Vatican Taekwondo is the official governing body for the sport of
taekwondo
''Taekwondo'', ''Tae Kwon Do'' or ''Taekwon-Do'' (; ko, 태권도/跆拳道 ) is a Korean form of martial arts involving punching and kicking techniques, with emphasis on head-height kicks, spinning jump kicks, and fast kicking techniques. T ...
in the
Vatican City
Vatican City (), officially the Vatican City State ( it, Stato della Città del Vaticano; la, Status Civitatis Vaticanae),—'
* german: Vatikanstadt, cf. '—' (in Austria: ')
* pl, Miasto Watykańskie, cf. '—'
* pt, Cidade do Vati ...
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History
Vatican Taekwando became the 211th member of
World Taekwondo
World Taekwondo, called the World Taekwondo Federation until June 2017, is an international federation governing the sport of taekwondo and is a member of the Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF).
The ''World Taekw ...
in November 2021. Vatican Taewkondo was the second sports federation from Vatican City to gain official membership of its sport's world governing body.
See also
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Vatican Athletics
Vatican Athletics (Latin: ''Athletica Vaticana'') is a sports organization associated with Vatican City. Established as an athletics club of the city state, it has been described as the Vatican's first official sports federation. The athletics clu ...
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Sport in Vatican City
This is a list article about sport in the Vatican City.
Multi-sport events
The Vatican City is not a member of the International Olympic Committee and is therefore not able to send a team to the Olympic Games. However athletes have represented th ...
References
{{Sports governing bodies in Vatican City
Sport in Vatican City
National members of the European Taekwondo Union