ITF Insights

World Cup 2026: Everything You Need to Know

More than 200 participants from around the world joined the online information meetings in English and Spanish on Saturday, July 25, 2026, where the Organising Committee presented the latest updates and jointly answered questions with ITF officials about the World Cup 2026 in Benidorm, Spain. To help all athletes, coaches, umpires, clubs and National Associations…

July 26, 2026
Report: Central American and Caribbean Championship 2026

From July 16 to 19, 2026, the National Association of ITF Taekwon-Do of Honduras (ANHT-ITF) successfully hosted the III. Central American and Caribbean Championship “XXII Catracha Cup”. The event brought together over 200 competitors from eight countries: the United Statesof America, Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Jamaica, and the host nation, Honduras.…

July 23, 2026
New Board Member: Master Paco Ferrando

Following several personnel changes within the ITF Board of Directors in recent months, the composition of the Board continues to evolve as the Federation implements the succession procedures set out in the ITF Statutes. The ITF is pleased to welcome Master Paco Ferrando as a new Member-at-Large of the Board of Directors. He assumes the…

July 22, 2026
Report IUC55 – Gorakhpur, India

On the past weekend, July 4–5th, 2026, the city of Gorakhpur in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India, hosted the 55th International Umpire Course (IUC), bringing together more than 50 participants from across India, Malaysia, and Sri Lanka. Hosted by the All-India International Taekwon-Do Association (AIITA) and conducted by GMAbelardo Benzaquen, Chair of the ITF…

July 17, 2026