The Pakistan Taekwondo Federation (PTF) is the national governing body to develop and promote the sport of Taekwondo in the Country. In 1977, The Federation was granted affiliation by the World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) and Asian Taekwondo Union (ATU).
Taekwondo is one of the most systematic and scientific Korean traditional martial arts, that teaches more than physical fighting skills. Today, it has become a global sport that has gained an international reputation and stands among the official games in the Olympics.
In 1962, the Taekwondo was introduced in Pakistan by Korean Consulate in Karachi. In 1982, the Federation was affiliated with the Pakistan Olympic Association (POA) and Pakistan Sports Board (PSB).
Presently, Lieutenant Colonel Waseem Ahmed is the President and Mr Murtaza Hassan Bahgish is the Secretary General of the Federation. These office bearers were elected on 9 February 2014 during General Council / Executive Committee Meeting of the Federation.
Achievements:
Sr. No. | Championship / Events | Remarks |
1 | 9th SAF Games 2004 | 1 x Gold, 3 x Silver and 3 x Bronze |
2 | 10th SAF Games 2006, Colombo, Sri Lanka | 3 x Gold, 3 x Silver and 6 x Bronze |
3 | 17th Asian Taekwondo Championship April 2006, Bangkok. | Participated |
4 | Training Camp for preparation of 10th South Asian Games. 9 to 25 July 2006, Thailand. |
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5 | 2006 Bangkok WTF World Cup Taekwondo Team Championships 14 to 18 September 2006, Bangkok – Thailand. |
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6 | IOC Olympic Solidarity Course for Coaches of Taekwondo 1 to 12 November 2006, Army Gymnasium, Rawalpindi |
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7 | World Taekwondo Federation Kyung Hee University Partnership Taekwondo Training Programme 10 January to 6 February 2007, Korea. |
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8 | ISSF Taekwondo Coaching Course 12 to 21 January 2007, Tehran, Iran. |
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9 | 2007 WTF World Taekwondo Championship 13 to 23 May 2007, Beijing, China. |
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10 | Systematic Coaches Training Programme 9 to 23 June 2007, Army Gymnasium, Rawalpindi. |
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11 | 4th Asian Junior Taekwondo Championship 20 to 26 August 2007, Amman, Jordan. |
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12 | World Taekwondo Federation Kyung Hee University Partnership Training Programme 19 September to 13 November 2007, Korea. |
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13 | World Qualification Tournament at Manchester, U.K was held from 28 to 30 September 2007. | " |
14 | World Qualification Round for Beijing Olympics 28 to 30 November 2007, Vietnam. |
4th Position Not Qual for Olympics with the diff of only one fight |
15 | 20th Fajr World Taekwondo Tournament 9 to 11 February 2008, Bandarabbas, Iran. |
"2 x Bronze Medals 5th Position Trophy |
16 | 18th Asian Taekwondo Championship 26 To 28 April 2008, Zheng Zhou, China. |
Got Active Participation Trophy and Certificate |
17 | 7th WTF World Junior Taekwondo Championship 8 To 11 May 2008, Izmir, Turkey |
Participated |
18 | Taekwondo Peace Corps Training Programme 25th July to 17th August 2008, Rodham Hall, Islamabad. |
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19 | 4th El Hassan Open International Taekwondo Championship 5 to 12 August 2008, Amman, Jordan. |
1 x Gold 1 x Bronze Medals |
20 | NRW International Masters Taekwondo Championship 23 to 28 October 2008, Bonn, Germany |
2 x Silver Medals |
21 | 2008 WTF World Poomsae Taekwondo Championship 13 to 19 December 2008, Ankara, Turkey. |
Participated |
22 | 53rd International Referee Seminar & 62nd Kyorugi Referee Refresher Course 7 to 12 February 2009, Tropicana Hotel, Las Vegas, U.S.A. | Participated and Qualified |
23 | German Open International Taekwondo Championship 2 to 6 April 2009, Hamburg, Germany. |
Participated |
24 | 54th International Referee & 63rd International Referee Refresher Courses 6th to 11th April 2009 at Suzhou, China. |
Participated and Qualified |
25 | Established National Taekwondo Training Camp 5th to 25th April 2009, South Korea. |
Participated |