AMATRICE, Italy (Oct. 12, 2016) – The WTF Demonstration Team performed at Amatrice, Italy on Oct. 11, while organization executives made donations and pledged help in building infrastructure in the earthquake-ravaged area.

 

The Demo Team, currently on a tour of Italy, performed in front of an audience heavily composed of children from Amatrice, which was badly damaged by earthquake in August. Walking through rubble, the team and accompanying executives were able to see, first-hand, the devastation caused by the tremors.

 

 

Following the demonstration, Federazione Italiana Taekwondo president Angelo Cito made a donation to assist with the rebuilding of the local school.

 

WTF President Chungwon Choue also pledged a donation to build a taekwondo gymnasium in the school.

 

Mayor of Amatrice Sergio Pirozzi was reportedly delighted by both the donation and the pledge.

 

The WTF is currently running the “Taekwondo Cares” program from its Seoul headquarters; the program funds a range of charitable activities, including assisting refugees and orphans.A related body, the Taekwondo Humanitarian Foundation was established this April in the WTF’s Lausanne office, tasked with empowering refugees in camps worldwide by teaching them the sport and martial art of taekwondo.

 

A related body, the Taekwondo Humanitarian Foundation was established this April in the WTF’s Lausanne office, tasked with empowering refugees in camps worldwide by teaching them the sport and martial art of taekwondo.