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1st WTF World Taekwondo Beach Championships Kick Off in Rhodes Island, Greece
May 5, 2017
The 1st WTF World Taekwondo Beach Championships kicked off today for a two-day run in Rhodes Island, Greece with the presence of 643 athletes in Poomsae categories.
On the first day of competition, which was held at the Nautica Club Rhodes with 11 divisions gold medals up for grabs, Korea and Turkey won three golds each, Thailand won two golds, and China, Denmark, Spain took home one gold each.
The first day of the 1st World Taekwondo Beach Championships featured Korea leading in medals.
There was an opening ceremony a day before the championships at the Bastion of the Grand Master’s Palace which is a world heritage monument since the medieval period. At the site, the biggest white card campaign was held with the collaboration of Peace and Sport and the ETU, the organizing committee. The white sheet used as a white card was 400 square meters and aimed to send a message of peace.
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