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Pope was granted honorary Taekwondo black belt at meeting in Vatican
May 10th 2017
WTF President "Chungwon Choue", accompanied by President of the Italian Taekwondo Federation "Angelo Cito", was received by Pope Francis in the Saint Peter’s Square in Vatican City. With them was Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to the Holy "See Jong-hyu Jeong
"Choue" awarded the Pope an honorary 10th Dan black belt – the highest rank in taekwondo.
The Pope expressed his interest in the humanitarian activities of the global taekwondo family, notably the Taekwondo Humanitarian Foundation, or THF.
“It was a tremendous honor to meet a man who has such immense moral stature worldwide,” said Choue after the meeting. “It was a great privilege to brief him on the sport of Taekwondo and on our humanitarian activities across the globe.”
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