Visit to UTA of TK TIMES reporters including ITM president Lee
Strengthened amity through the promises of exchange concerning culture, technique, and information!

[TK TIMES/ Easypolnews]On August, 20, TK TIMES reporters including president Joo-lip Lee of ITM Co., Ltd., visited the headquarters of the Uzbekistan Taekwondo Association(UTA) located in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, to be briefed on the general status of the UTA and the training schedule of its national Taekwondo players.

The Korean delegation was invited by UTA counselor Igor Li, who had contributed to the promotion of Taekwondo in Uzbekistan, and UTA vice president Furkat Khalilov, so as to have a consultation concerning the mutual exchange of culture, technique, and information between UTA and Korea.

Meanwhile, national Taekwondo head coach Aleksandr Kim of Uzbekistan emphasized that the victories of Uzbekistan players in both forthcoming Taekwondo Qualification Tournaments for Beijing Olympic Games are much more important at the moment thaan the obtaining of gold medals in Beijing Olympic Games.

The UTA has a plan for the technical promotion of players by joining the World Qualification Tournament for Beijing Olympic Games to be held on September in Manchester, Great Britain, and the Asian Qualification Tournament for Beijing Olympic Games to be held on November in Hanoi, Vietnam.

Also, it revealed its intention to host the invitational Taekwondo championships for CIS nations this year as long as its internal budget is guaranteed.

Now, 5 superior national players of Uzbekistan are being trained in Korean military Sangmoo team, through its exchange programs with excellent Korean players in order to promote their competitiveness from the 1st of August.

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