By James Crook

Hire Intelligence will remain as official technology rental partner for British Taekwondo for a second year with the responsibility of supplying information technology and audio visual equipment for live events.August 22 - Hire Intelligence will remain as the official technology rental partner for GB Taekwondo for a second year with the responsibility of supplying information technology and audio visual equipment for live events, the national governing body has confirmed.

The partnership will begin with next month's British Taekwondo National Championships at the National Cycling Centre in Manchester and will continue throughout the year.

"Taekwondo events have evolved considerably over recent years as the sport continues to embrace technology on all fronts," said GB Taekwondo operations director Steve Flynn.

"Therefore, to ensure we maintain high standards in the delivery and presentation of events such as the National Taekwondo Championships, it is important that we have access to the very best audio visual equipment.

"The on-going support of Hire Intelligence continues to be hugely important to GB Taekwondo and we look forward to working with them on many events on the road to Rio 2016."

The 2013 National Taekwondo Championships, which will take place on September 7 and 8, are expected to be even more successful than last year's record-breaking event thanks to the nation's first ever Olympic gold medal in the sport at London 2012 from Jade Jones (pictured below), along with a bronze medal won by Lutalo Muhammad.

The 2013 National Taekwondo Championships are expected to be the biggest ever thanks to a boost in the sport's popularity following London 2012The 2013 National Taekwondo Championships are expected to be the biggest ever thanks to a boost in the sport's popularity following London 2012

Hire Intelligence UK general manager Chris Hutber said: "It is a pleasure to be supporting the GB Taekwondo team once again, especially with how successful they were in the 2012 London Olympics.

"The partnership works extremely well for both of us and we have lots of fun with it too."

Hire Intelligence will be providing many of its large LED screens to serve as scoreboards, plus IT rental equipment, including laptop computers and printers, to ensure the event runs without a hitch.

Contact the writer of this story at [email protected]


Related stories
June 2013: Manchester to stage taekwondo Grand Prix series debut
March 2013: Jones claims first victory since London 2012