Australian Olympic martial arts selection committee member Chung Seok-so will lead the committee that will select two Papua New Guinea teams to compete in an international tournament later this year.
The selection will take place during the National Martial Arts Championships to be held in Port Moresby on April 22nd.
Championship organizing committee member Jamga Stone said Chun and former Port Moresby resident and PNG World Taekwondo 6th degree black belt Robert Fitton will be attending the Australian Open Championships in Cindy on June 24. announced the selection of two teams for another tournament. Championship in Seoul, South Korea.
Stone said the winners of the gold and silver medals at the championships to be held at the Don Bosco Technical School will likely be considered for selection.
Meanwhile, as the final countdown to the championship begins, various clubs practicing different versions of Asian martial arts are undergoing intensive training programs to strengthen for the tournament.
One of the newly formed clubs is Stone's own Don Bosco Taekwondo Club, and this one is no exception.
Stone, a black belt in taekwondo, is considering entering about 40 hopeful athletes for the championships, which are less than two weeks away.
Apart from Stone's club, other clubs in the city have also expressed interest in winning medals and making it to the national team for international competitions.
City clubs certain to qualify for the tournament are Jack Symonds' Tay Fighters, who will be grouped according to weight and belt rankings.
The championships will be held according to the rules set by the Olympic Committee.
However, Stone is disappointed that taekwondo clubs affiliated with Yun International are not participating in the championships.
He said the championship was intended as a sports competition and there should be no barriers between different forms of martial arts.
He said two experienced black belt holders like Suen Kitemon and Posing Choray should be entered because the final national team will need fighters like them.
Stone stressed that there are probably some promising fighters below Choray and Kitemon, but by not participating at the competitive level they could lose their chance to prove their worth. did.
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