Pakistan Taekwondo Federation

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Pakistan Taekwondo Federation
Pakistan Taekwondo Federation Logo.png
Sport Taekwondo
JurisdictionPakistan
AbbreviationPTF
Founded1977 (1977)
Affiliation World Taekwondo
Affiliation date1977 [1]
Regional affiliation Asian Taekwondo Union
Affiliation date1978
Headquarters Rawalpindi
PresidentLt. Col (R) Waseem Ahmed [2]
SecretaryMurtaza Hassan Bangash
Official website
pakistantaekwondo.com
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The Pakistan Taekwondo Federation (PTF) is the national governing body to develop and promote the sport of Taekwondo in the Pakistan. The federation is headquartered in Rawalpindi. [3]

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History

Taekwondo was introduced in Pakistan by Korean Consulate in Karachi in 1962. The federation was established in 1977 and granted affiliation by World Taekwondo. In 1982, the federation was affiliated with the Pakistan Olympic Association (POA) and Pakistan Sports Board (PSB).

Affiliations

The federation is affiliated with:

National Championship

Taekwondo is regular part of biannual National Games. The federation organize annual National Taekwondo Championship. [8]

Associated Bodies

The following bodies are affiliated with the federation: [9] [10] [11]

Provincial

Departmental

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References

  1. ↑ "World Taekwondo".
  2. ↑ Welcome to Pakistan Olympic Association
  3. ↑ Welcome to Pakistan Olympic Association
  4. ↑ "World Taekwondo".
  5. ↑ Pakistan Archived 2014-07-14 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ↑ 아시아태권도연맹 Archived 2014-07-14 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ↑ Pakistan Sports Board
  8. ↑ "Army crowned National Taekwondo Championship 2020 Champions! - Khilari".
  9. ↑ Pakistan Taekwondo Federation Archived 2014-07-14 at the Wayback Machine
  10. ↑ "Affiliated Units". 8 December 2020.
  11. ↑ "Over 650 athletes participating in National Taekwondo Championship 2020 - Khilari".
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