Those who wish to pay their last respects to the recently deceased “Father of Olympic Taekwondo,” Dr. Un Yong Kim, can do so from today (October 5) at: No. 1 Hall, Basement 2, Yonsei Severance Hospital Funeral Hall, Shinchon, Seoul, Korea. (For information, please call: +82 2 2227 7500.)
Then, in the morning of the 9th of October, Monday, Dr. Kim’s coffin will be moved to the Kukkiwon in Seoul for a final farewell service from the world taekwondo family.
- When: 8:30 a.m., Oct. 9, 2017
- Where: The Kukkiwon
- Organizers: World Taekwondo; the Korean Taekwondo Association; the Kukkiwon; the Taekwondo Promotion Foundation