International Olympic Committee awards Olympic Cup 2023 to Taekwondo Humanitarian Foundation
Awards
The 2023 Olympic Cup has been awarded to the Taekwondo Humanitarian Foundation (THF) in recognition of its long-term commitment to supporting refugee athletes and refugees worldwide through Taekwondo. “World Taekwondo, through its Foundation, shares our belief in sport as a force for good in the world. “The Taekwondo Humanitarian Foundation brings this power of sport to those who need it most: refugees around the world, and especially children and youth, empowering and educating them through Taekwondo,” said the IOC President. Said. World Taekwondo was a partner from the beginning when the IOC created the first IOC Refugee Olympic Team for the Olympic Games Rio 2016. Subsequently, three taekwondo athletes competed for the Refugee Olympic Team at Tokyo 2020: Kimia Alizadeh Zonouzi, Dina Pouryounes Langroudi and Abdallah Sediki. There are 14 taekwondo athletes among the 63 current refugee scholarship holders aiming to qualify for the Olympic Games Paris 2024 next summer.
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