FUJAIRAH,10th May, 2025 (WAM) – The World Taekwondo Council met Friday prior to the World Taekwondo Cadet Championships in Fujairah, and elected a series of future hosts to establish an extensive competition calendar through to 2027.
World Taekwondo Grand Prix hosts were decided for 2026 and 2027, providing important opportunities for athletes as part of the qualifying process for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics.
Next year’s World Taekwondo Grand Prix will feature events in Rome, Italy (Grand Prix 1); Muju, Korea (Grand Prix 2); and Paris, France (Grand Prix 3) before the Grand Prix Final and World Taekwondo Gala Awards in Astana, Kazakhstan.
Rome (Grand Prix 1), Paris (Grand Prix 2) and Manchester, Great Britain (Grand Prix 3) have been confirmed as hosts for World Taekwondo Grand Prix events in 2027, followed by the Grand Prix Final and Gala Awards in Taian, China.
In 2027, Muju will also host World Taekwondo Grand Prix Challenge 3, which offers a pathway to Grand Prix qualification and is open to a wider pool of athletes under the fairer and more dynamic Olympic ranking points system introduced by World Taekwondo for LA28. These cities are all proven hosts of outstanding Taekwondo events, and each presented their impressive plans to the World Taekwondo Council before receiving approval.
Among the other events allocated were the 2026 World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships to Chuncheon, Korea, which faced competition from Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The 2026 World Taekwondo Junior Championships was awarded to Tashkent, Uzbekistan, overcoming a rival bid from Chongqing, China, and Athens, Greece was elected as host of the 2027 World Taekwondo Cadet Championships ahead of Pune, India.
This year’s World Taekwondo Women's Open Championships were granted to Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, and the 2026 edition to Taiyuan, China. Nairobi, Kenya will host the 2025 World Taekwondo Under-21 Championships.
World Taekwondo President Chungwon Choue said: “Today’s event allocations by the World Taekwondo Council demonstrate the global strength of Taekwondo and secure world-class hosts for our athletes to compete. “Congratulations to all bidding Member National Associations (MNAs). We look forward to attending the wonderful events in your countries.”