1993 World Taekwondo Championships Retrospective

The 1993 World Taekwondo Championships might be the most important Taekwondo event in modern history. While Taekwondo began to flourish around the globe as an international sport Dr Un Yong Kim and the leaders of the Kukkiwon and the World Taekwondo Federation set their sites on full Olympic recognition as a medal sport. To that end the 11th World Taekwondo Championships, organized by Yeon Hee Park, Yeon Hwan Park, Hwa Chong and other Korean-American Masters, was to be held at the historic Madison Square Garden in 1993 to decide the fate of Taekwondo. This event, bringing athletes from around the globe to the "Mecca of Sports" drew the attention of the entire sports world and the International Olympic Committee. Its success prompted the IOC's decision to grant full recognition status to Taekwondo and propel its worldwide popularity. Marc Zirogiannis explores the history, the challenges, and the success of the 1993 World Taekwondo Championships in this episode.Support the show (https://squareup.com/store/tae-kwon-do-life-magazine/item/podcast-support-donation)See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.