Manchester To Host Taekwondo Champs

The European Taekwondo Union (ETU) has confirmed that Manchester will host the European Taekwondo Championships, that will take place weeks before the Olympic Games in 2012.

The ETU Executive Committee made the decision at a meeting in Athens, at which Sport Taekwondo UK and the British Taekwondo Control Board presented their bid to the federation.

The news will offer sport in Britain the opportunity for the British team to finalise their preparations for the London Games.

Jeremy Beard, chairman of Sport Taekwondo UK said: ‘this is fantastic news for Taekwondo fans across the UK and provides us with a real chance to showcase the sport at a time when excitement will be growing ahead of the Olympics. It also recognises Sport Taekwondo UK’s ability to stage world class events and indeed Manchester’s reputation as global sporting capital’.

Dates for the 2012 European Taekwondo Championships are due to be announced soon.