Sports Taekwondo Australia

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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 ^[1]
CEO	Heather Garriock ^[2]
www.austkd.com.au

Australian Taekwondo, also known as AUS TKD, is the governing body for the sport of taekwondo in Australia.^[3]^[4]

History[]

Taekwondo Australia (TA) and Sports Taekwondo Australia (STA) were once two separate organizations for Taekwondo in Australia.^[5] In 2013 the two bodies signed a Heads of Agreement which culminated in a merger in 2014.

Structure[]

Sports Taekwondo Australia is affiliated to the Oceania Taekwondo Union (OTU) and World Taekwondo and is recognised by the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC).^[6]^[7]

References[]

^ https://austkd.com.au/contact/
^ https://austkd.com.au/contact/
^ "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". Sportsbusinessinsider.com.au. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
^ Nick Butler. "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.

External links[]

v t National members of World Taekwondo
Africa (AFTU)	GHA NGR RSA
Americas (PATU)	DOM URU USA
WT Asia	BAN IND JPN KOR PAK PHI SIN
Europe (ETU)	ARM AUT EST FRA GBR GER ITA TUR
Oceania (OTU)	AUS NZL
Pinnacle Events Taekwondo at the Summer Olympics World Taekwondo Championships

v t Sports governing bodies in Australia (AUS)
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Paralympics and disabled sports	Blind sports Disabled Wintersport Australia
Other sports	Arm wrestling Australian rules football Bowls Broomball Drag racing Draughts Gaelic games Gridiron Karting Kendo Parkour Powerlifting Professional boxing Thoroughbred horse racing Quidditch Rugby league Rodeo Skateboarding Touch football
Multi-sport organisations	Australian Olympic Committee Commonwealth Games Australia Confederation of Australian Sport Deaf Sports Australia Paralympics Australia
Government bodies	National Sports Tribunal Sport Integrity Australia Sport Australia

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