Ghana Taekwondo Federation

The Ghana Taekwondo Federation is the largest Taekwondo Association in Ghana. Its is a member of the Ghana Olympic Committee.[1] It was originally called the Ghana Taekwondo Association.[2]

Ghana Taekwondo Federation
SportTaekwondo
JurisdictionGhana
Founded1988
AffiliationWorld Taekwondo
Official website
taekwondoghana.com

The GTF organised the 2017 World Taekwondo Open Championship.[3]

History

In the mid 1970s Bok Nam Kim, a Korean Taekwondo instructor was brought to Ghana to teach the sports in the Ghana Armed Forces but Taekwondo was accepted as an official sports by the National Sports Council in 1980 and the first ever tournament was held in 1981 at the Accra Sports Stadium.[4]

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References
  1. Okine, Sammy Heywood. "Ghana Taekwondo Federation (GTF) President Sad Over Olympic Absence". Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  2. "Ghana Taekwondo Federation rebrands itself -". vibeghana.com. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  3. GNA. "Ghana to host 2017 World Taekwondo Open Championship - Graphic Online". Retrieved 21 December 2017.
  4. Nunoo, Chris. "Making taekwondo the sport of choice in Ghana". Graphic.
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