CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -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.

Detailed explanation-2: -The World Taekwondo Federation changed its name to World Taekwondo because of ‘negative connotations’ that came with its acronym WTF.

Detailed explanation-3: -International Taekwon-Do Federation (ITF) is an international taekwondo organization founded on March 22, 1966, by General Choi Hong Hi (Korean: ) in Seoul, South Korea. The ITF was founded to promote and encourage the growth of the Korean martial art of Taekwon-Do.

Detailed explanation-4: -Taekwondo is a martial art independently developed over 20 centuries ago in Korea. Over the many years it has become a popular international sport.

Detailed explanation-5: -Both WTF and ITF refer to the two main governing bodies for Taekwondo. Both of these styles of Taekwondo have their origins in Korean martial arts and are very similar but the focus of WTF is for sport and the focus for ITF is for self defence. WTF is the Taekwondo style used in the Olympics.