The World Taekwondo Masters Union’s President and Founder, Ki Hong Kim, stated on Saturday in Abuja that he was in Nigeria to advance the kukkiwon component of taekwondo.
Kim landed in Nigeria a few days earlier for the current Nigeria Taekwondo Federation (NTF) National President’s Cup Open Taekwondo Championship.
On the sidelines of the competition, he will train coaches and athletes.
According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the only taekwondo accreditation that is recognized globally is issued by Kukkiwon, a government-sponsored national academy.
Athletes must be certified in kukkiwon in order to compete in national, international, and Olympic competitions.