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Big tension among candidates
WTF Presidential elections
As the deadline to present a candidacy for the WTF presidential elections is April 12th, a lot of tension behind the scenes is building up among the candidates that wish to be invested on the 17th of July in Puebla, Mexico, on occasion of the 2013 World Taekwondo Championships.
All candidates are closely observing each other to build the most appropriate strategy, with the estimated number of final candidacies varying between 4 and 5.
The biggest favorite of the presidential race is still Dr. Chungwon Choue, current WTF President, who has already confirmed his intention of presenting a candidacy.
Choue’s biggest rival seems to be Moon-Jong Hong, a Korean congressman who holds an important position within the current governing party of the country.
Other possible candidates
- Soo Nam Park: Mr. Park is the current President of the DTU (German Taekwondo Federation) and the former coach of the German National Team.
Kemaleddin Heydarov: current President of the Azerbaijan Taekwondo Federation and Vice-president of the WTF.
- Mysterious candidate: According to a relevant source within the Taekwondo community, there is one other person linked to the IOC who is considering the possibility to run for the elections.
Depending on this, we could be talking about 4 or 5 candidates for WTF President, which means the number of candidates from the 2009 elections -4- could be exceeded.
All candidates are avoiding being the first one to officially present his candidacy, as they prefer to analyze others’ strategies before defining his’.
Source: WTM
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