The Italian Taekwondo Federation ( it, Federazione Italiana Taekwondo or FITA) is the national
sports governing body
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Sports governing bodies come in various forms and have a variety of regulatory functions. Examples of this can include disciplinary action for rule i ...
for
taekwondo in Italy. It is a member of the
Italian National Olympic Committee.
International competition
The Italian Taekwondo Federation is a member of the European umbrella organization
European Taekwondo Union as well as the World Association for
World Taekwondo (WT).
On the part of the Italy Olympic Committee, the Italian Taekwondo Federation is the only Taekwondo Association authorized to send athletes to the Olympic Games.
Carlo Molfetta
Carlo Molfetta (born 15 February 1984 in Mesagne) is a taekwondo athlete from Italy, who won gold at the 2012 London Olympics in the men's +80 kg division, beating Gabon's Anthony Obame. Molfetta was determined to be the victor after the bout co ...
became the first Italian gold medalist in Taekwondo.
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Taekwondo organizations
Taekwondo
National members of the European Taekwondo Union
Taekwondo in Italy
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