Italian taekwondo athlete Maristella Smiraglia is eyeing an Olympic debut at the postponed Tokyo Games and looks for the sport to grow in her home nation.

Taekwondo Canada has announced the appointment of David Harris as its new executive director after he spent seven years in the same position at Oakville Soccer Club.

Building work has continued at a new taekwondo facility which is under construction in the Ivory Coast, despite the COVID-19 pandemic.

World Taekwondo Oceania (WTO) is set to host its first online Poomsae and Para-Poomsae Championships in July due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Southeast Asian Games taekwondo medallist Pauline Lopez has launched a project to help girls from vulnerable communities in the Philippines during the coronavirus pandemic.

Taekwondo Europe is to host an online colour belt event in late June for those aged from five-years-old upwards.

The Taekwondo Humanitarian Foundation (THF) has confirmed several of its projects have been disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic, but said it was "heartened" by refugees continuing to keep active through taekwondo during the crisis.

A taekwondo master has led an initiative to help use the sport to eradicate bullying in Australia, and has asked for the support of the community to help children.

An eleven-year-old taekwondo world champion has raised £1,330 ($1,610/€1,488) for the National Health Service by doing taekwondo kicks across her garden for thirteen consecutive days.

Nigerian taekwondo athlete Elizabeth Anyanacho has switched her focus from preparing for Paris 2024 to Tokyo 2020 after qualifying for the next Olympic Games and credits the sport with giving her more confidence.

Taekwondo Canada has launched an appeal to find individuals to sit on its coronavirus return to training working group.

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach sent a video message as World Taekwondo held its first-ever online Extraordinary Council meeting.

The German Taekwondo Union (DTU) has entered the fifth week of its online training programme, with nearly 300 athletes taking advantage of the interactive sessions and presentations so far.

Faith Ogallo, Kenya's only taekwondo representative at Tokyo 2020, says she has set herself the ambitious target of a podium finish at the rearranged Olympic Games.