HYDERABAD: The India Open International Taekwondo Championship was inaugurated by the state sports minister V Srinivas Goud at the Balayogi International Stadium at Gachibowli here Tuesday.
The event is being been conducted by the Taekwondo Federation of India (TFI).
“It’s a very proud moment for Hyderabad to host such a great international Championship. In the upcoming days Hyderabad is going to be a sports hub for all kind of sports,” Goud told ANI.
The motive of such a championship is to promote taekwondo in the country and to nourish young talents around the country.
“The main motive behind conducting this Championship is to promote taekwondo in our country and to encourage many more students to take part in the Taekwondo. Also to provide an international platform for the ones who deserve but could not afford and to upgrade their rank,” Prabhat Kumar, general secretary of Taekwondo Federation of India, told ANI.
“We would like to provide training to all the youth in Taekwondo, one of the 7 deadly martial arts so that at time of emergency they can protect themselves,” he added.
The championship concludes June 16.
