Taekwondo in Turkey

Taekwondo in Turkey
Taekwondo in Turkey
Country	Turkey
Governing body	Turkey Taekwondo Federation
National team(s)	Turkey Olympics team
International competitions
	European Taekwondo Championships ; World Taekwondo Championships ; Summer Olympics

Taekwondo is the most popular sport after football and chess in Turkey, practiced by more than 400,000 licensed participants.^[1]

Taekwondo was introduced in Turkey in the 1960s. It was officially recognized under the Turkey Judo Federation in 1968. The first international participation of Turkish taekwondo practitioners took place at the 1st European Taekwondo Championships in 1976. The Turkish team placed the second rank at that championships.^[1]

With the establishment of the Turkey Taekwondo Federation in 1981, the sport gained independent status from judo. The number of Taekwondo medalists rank at top in Turkey.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Taekwondo ve Tarihçe" (in Turkish). Türkiye Tae,kwoneo Federasyonu. Retrieved 13 March 2021.

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[ttf-1] "Taekwondo ve Tarihçe" (in Turkish). Türkiye Tae,kwoneo Federasyonu. Retrieved 13 March 2021.

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