Australian Taekwondo is pleased to announce the 2023 World Championships Senior Selections will be held in Penrith, NSW, on Sunday, February 26, 2023.
Selections will take place for the Senior National Team, who will represent Australia at the World Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan, from May 29 to June 4, 2023.
This selection event is slated to be a pathway to Olympic selection (pending Australian Olympic Committee approval) and is one of several domestic competitions proposed as mandatory events for athletes to be considered for 2024 Olympic selection.
In the coming weeks, Australian Taekwondo will announce the Australian International Open and Oceania Presidents Cup, which will be held in Brisbane from July 7-10, and the 2023 National Championships. All three competitions are proposed as mandatory events for 2024 Olympic Selection consideration.
Australian Taekwondo is looking forward to an exciting lead-up to the 2024 Olympics, commencing with our 2023 World Championship National Team Selection in February.
Further information and details about the 2023 World Championship Selection will follow in the coming weeks.
Australia enjoyed an impressive campaign at the WT President’s Cup, with six athletes stepping onto the podium and delivering strong performances across the tournament. Winning two silver medals and four bronze, the Australian team showed its quality, resilience, marking their territory on home soil.
Australia’s para taekwondo program will be represented by two athletes on the Gold Coast this month, with Shrijana Ghising and Evie Ruffle set to contest the Australian Open, WT President’s Cup and Oceania Championships in an important competition block ahead of the Para World Championships later this year.
The Gold Coast is set to host two major World Taekwondo sparring events over one massive weekend! From proven senior campaigners to rising prospects pushing into the upper tier, here are 10 Australian athletes to watch when the action begins on the Gold Coast.
