Taekwondo: Kukkiwon demonstration highlights closing day of Korean Ambassador Cup

The three-day Korean Ambassador Cup which started on Friday ends on Sunday October 25th in Abuja.

Major highlight of the day is the performance of the Kukkiwon World Demonstration team and this will be witnessed by the Korean Ambassador to Nigeria, Ambassador Yo-an Jeong.
Jeong, a fan of the sport is looking forward to Sunday’s event billed for the MO Arena in Abuja.

The Kukkiwon Demonstration team will bring the attention of the world to Abuja.

In the past few days, various activities have been recorded with top world – class classifiers engaging the para-athletes on Thursday.

The Korean Ambassador Cup event proper will produce fireworks among the athletes today as they battle for places in the tournament, which is
the 14th in the series.

The President of the Taekwondo Federation of Nigeria, Tayo Popoola, is happy about the turnout for the event.

Popoola was elated that the entire event is being conducted in accordance with the world’s best practices in Taekwondo.

“We are happy about the participants and the level of competition. The event is part of the preparation for the next Olympic Games,” Popoola said.