1961 9 16

1963 2 23

The Korea Taekwondo Association(KTA) was established

The Kta was affiliated to the Korea Amateur Sports
Association(Changed to Korean Sports Council)

1972 11 30

1973 5 25

1973 5 28

1974 10 18

1975 10 5

1976 4 9

The Kukkiwon (World Taekwondo Headquarters) was established

The First World Taekwondo Championships was held

The World Taekwondo Federation(WTF) was established

The First Asian Taekwondo Championships was held

The WTF became an member of the General Association of the
International Sports Federations(GAISF)
The CISM(Conseil International du Sports Militaire) executive
committee adopted Taekwondo as an official sport

1980 7 17

1986 7 3

1986 9 30

1986 11 29

1987 8 9

1987 10 7

1988 9 17

The WTF was granted recognition by the International Olympic
Committee (IOC) at the 83rd General Session in Moscow.The First World Cup Taekwondo Competition was held
at Colorado Spring, U.S.A
Taekwondo was included as an official sport in the 10th Asian
Games held in seoul
The First World University Taekwondo Championships was held

Taekwondo was included as an official sport in the 10th
Pan American Games held in Indianapolis with 26 Participation Nations
The First Women's World Taekwondo Championships held
in Barcelona, Spain
Taekwondo was a Demonstration Sport of the 24th Olympiad
with 192 competitors from over 35 nations participation

1992 7 30

1992 12 9

1992 4 22

1994 4 22

1994 9 4

1994 9 4

1997 5 17

Taekwondo was a Demonstration Sport of the 25th Olympiad with 128 competitors from over 30 nations participating
The First Taekwondo Hanmadang was held

Taekwondo became an official sport in 12th Hiroshima Asian
Games
IOC Centenary Seoul International Taekwondo Championships

Taekwondo became an official Olympic sport in 2000 Sydney
Olympic Games at 103 IOC Session in Paris
1994 KBS Cup International Taekwondo Tournament

The 2nd Pusan East Asian Games

2000 9 27

Taekwondo Game of the 27th Olympiad