In back-to-back matches, the U.S.' most recent Olympic and world champions in taekwondo were eliminated from Paris Olympic contention on Friday. At the Olympic Trials in Charlotte, Kristina Teachout ...

Master Caroline Wairimu Kihurani, who passed on in Nairobi last week, has been celebrated for the role she played as one of the most eminent pioneering female martial artists in Kenya. Wairimu made ...

The global governing body revealed that 32 per cent of its MNAs did not have any women on their ruling bodies, but the number was above 30 per cent in 38 members. There has been a push in recent years ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Classification events for Para-taekwondo have been attracting more female athletes ©World Para Taekwondo Hadwah Abdelmatloub Moawad, the chairman of World Taekwondo's Para Classification Committee, ...

She sustained an injury to her right knee. After reviewing medical documents and consulting with specialists, it was decided that the meniscus of her right knee would be operated on. Kiani was ...

Kathmandu, Aug. 13 -- At the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar, Nepal won three medals-all bronze and all in taekwondo. Of the three medallists, one was Ayasha Shakya, who was competing on the cusp of ...

Jade JONES (GBR) vs Faith DILLON (USA) during Semi Finals round Women -57kg of World Taekwondo Grand Prix at Foro Italico, Nicola Pietrangeli Stadium, 9th June 2023, Rome, Italy. (Photo by Domenico ...