Lucknow, July 31 The stage is all set for the 25th National Taekwondo Championships to be organised at the badminton hall of 35th Battalion PAC, Mahanagar from August 2 to 4. The three-day event is being organised by the Jimmy R Jagtiani led Taekwondo Federation of India (TFI) and co-organised by Javed Taekwondo Academy. The National Referee/Instructor Course and Black belt examination will also be held at the same venue during the championships.
Addressing mediapersons secretary general TFI Jimmy R Jagtiani informed that India will celebrate the 31st anniversary of Taekwondo and Taekwondo Federation of India on August 2 followed by the silver jubilee of 25th National Taekwondo Championships in which 28 teams comprising of 900 players and officials from all over India are expected to take part. Competitions will be organised in male and female senior, junior & sub-junior boys’ and girls’ section. The taekwondoists will be competing in 8 weight categories in the senior and 11 weight categories in the junior and sub-junior section.
Addressing mediapersons secretary general TFI Jimmy R Jagtiani informed that India will celebrate the 31st anniversary of Taekwondo and Taekwondo Federation of India on August 2 followed by the silver jubilee of 25th National Taekwondo Championships in which 28 teams comprising of 900 players and officials from all over India are expected to take part. Competitions will be organised in male and female senior, junior & sub-junior boys’ and girls’ section. The taekwondoists will be competing in 8 weight categories in the senior and 11 weight categories in the junior and sub-junior section.
Teams from about 24 states/union territories have confirmed their participation in the tournament. They include—- Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chandigarh, Delhi, Gujarat, Haryana, Jammu & Kashmir, Karnataka, Manipur, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Orissa, Punjab, Pondicherry, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Uttaranchal and hosts Uttar Pradesh.
“Second of August assumes greater significance in view of the fact that it will be the 31st Anniversary of Taekwondo Federation of India and Taekwondo in India on August 2, 1976,” he said.
Jimmy R Jagtiani, who also happens to be the leading pioneer of Taekwondo in India expressed satisfaction at the rapidly increasing popularity of the sport in the country. He said that things have really start moving in the sport of taekwondo in India. “It is very encouraging to realise that with barely 50 members in 1976, it has now multiplied to more than 1,50,000 members all over the country.” He hoped that one day, it will have a fan following like cricket.
“Second of August assumes greater significance in view of the fact that it will be the 31st Anniversary of Taekwondo Federation of India and Taekwondo in India on August 2, 1976,” he said.
Jimmy R Jagtiani, who also happens to be the leading pioneer of Taekwondo in India expressed satisfaction at the rapidly increasing popularity of the sport in the country. He said that things have really start moving in the sport of taekwondo in India. “It is very encouraging to realise that with barely 50 members in 1976, it has now multiplied to more than 1,50,000 members all over the country.” He hoped that one day, it will have a fan following like cricket.
