Seoul, Korea, February 20, 2020: World Taekwondo President Choue Chungwon said he was "honoured" to attend a cultural festival dedicated to the sport in India and which was attended by the President of the Indian Olympic Association, Narinder Batra.
The Korean sports leader visited the 2020 Indo-Korean Taekwondo Cultural Festival and International Award which took place in Kolkata and nearby Howrah.
Among the festivities were the first-ever performances in India by the World Taekwondo demonstration team.
Guests included two Governors of India – West Bengal's Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar and Meghalaya's Shri Tathagata Roy.
Dr. Batra, who is also President of the International Hockey Federation, was accompanied by Namdev Shirgaonker, the head of India Taekwondo.
Choue rewarded Dhankhar with a World Taekwondo honorary black belt while Shirgaonker received a recognition plaque.
"I am honoured to be here for the 2020 Indo-Korean Taekwondo Cultural Festival and International Award Ceremony," Choue said.
"I wish this Indo-Korean Taekwondo Cultural Festival will also help promote taekwondo in India.
"My special thanks go to Dr. Batra, President of the Indian Olympic Association, and Mr. Namdev, President of India Taekwondo, for attending this event.
"With your full support I believe that taekwondo will be further promoted in India."
Roy's Taekwondo Academy helped to organise the festival, which has run biennially since 2008.
Source: Inside the Games