국기원 | |
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![]() Kukkiwon headquarters in Seoul | |
Formation | 1972/1973 |
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Type | GO |
Purpose | Martial art and sport |
Location | |
Official language | Korean |
President | Lee Dong Sup |
Parent organization | Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism |
Website | www.kukkiwon.or.kr/ |
37°30′07″N 127°01′49″E / 37.5020°N 127.0303°E
Kukkiwon (Korean: 국기원; Hanja: 國技院), also known as World Taekwondo Headquarters, and home of the World Taekwondo Academy, is where the official taekwondo governing organization was established by the South Korean government.[1] It is supervised by the International Sports Division of the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism.[2]
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