WTF rebrands to World Taekwondo

MUJU, Korea (June 23, 2017) - World Taekwondo was officially launched as its new brand and logo were revealed at the General Assembly, which was held a day before the 23rd World Taekwondo Championships in Muju, Korea. 

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World Taekwondo reveal new brand and logo at World Taekwondo Championships

MUJU, Korea (June 23, 2017) - World Taekwondo was officially launched as its new brand

and logo were revealed at the General Assembly, which was held a day before the 23rd

World Taekwondo Championships in Muju, Korea.

World Taekwondo replaces the World Taekwondo Federation as the name of the global

federation and reflects its commitment to evolving and adapting to remain relevant with

today’s modern audiences. World Taekwondo encapsulates the federation’s values of

inclusiveness, universality and excellence while reiterating its position as the undisputed

leader of the global taekwondo movement.

The new World Taekwondo logo, retains the "kicking athlete" design that was the "T" in the

"WTF" as a link to the federation’s great heritage. The "kicking athlete" is colored in the five

colors of the Olympic rings against a white background to signify the federation’s position as

the leader of Olympic taekwondo and to symbolise the globality of the sport.

World Taekwondo President said:

"Today is an important moment in the history of our great federation. Since 1973, we have

been known as the World Taekwondo Federation. Over the following 44 years we have

grown taekwondo into the global sport it is today with 208 member national federations

worldwide; we have led taekwondo to the Olympic Games and in 2020 will have the honor

of seeing taekwondo at both the Olympic and Paralympic Games; and we have reinforced

our federation’s positon as a global leader in taking taekwondo beyond sport and into the

field of humanitarianism.

"But we know that in such a competitive world, we must always evolve and adapt to stay

relevant and appeal to young and modern audiences. In the digital age, the acronym of our

federation has developed negative connotations unrelated to our organisation and so it was

important that we rebranded to better engage with our fans. World Taekwondo is

distinctive and simple to understand and reinforces the global nature of our sport. Our vison

is taekwondo for all and as World Taekwondo we are confident we can build on our success

to date and achieve that vision."

After its official rollout at the 23rd World Taekwondo Championships in Muju in 2017, the

new brand will be incorporated in all official communications, marketing materials and

branded merchandise.

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