CHUNCHEON, Korea (Sept 29, 2024) - The Head of Team meeting for the Chuncheon 2024 World Taekwondo Junior Championships was held today at the Chuncheon Bears Hotel, ahead of the competition from October 1-6.

 

This year’s World Taekwondo Junior Championships will be the largest to date in terms of athletes participating, with 963 registered from 127 Member National Associations (MNAs), Individual Neutral Athletes (AIN) and the World Taekwondo Refugee Team.

 

Competition will be held across 20 weight categories – 10 for men and 10 for women.

 

World Taekwondo President Choue welcomed the Heads of Teams to Chuncheon, and underlined the proven pathway provided by the World Taekwondo Junior Championships to the World Championships and Olympic Games.

 

“You are most welcome here in Chuncheon for the World Taekwondo Junior Championships. The Junior World Championships is held every two years, and started in 1996 with the first edition in Barcelona,” President Choue said.

 

“Many of the medallists at the Olympic Games in Paris were medallists at previous World Taekwondo Junior Championships. I hope the athletes at this year’s Junior World Championships will have a similar pathway to the Youth Olympic Games Dakar 2026 and Olympic Games LA28.

 

The World Taekwondo Council will meet tomorrow in Chuncheon, followed by the World Taekwondo General Assembly and then the Opening Ceremony of the World Taekwondo Junior Championships.