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VASCO
Taekwondo Academy of Vasco in association with Taekwondo Association of Goa, under the aegis of Taekwondo Federation of India, will organise the first all-India open taekwondo championship from June 8-10, at Dr Shyamaprasad Mukherjee indoor stadium, Taleigao Plateau.
After successfully conducting three state-level championships, Taekwondo Academy of Vasco for the first time, is conducting the event of such high magnitude.
The championship will be held in Kyorugi and Poomsae categories for Mini Sub-Junior (U-8 years), Sub-Juniors (U-12 years), Cadet (U-14 years), Juniors (U-17 years) and Seniors (above-17 years) for boys and girls sections. Players will be vying for 850 medals in different age categories and weight divisions.
Adv. R D Mangueshkar, General Secretary, Taekwondo Federation of India, revealed that around 1800 players from 28 states of India will be participating. Moreover, around 55 Technical Officials from Kerala, Chhatisgarh, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Orissa and Delhi will be officiating.
