As part of the agreement, the WTF will promote Para-taekwondo for visually impaired athletes among its 205 member associations, while they also agreed to discuss what modifications could be made to the sport to best serve competition between these athletes.

The two sides also agreed that the 5th WTF World Para-Taekwondo Championships in 2014 will include poomsae competitions for athletes with a visual impairment and will be officially recognized by the IBSA.

This marks the latest of Para-taekwondo widening its appeal following the announcement that it will be a demonstration sport at the 2015 International Sports Federation for Persons with Intellectual Disability (INAS) Global Games in Guayaquil, Ecuador.

After failing to be added to the programme for Rio 2016, taekwondo is one several sports currently vying to be added in time for Tokyo 2020 and it is hoped that the extra inclusivity ensured by these partnerships should increase its chances of success. 

This was something implied by WTF President Choue when he spoke after the signing the of the latest MoU.

"We are happy to have signed an MoU with the IBSA and look forward to learning from their expertise in how to best serve athletes with a visual impairment," he said.

"The hope that taekwondo brings is limitless.

"It knows no boundaries and it does not favour any gender or discriminate against age, ability, religion or sexual orientation.

"Taekwondo truly is a sport accessible to all and one which inspires and empowers anyone who experiences it."