All Europe Taekwon-Do Federation

03/10/2026

Muixeranga: nobody reaches the top alone 🏰🤝

In Valencian towns, people climb onto each other's shoulders to build living towers. A World Cup is built the same way: 2,681 athletes, 262 clubs, 57 nations, one World Cup family.

🌍 818 medals for the world
🥇 218 · 🥈 211 · 🥉 389
🇦🇷 Argentina tops the table with 35 gold and 144 medals

💙❤️ 529 medals for Europe
🥇 143 · 🥈 140 · 🥉 246
9 of the top 10 nations are European, and 28 European nations stood on the podium
🇺🇦 Ukraine is Europe's No. 1 with 22 gold
🇮🇪 Irish Taekwon-Do Association: most golds and medals of any club
🇷🇴 Andrei Ionut Chiriac set a new World Record: 292 cm

🙏 Thank you to every athlete, coach, umpire, official and guest for a whole year of work. A huge thank you to Spain, the organising team, the city of Benidorm, the volunteers, the venue, the doctors, the students, the parents, the cooks, the cleaners and everyone who helped.
Thank you also to our partners Top Ten, Pride, Mightyfist, Fujimae, Ni-kko Sport and Tekkers.

Gracias, Benidorm! 🇪🇸
Full results and Europe's medallists 👉 itfeurope.org

02/10/2026

The kick that made an island 🏝️🦶

Long ago, a giant lived in the hills above Benidorm. One day he kicked the Puig Campana so hard that a piece of the summit flew over the town and landed in the sea. It became L'Illa de Benidorm.
On Finals Friday, Benidorm saw giant kicks again.

🇷🇴 A new World Record: 292 cm!
At the Final Gala, Andrei Ionut Chiriac cleared the target in the flying high front kick, asked for one more centimetre and kicked it with ease, breaking his own 291 cm record from Poreč 2025. Huge congratulations, Andrei! 👏

🌍 Europe on Finals Friday
🥋 17 of the day's 28 titles went to European clubs, from 11 nations
🇮🇪🇪🇸 3 golds each for Ireland and the hosts, Spain
🇧🇬🇱🇻 First golds of the week for Bulgaria and Latvia
🇸🇪 Sixten Hultbäck won a 125-strong Pattern final
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 A second gold of the week for Grace Conway and Alarico Bustamante III
🎭 3 of the 4 Gala finals won by European clubs

📊 The best after four days
Country: 🇦🇷 Argentina (29 gold) · Best European: 🇺🇦 Ukraine (16 gold)
Club: 🇺🇦 Solovey Team (10 gold) · Most medals: 🇮🇪 Irish Taekwon-Do Association (25)
Athlete: 🇦🇷 Lucía Fusco (4 gold)
Best per athlete: 🇭🇺 Hungary (1.07 points per athlete)

One day left. Tomorrow: the last sparring finals and the Closing Ceremony. 🔥
Full results and Europe's gold medallists 👉 itfeurope.org

01/10/2026

01/10/2026

Valiente. Brave. Free. Yourself. 💛

"I was born free, and that I might live in freedom I chose the solitude of the fields." Marcela, Don Quixote, Part I, Chapter XIV (translated by John Ormsby) gave these words four centuries ago.
On Day 3 in Benidorm, the women of the World Cup lived them.

🥋 45 titles decided on the busiest day so far
👊 21 women's titles, won by athletes from 13 nations
🏆 After three days: 80 of 160 World Cup titles won by women, exactly half

🇺🇦 Solovey Team took five golds in the 12–14 rings, 🇷🇴 Erik Attila Kalmar won two titles in one day, and 🇸🇪 Lee Ti Davidson added Power Breaking gold to her Special Technique title. Full results and Europe's gold medallists on itfeurope.org 👉

Tomorrow: Finals Friday, the Gala and the World Record Event. 🔥

01/10/2026

🏟️ A Winter Olympic-sized World Cup, and 49 new titles for Europe!
2,681 athletes in one arena, almost as many as the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics. ❄️

📊 49 of 75 Day 2 titles went to AETF nations (65.3%)
🏆 After two days: 77 of 115 titles for Europe (67.0%)
🔥 14 of 15 titles in the 15–17 age group went to Europe
🏠 166 European clubs, led by Norway (21), Spain (20) and England (17)

❤️ The heart of the World Cup: 33 athletes from 12 nations competed at the 3rd ITF Adapted Taekwon-Do World Cup, the biggest edition so far. Scotland (10 golds) and Ireland (4 golds) won 14 of the 20 titles.

🇸🇮 Two days after joining the ITF, Slovenia celebrated two senior sparring titles. 🇭🇺
Hungary won four golds, and 🇫🇮 Finland took the first power breaking title of the week.
Swipe ➡️ for the full Day 2 story.
Full Article in the comments. ⬇️

29/09/2026

🥇 Day 1 in Benidorm: Europe wins 27 of 39 World Cup titles!

