By Kim Ji-soo
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said that it will send 12 taekwondo masters to Lesotho, Algeria, Uganda, Kenya, Colombia, Panama, East Timor, Indonesia, Tajikistan, Thailand, Malaysia and Belarus.
Last year, the ministry supported the dispatch of 19 taekwondo masters to 19 countries.
The ministry said that its taekwondo program is gaining traction.
In the case of Bangladesh where the government sent Lee Ju-sang, the Bangladesh's National Olympic Committee has selected taekwondo as one of the four sports that it will support in its effort to earn its first medal at the Asian Games.
The next Asian Games are scheduled to take place in Incheon in September. Lee is currently touring eight schools to teach the traditional Korean martial arts.
In Kyrgyzstan, Lee Seung-gyu has been active since May 2000, where he currently coaches Kyrgyzstan's national taekwondo team.
He helped the team compete in the event at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and at the 2012 London Olympics.
The ministry said that it plans to open a training and practice center on April 24 in Muju, North Jeolla Province.
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said that it will send 12 taekwondo masters to Lesotho, Algeria, Uganda, Kenya, Colombia, Panama, East Timor, Indonesia, Tajikistan, Thailand, Malaysia and Belarus.
Last year, the ministry supported the dispatch of 19 taekwondo masters to 19 countries.
The ministry said that its taekwondo program is gaining traction.
In the case of Bangladesh where the government sent Lee Ju-sang, the Bangladesh's National Olympic Committee has selected taekwondo as one of the four sports that it will support in its effort to earn its first medal at the Asian Games.
The next Asian Games are scheduled to take place in Incheon in September. Lee is currently touring eight schools to teach the traditional Korean martial arts.
In Kyrgyzstan, Lee Seung-gyu has been active since May 2000, where he currently coaches Kyrgyzstan's national taekwondo team.
He helped the team compete in the event at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and at the 2012 London Olympics.
The ministry said that it plans to open a training and practice center on April 24 in Muju, North Jeolla Province.
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