Department, the Sustainability Consultant, and the cross-departmental Sustainability Working Group (SWG) on the implementation of the WT Sustainability Strategy; identify case studies and select the candidates for the Sustainability Awards organised every year based on the WT Sustainability Survey; study the best practices of other International Federations (IFs) and adopt into WT’s program, if applicable; establish networks and share expertise to contribute to the progress of the WT Sustainability Strategy; act as WT Sustainability Ambassadors by promoting awareness and action around sustainability issues at all levels; and report to the Council Meeting and/or General Assembly on the progress of the Committee.

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Department: Planning
– Contact: planning@worldtaekwondo.org

Taekwondo For All Committee

Chair Dr. Hadwah Moawad (Saudi Arabia)
Vice Chair Sister Linda Sim (Singapore)
Members Ms. Dana Touran (Jordan)
Dr. John Cullen (Great Britain)
Dr. Richard Barnor (United States)

RESPONSIBLE The Taekwondo for All Committee studies policies and procedures to maximize diversity among Taekwondo competitors and practitioners, including but not limited to youth and women in the management and administration of the sport, and gives advice to the Council on how to encourage taekwondo for social development and Taekwondo Cares projects throughout the world at all levels in close cooperation with WT’s respective national federations.

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Department: Member Relations and Development
– Contact development@worldtaekwondo.org

Para Taekwondo Committee

Chair Mr. Usman Dildar (United Kingdom)
Vice Chair Ms. Paula Remirez (Spain)
Members
Mr. Hazem Qandeel (Egypt)
Mr. Victor Montes (Mexico)
Mr. Kostas Kaloudis (Greece)
Mr. Mahdi JDIDI (Qatar)

2023-2024 Terms of Reference_WT Para Taekwondo Committee
RESPONSIBLE The Para Taekwondo Committee (the Committee) studies the structure, organization and management of Para Taekwondo Competitions (Kyorugi & Poomsae) and the development of competition formats for athletes of all impairments.

The Committee serves to expand, promote and improve the world-wide practice of Taekwondo for persons with an impairment while safeguarding the best interests of the athletes.

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Department: Sport & Event Management
– Contact para-tkd@worldtaekwondo.org

Para Taekwondo Classification Committee

Chair Dr. Hadwah Moawad (Saudi Arabia)
Vice Chair Ms Tunde Szarka (Hungary)
Members
Dr. Amine Khelladi (Algeria)
Ms.Elisa Pilarski (Brazil)
Dr. Juan Pedro Flores Velasco (Mexico)

2023-2025 Classification Terms of Reference WT Para Taekwondo Classification Committee
RESPONSIBLE The Para Taekwondo Classification Committee (the Committee) is tasked with researching and developing the WT Athlete Classification Rules, its Sport Classes and the Classification procedures and ensuring that WT is compliant with the IPC Classification Code and its best practices.
The Committee also develops and implements education programs for WT International Classifiers. The Committee evaluates the eligibility of all new athletes and may bring in expert advice from persons outside the Committee.
The Committee reports to the Para Taekwondo Committee for approval.

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Department: Sport & Event Management
– Contact para-tkd@worldtaekwondo.org