On Monday 6 February 2017, during the general election of the Hellenic Olympic Committee, Michail Fysentzidis has been elected President of the International Olympic Academy (IOA). The Secretary General of the European Taekwondo Union was elected with the popular vote of 14 out of 25, as also Spyros Capralos was re-elected President of the Hellenic Olympic Committee.

The match videos of the 5th Open European Para Taekwondo Championships held in Warsaw, Poland on September 16, 2016 are now available on the WTF Youtube channel at

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) have released the Classification Model Rules and the Model of Best Practice on National Classification, both of which aim to assist the membership with the implementation of the 2015 IPC Athlete Classification Code (the Code).

London has won the right to host the 2017 World Para Taekwondo Championship – the first time Britain has staged the prestigious tournament.