6th ITF WORLD CUP 2016
The International Taekwon-do Federation under the leadership of President Trajtenberg and the ITF Executive Board witnessed the biggest ITF Championships in History.
The Hungarian Taekwon-Do Association under President Master Lazlo and his chairman of the organising committee Mr Peter Szasz with his team hosted a magnicent and well organised event enjoyed by nearly 3000 people over 5 days of competition.
ITF World Cup 2016 data and reports.
I am sure our founder the late General Choi Hong Hi founder of Taekwon-do would be looking down on us with pride at his ITF.
Australia had 9 competitors from two clubs participate at these historic championships achieving 2 bronze medals. Matthew Travieso (Sparring Bronze Medal) & Christopher Sarkis (Special Techniques Bronze Medal).
Congratulations to our two medalists and the team who represented Australia with honour at the biggest ITF Championships in history. Many of the Australian Competitors went through a few rounds before being eliminated just short of the medal rounds.
Australian representatives at the 6th World Cup were as follows;
ITF OFFICIALS
Master Michael Daher (ITF Board Member)
Master Moustapha El-Sheikh (NA Senior Vice President)
Mr Steve Sarkis (VIP)
COACHING & MANAGEMENT
Ken & Gail Hayden (National Team Managers & Coach)
Melanie Khadi ( Coach & Manager )
COMPETITORS
Trent Hayden, Oxana Gorskina, Sam Murray, Paul Wehbe, Amani Haddad, Jacob Khadi, Matthew Travieso, Christopher Sarkis & Charlie Dagher.
SUPPORT TEAM
Andrew Khadi, Adrian Travieso, Christine Haddad, Marie Dagher, Paigan Hayden & Rachel Markham.
Next World Cup 2018 Gold Coast Australia is set to be a huge success going on the feed back and talk received from our ITF family in Budapest Hungary.
Next Candidate countries bidding for 2020 ITF World Cup are Slovenia, Finland & Spain with ITF Congress deciding on the winning host city at the 2017 ITF World Championships in Dublin Ireland.
Taekwon
Master El-Sheikh
NA Senior Vice President
