MAAILMANLIITON PRESIDENTIN TERVEISET
WARM CONGRATULATIONS TO THE ENTIRE ITF
MEMBERS WHO HAVE BROUGHT THE BRILLIANT
ACHIEVEMENTS AT THE ITT'JIT F TAEKWON.DO
CHAMPIONSHIP
Dear Members,
We were all very busy in this month with the outstanding efforts & contributions to make
ourselves more dynamic & stronger and thus, brought ITF up to a higher stage.
As having been well known to the world, this month was most significant to all ITF members
becausew e have fully demonstratedo ur might & strengtha s well as fully showedo ur skills &
abilities to this globe through the lTth ITF Taekwon-Do World Championship held in Pyongyang,
DPR Korea on 6-12 Sep. this year.
From the beginning,t his Championshipw as enought o draw a lot of expectations& attentions
from not only the Taekwon-Do brothers & sisters but also the Martial-Artists the world over as it
had beens cheduledi n the Motherland of Taekwon-Dow ho has beenp aying the huge attentions
to the development of ITF and doing its everything for the growth & expansion of original
Taekwon-Do worldwide.
As everybody anticipated, this Championship went well & smoothly with over 1000 athletes
from more than 80 countriesa crosst he world in attendancea nd the participantsc ould
particularly enjoy the hospitality & kindness of the Korean peoples during their stay in
Pyongyang,a nd, needlessto say,i t was best opportunity to deepent he friendship & fellowship
among ourselves through the competitions.
In a nutshell, the whole planet enjoyed this FESTIVAL together with us and was amazed at the
FIRM LINITY among us and high technical aspects shown by us along with the well-organized
& disciplined Championship.
During the Championship, we held the 2l't ITF Congress on 7ft Sep. this year and made a
stronger voice than ever to move forward following our Organization, ITF, without any shake &
waver.
Besides, we were in the colourful events like the Opening & Closing Ceremonies and Friendly
Gathering in the periods of the Championship, which had surprised all the participants at its
or ganizationa&l professionals kills.
The highlight of this Championship was that the Sport Accord President Mr. Hein Verbruggen
himselfjoined us and congratulated& encourageda ll ITF memberst o go aheada long the path &
track we had choseni n his speechesa ddresseda t the OpeningC eremony.
Mrs. Choi Chun Hi, the Widow of late Gen. Choi Hong Hi, made us extremely happy as well by
her presence at this Championship with the Blessings of her husband Gen. Choi Hong Hi, the
Founder of Taekwon-Do and 1't President of ITF, and it shows to the world Gen. Choi Hons Hi
is always with us.
We were also enjoying the Sponsorshipfr om the KORYOLINK and ORASCOM and would
never forget the big contributions made by them and sincerely look forward to continuously
working with them in the future.
All the events done during the Championship would remain forever in our memories as the best
of best in the history of ITF.
We must be proud of ourselves and ITF has nothing to scare as long as we are obtaining the great
supports from you all.
On this occasion, we would like to offer out heartfelt thanks to the participants including the
athletes,u mpires,o fficials, volunteers,jo urnalists and sponsorsw ho played the KEY ROLES in
producingt he due successo f this Championship.
Our sincere thanks go to Mr. Hein Verbruggen, the President of Sport Accord, and Mrs. Choi
Chun Hi, the Widow of late Gen. Choi Hong Hi, who stayed with us during the Championship.
Our thanks also go to the KORYOLINK and ORASCOM who made unexpected & mammoth
contributions to making this Championship unforgettable & memorable by sponsoring this
Championship.
Our SPECIFIC THANKS go to the DPR Korean Government and PyongyangCitizens who have
renderede very possiblea ssistancea nd unsparingp hysical collaborationf or the successo f this
Championshipf rom the stageo f preparationst o the end of the events.
Thank you!
Prof. & Dr.
President
IOC Member
Chang Ung