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by administrador patutkdPATU Press (03.12.2023). With more than 80 participants from all over the continent, the Panamerican Taekwondo Union, presided by LAE. Juan Manuel Lopez, held this November 29th an informative meeting for all the technical managers of the MNAs.
In the meeting, important aspects for the near future of continental and world taekwondo were discussed, giving continuity to the approach at all levels with the continental taekwondo family.
"2024 is a year of great significance and at PATU, as always, we are concerned that the development of the entire Pan American family is integral. In this administration no one is left out and we will always provide all possible opportunities for their growth," emphasized President López Delgado empathetically.
In this meeting the events to be held next January were announced, an agenda that highlights the Certification course for new WT Poomsae referees -17 to 21 January-, which, thanks to a great work of PATU, will allow countries with less than ten active referees, to opt for the certification course, specifically those who hold the rank of II Dan Kukkiwon, which translates into better and greater opportunities for Latin American countries.
With national and Pan American coaches and judges in mind, on January 17 and 18, they will be able to participate in a joint practice with international referee applicants, in order to standardize teaching and qualification criteria.
Subsequently, the Pan American Poomase Congress will be held from January 25-27, by Master Raymond Hsu, which is focused on Poomsae coaches and athletes.
The kyorugi, meanwhile, will be active in the Pan American Refereeing Congress from January 25 to 27, where Team and Diamond modalities will be discussed. In addition, for athletes and coaches, kyorugi will have a seminar by Emmanuel Mateo -DOM-, Carla Bacco -CAN- and Arlén González -CUB-, also from January 25 to 27.
This major convention in the region will culminate with the PATU gala dinner on January 28.
Busy first half of the year
In addition, the Senior Pan American Championship of the G-4 category will be held in Brazil, which will provide a large number of points to position all athletes in search of the ranking for the Olympic Games and a better positioning for those who manage to be part of these important competitions.
"We have a first semester with many events for our teams to position themselves in the best way, and a second semester where we will continue sowing in all age divisions and modalities, already thinking about the next Olympic cycle and placing PATU at the top," confirmed the leader, also vice president of World Taekwondo.
Important
WT and PATU work hand in hand to end possible blockages that some MNAs exercise to prevent the participation of the Pan-American family in the events held by both WT and PATU itself.