What an opening day at the 10th ITF Taekwon-Do World Cup! 🇪🇺

📊 69.2% of all gold medals went to AETF nations: 27 of 39
🏅 68.5% of all medals: 102 of 149
🏆 8 of the top 10 nations on the medal table are European, led by Ireland 🇮🇪 (5 gold, 18 medals) and Ukraine 🇺🇦 (4 gold)
🔥 11 all-European podiums, including a Ukrainian clean sweep in Female 15–17 Sparring −45 kg

Europe is the engine of the ITF. Every special technique title of the day went to European athletes, and European women won 15 of the 19 women's titles.

Congratulations to all 27 of Europe's World Cup champions! 👏 Swipe through for the full Day 1 numbers ➡️

Tomorrow: Day 2 starts at 09:00 with power breaking, live from every ring.

29/09/2026

🇪🇺 Europe at the 10th ITF Taekwon-Do World Cup: by the numbers

The biggest ITF World Cup in history is under way in Benidorm, Spain, and Europe is powering it.

📊 65.3% of all athletes come from AETF nations: 1,751 of 2,681
🌍 30 of the AETF's 40 member nations (75%) are competing in Benidorm
🏆 7 of the 10 largest national teams are AETF members, led by Ireland (261 athletes), Spain (194) and Norway (170)
🥋 80.1% of all categories have a European majority, and in junior categories (ages 12–17) the figure rises to 91.9%

Europe is the engine of the ITF. Nearly 7 in 10 of all 12–17-year-old athletes in Benidorm represent an AETF nation, a clear sign of the strength of European clubs and national associations.

A balanced team. Team Europe is 53.1% male and 46.9% female, far closer to parity than the rest of the field.

Special technique is Europe's speciality: 78.0% of all special technique entries come from AETF nations.

Behind the athletes: Europe also brings 470 coaches (60.3%) and 67 umpires (52.3%) to the World Cup.

Thank you to every athlete, coach, umpire and national association that makes this possible. Good luck, Team Europe! 💪

📎 Full statistics in the attached report.

23/09/2026

🌟 Introducing the AETF Women’s Mentoring Programme

The AETF Women’s Committee is delighted to launch its inaugural Women’s Mentoring Programme, supporting women across Europe to develop their confidence, leadership and skills within ITF Taekwon-Do.

Whether your ambition is to become a coach, instructor, club leader, administrator or international competitor, our mentors are here to help you take the next step.

Meet Your Mentors

🥋 Master Anne Marie Kinsella (Ireland)
Competition & Coaching Development
Ireland’s first female VII Degree Master, Coach Developer, physiotherapist, ITF Women’s Committee member and long-time leader in coach and athlete development.

🥋 Cassandra White (France)
Club Management & Administration
Chair of the AETF Women’s Committee, Head Instructor of France’s largest ITF club and an experienced club administrator with over 20 years of leadership experience.

🥋 Katarzyna Cupryś (Poland)
Leadership & Project Management
Chair of the AETF Anti-Doping & Health Promotion Committee, international project leader and passionate advocate for leadership and personal development.

🥋 Patricia DeArmas (USA)
International Competition
Multiple-time USA National Team member, World and Pan-American medallist, specialising in elite sparring, competition mindset and overcoming setbacks.

🥋 Tarja Korhonen (Finland)
Leadership, Clubs & National Associations
President of ITF Finland and Head Instructor of a 200-member club, bringing extensive experience in leadership, club management and organisational development.

✨ The programme includes six hours of one-to-one mentoring over six months and is open to all women active within the AETF, regardless of rank.

📧 How to apply
Email [email protected] with:
• Name, rank, club and country
• Preferred mentor or area of interest
• A short biography and what you hope to achieve

📅 Application deadline: 1 November 2026
Places are limited.

Empowering People. Building Taekwon-Do.

18/09/2026

🥋 PREPARATIONS CONTINUE FOR THE OPEN EUROPEAN ITF TAEKWON-DO CUP

On Thursday, 17 September, AETF President Master Tomaž Barada and Technical Director Grand Master Wim Bos met in Poreč with the event Organizing Committee, led by Master Slavko Jereb.

The meeting provided an important opportunity to review preparations for the Open European ITF Taekwon-Do Cup, taking place in Poreč from 11–13 December 2026.

Key areas discussed included:

🔹 Competition venue and operational planning
🔹 Registration numbers and accommodation capacity
🔹 Additional and higher-category hotel options
🔹 Competition schedule and official protocol
🔹 Responsibilities of the Organizing Committee and AETF Committees
🔹 Competition areas and umpire requirements
🔹 Venue branding and sponsor visibility
🔹 Media coverage and event promotion
🔹 Medal production and closing ceremonies

Special attention was also given to the presentation of the final AETF Ranking standings and awards ceremony, which will form an important part of the event programme.

The Open European Cup will be further promoted during the upcoming ITF World Cup in Benidorm, providing an excellent opportunity to showcase the event to the international Taekwon-Do community and encourage further participation.

The meeting confirmed the strong cooperation between the AETF and the local Organizing Committee. Planning will continue, with final logistical and technical arrangements adapted to the number of participating competitors, teams and officials.

We look forward to welcoming the European and international Taekwon-Do community to Poreč this December!