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Australian Taekwondo
Official website
Sport	Taekwondo
Jurisdiction	Australia
Abbreviation	AUS TKD
Founded	2014
Affiliation	World Taekwondo
Regional affiliation	Oceania Taekwondo Union
Chairperson	Simon Lew
CEO	Ben Exton (Acting)
Secretary	Harry Saltis
www.austkd.com.au

Australian Taekwondo, also known as AUS TKD, is the governing body for the sport of taekwondo in Australia.

History

Taekwondo Australia (TA) and Sports Taekwondo Australia (STA) were once two separate organisations for taekwondo in Australia. In 2013 the two bodies signed an agreement which culminated in a merger in 2014. The new board had an equal number of members from each organisation, with an independent chairperson.

In 2022, Australian Taekwondo announced the opening of a new "high performance hub" for elite taekwondo athletes in Melbourne, co-funded by the Australian Institute of Sport.

Structure

Sports Taekwondo Australia is affiliated to the Oceania Taekwondo Union and World Taekwondo and is recognised by the Australian Olympic Committee.

Taekwondo Australia is a full member sport of the Combat Institute of Australia (CombatAUS).

Functions

Australian Taekwondo stages the Taekwondo National Championships. The 2023 event is due to be staged in Brisbane.

References

"Board & Staff". Australian Taekwondo. 8 November 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
"Merger puts taekwondo on the right path". Ausport.gov.au. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
"Important STA announcement on Merger negotiations with TA" (PDF). Sta.asn.au. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
"Sports Taekwondo Australia merge with Taekwondo Australia - Sports Business Insider". Sports Business Insider. 1 November 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
"Australian Taekwondo establishes new high performance hub in partnership with AIS". Victorian Institute of Sport. 8 July 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
Nick Butler (28 October 2013). "Australian taekwondo bodies merged into unified organisation". insidethegames.biz - Olympic, Paralympic and Commonwealth Games News. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
"Olympic sports facing cuts". Theage.com.au. 18 November 2009. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
Iveson, Ali (13 July 2022). "Brisbane to stage Australian Taekwondo National Championships in April". insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 10 July 2022.

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