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Vice President of World Taekwondo Federation Elevates Taekwondo Level and Status in Africa
On the 30th, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism announced that it will posthumously award the Sports Merit Blue Dragon Medal to the late Ahmed Mohamed Fawzy, President of the African Taekwondo Union (Egypt), who passed away last September. This is a first-class medal awarded to individuals who have elevated the status of national sports and contributed to national development. Previous recipients include former national football team coach Guus Hiddink (2002) and Thomas Bach, President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
President Fawzy also served as Vice President of the World Taekwondo Federation and significantly expanded the African Taekwondo Union. During his tenure, he increased the number of national associations under the World Taekwondo Federation to fifty-two, the highest among the five continents. Through his outstanding leadership and effective support, he greatly enhanced the level and status of Taekwondo in Africa. In fact, at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics, four African countries won a total of five medals.
President Fawzy also contributed to sports peace initiatives such as inter-Korean Taekwondo exchanges. Notably, in 2018, as a member of the World Taekwondo Federation delegation, he visited Pyongyang to encourage the members participating in the joint North-South Korean Taekwondo demonstration performance and foster harmony.
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Due to difficulties in entering the country amid the spread of COVID-19, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism presented the medal to the Ambassador of Egypt to Korea on behalf of the bereaved family. Minister Hwang Hee stated, "With this posthumous award, we hope that Taekwondo, Korea’s national sport, will firmly establish itself as a discipline that practices the Olympic spirit of equality and diversity promoted by the IOC."
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