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Namdev Shirgaonkar elected unopposed President of Taekwondo India

Namdev Shirgaonkar of Maharashtra was re-elected unopposed as the President of India Taekwondo in elections for the executive committee. Shirgaonkar, who holds a black belt in Taekwondo is also secretary-general of Maharashtra Olympic Association (MOA), voiced his approval of being elected unopposed as chief of India Taekwondo.

Kiarash Bahri (Coordinator – World Taekwondo) as well as (Observer – Asian Taekwondo Union – ATU) and Wanyong Lee (2nd Observer – Asian Taekwondo Union – ATU) and Prashant Desai (Observer – Paralympic Committee of India – PCI) played their role in the smooth conduct of the elections.

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India will be featured in the upcoming Senior World Taekwondo Championship 2023 to be held in Baku, Azerbaijan from May 25 to June 5.

Executive Committee of India Taekwondo:

  • President: Namdev Shirgaonkar (MAHA)
  • Sr. Vice-President: Veena Arora (PUN)
  • Vice-President: P. Socrates )TN)
  • Secretary General: Amit Dhamal (MAHA)
  • Treasurer: Rajat Aditya Dikshit (UP)
  • Executive Committee Members: Gitika Talukdar (Assam); Vikas Kumar Verma (GUJ).

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Sumit Arora

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