MUJU, Korea (Aug 30, 2025) – World Taekwondo (WT) President Dr. Chungwon Choue met with five refugee athletes and two coaches at the 2025 Grand Prix Challenge in Muju Taekwondowon, encouraging them as they successfully completed the “We Are The One Training Camp.”

Held from August 11–25 in partnership with the Taekwondo Promotion Foundation (TPF), the camp provided world-class training opportunities to refugee athletes supported by World Taekwondo, the Taekwondo Humanitarian Foundation (THF), and the Olympic Refuge Foundation (ORF).

Among the participants was Hadi Tiranvalipour, a Paris 2024 IOC Refugee Olympic Team member, along with athletes from the Za’atari and Azraq refugee camps in Jordan – Mohammad Yasser Alallw, Abed Almajed, and Mahmoud Aljasem Almohammad Alhussein – as well as Guy Gerlin Rukundo from Rwanda's Mahama camp.

Although their Grand Prix Challenge ended in the preliminary rounds, the athletes’ focus now turns toward their ultimate goal: the LA 2028 Olympic Games.

“We are deeply thankful to the President for organizing this valuable camp, and we will remain devoted to our training.”

President Choue praised their perseverance, stating:

“Taekwondo is not only a sport but a universal language of hope. These athletes embody the spirit of resilience and inspire us all to believe in the power of sport to change lives.”

This initiative underscores World Taekwondo’s unwavering commitment to supporting refugee athletes and advancing Taekwondo as a global symbol of peace, opportunity, and inclusion.