ICELAND JUNIOR FEMALE ELECTION – ONLINE WORLD TAEKWONDO POOMSAE OPEN CHALLENGE I

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Big congratulations to Ásthildur Emma Ingileifardsóttir, who has been elected to represent Iceland at the Online World Taekwondo Poomsae Open Challenge I 2021 held by World Taekwondo President.

The election was conducted by National Coach – Lisa Lents in cooperation with TKI – the Icelandic Taekwondo Federation. The big online event is being held between March 28 – April 28, 2021 for Juniors only.

After last year’s huge success where World Taekwondo hosted the 1st Online World Taekwondo Championships & Open 2020 with over 1,500 athletes from 98 countries, WT are planning not less than 4 extraordinary events in 2021.

The Online World Taekwondo Poomsae Open Challenge 2021 will be held every quarterly (i.e. March, June, September, December). The event has an Official Category for national team athletes and an Open Category for families to participate in pairs and teams. In this regard, the event will be held in the following formats:

❇️ Open Challenge 1 in March: Family (Pairs and Team), Junior categories
❇️ Open Challenge 2 in June: Family (Pairs and Team), Cadet, Refugee categories
❇️ Open Challenge 3 in September: Family (Pairs and Team), Senior, Para Taekwondo categories
❇️ Open Challenge Grand Final in December – 4: Invitation to top 8 participants of each previous edition (March, June, and September)

We wish Ásthildur Emma Ingileifardsóttir best of luck at the Online World Taekwondo Poomsae Open Challenge I 2021! Áfram Ísland!