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OOC discusses with Taekwondo Committee its upcoming participations

OOC held yesterday Wednesday a joint meeting with Oman Taekwondo Committee in the presence of Sayyid Khalid Hamad Al Busaidi, OOC Chairman, and Brigadier Abdul-Malik bin Ghassan Al Mazrouei, Chairman of Oman Taekwondo Committee, and a number of members of OOC Board of Directors and technicals, in addition to members of Taekwondo Committee and National Team Coach.

The meeting views Oman Taekwondo Committee, its establishment and goals as well as the current conditions of the sport and current situation. In addition to the role of the committee in increasing the number of its practitioners in cooperation with bodies practising the sport and 26 private clubs in all governorates where the number of practitioners in the current period is 5,000 players.

The courses for coaches and referees are subject are one of the aims of Oman Taekwondo Committee to develop their levels and enhancing their experiences in a way that guarantees them obtaining the international level. As well as the recent external championships in which the committee and the previous camps participated, in addition to the programs offered by the International Taekwondo Federation also discussed.

The committee reviewed the current obstacles faced the Committee and the importance of continuously involving players in many regional and international tournaments, contacting global expertise for its significant contribution to raise their levels and ensuring achieving more advanced positions in international competitions.

They also reviewed the upcoming external participation of Oman Taekwondo Committee, and the opportunities to qualify for 2020 Tokyo. As well as participating in the Asian qualifications for 2020 Tokyo to be held next April in China, in addition to the Gulf Taekwondo Championship to be held in UAE Next July.