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How Bollywood is inspiring Indians to take up Taekwondo

Taekwondo as a sport and as a martial art is in its adolescent stages in India. While there are people who practice it...

Abhijit Nair17 Nov 2020 6:58 PM IST

Who are India’s top Taekwondo players?

Taekwondo as a martial art and sport is slowly gaining popularity in India. Though it doesn’t enjoy much fan following...

Abhijit Nair13 Nov 2020 12:44 PM IST

How Rahul Jain fought asthma and won India’s first medal in World...

It was in May 2019, Rahul Jain, a member of the Indian taekwondo team clinched the country's first-ever medal in the...

The Bridge Desk12 Nov 2020 12:56 PM IST

The history of Taekwondo in India

Taekwondo is a marital art form which is believed to have been originated from Korea in the 1940s. It emphasises more on...

Abhijit Nair8 Nov 2020 1:28 PM IST

India Taekwondo announces first ever online Championship

India Taekwondo on Wednesday announced that it will host country's first ever online national Taekwondo Poomsae...

Press Trust of India26 Aug 2020 6:00 PM IST

India Taekwondo sets up referee and athlete commissions

India Taekwondo (IT) on Monday announced that it has set up a referee and an athlete commission for the welfare of its...

Press Trust of India10 Aug 2020 5:06 PM IST

New taekwondo body, India Taekwondo hopes for a 'fresh beginning'

The sport of taekwondo has taken many ‘backward’ steps over the past many decades. Over a long period of time, the sport...

Suhrid Barua16 Jan 2020 7:25 PM IST

5-yr-old boy from Hyderabad achieves Guinness world record in...

A five-year-old boy named Aashman Taneja has made his way to the Guinness Book of World Records for the most full...

Umaima Saeed14 Jan 2020 5:50 PM IST

Taekwondo player shot dead by stalker for refusing marriage proposal

Sarita, a 26-year old national level taekwondo player, was shot dead in Gurugram by her stalker Sombir, who had been...

Sarah Waris18 Nov 2019 1:39 PM IST

Manipuri Taekwondo player sells fruit salad to fund training

Diana Ningombam doesn’t believe in asking people for favor. The Manipuri girl has represented the country in several...

Abdul Gani29 April 2019 2:10 PM IST

The dark side of Indian Taekwondo

On July 26, 2018, the Delhi High Court came out with a definitive response to a very long and drawn out saga that...

Deepshikha Chatterjee28 July 2018 12:09 PM IST

Taekwondo players fight legal battle after Asian Games snub

The Indian scenario in the field of Taekwondo has taken a nasty turn ever since the Taekwondo Federation of India (TFI)...

Sohinee Basu27 July 2018 9:50 AM IST

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