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Junior World Championships Team Selection Eligibility
Athletes that have lodged entries for the Australian Junior Team Selection event in Perth on 5 February, 2012 are advised to contact their Club/Coach regarding their elligiblity to contest this event as important notices have been sent to all Clubs.
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National Poomsae Development Squad Training Camp 2012
The 2012 NPDS Traing Camp was conducted over 5 days at Camp Banksia in Tasmania.
Pictured are David Warrren STA National Poomsae Coach, Craig Barrett STA Assistant Poomsae Coach with attendees from across Australia
More details to follow.
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Access to WTF Sanctioned Open events in 2012 and 2013
The introduction of the WTF membership system and the Global Athlete Licence (GAL) means that ultimately, only members of STA will have access to these events including the large benchmark Open events such as the US Open, Dutch Open, German Open, British Open etc. Already for the recent French Open in 2011, all athletes who participated at this event were required to have a letter of authority from STA.
A meeting has now been scheduled by the WTF to discuss this matter. The meeting will take place on 2nd February 2012 in Korea and before all of the World's major International Open events begin in 2012.
The Continental Unions of the WTF support restricting access to all Open events to members of the respective recognised associations of the WTF. The WTF itself has indicated that access to such events in 2013 will require a GAL Licence which can only be obtained from national associations such as STA.
Given the meeting to discuss this matter is scheduled on 2nd February and given the position of the Continental Unions, a likely outcome of the meeting may be that any athlete wishing to participate at any International Open event in 2012, will require either a GAL or a WTF membership card.
For Australian athletes these can only be obtained if you are a members of STA.
If you are making plans to compete at any of these events in 2012, make sure your application for membership of STA is received well before your planned trip and well before you make travel plans to attend any international open event in order to avoid disappointment.
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Nomination Event and Junior World Championships Selection - Weigh-in
The weigh-in for the Nomination Event and the World Junior Championships Selection will be held 3-5pm on Sat 4 February, 2012 at the Altone Park Leisure Centre, Beechboro, Perth, WA.
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Bronze Medal at London Test Event
Chynea Lang with Mr Charles Rawlins who coached her to a Bronze Medal win at the prestigious London Test event.
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STA Membership Policy
The STA Memberhsip Policy can be read by clicking here.
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Olympic Test Event - AUS Bronze medal!
As part of the preparation for the Olympic Games in London a "Test Event" is conducted to establish the venue and competition systems. This event is by invitation only and is a high level competition with many distinguished international players attending.
Australia was invited to participate in the following divisions. Congratulation to the 6 Australian athletes that competed and especially Chynea Lang who won a Bronze medal!
Male 68kg:
Michael Magee lost to Germany 11-5
Male 80kg:
Hayder Shkara lost to Germany 6-1
Female 49kg:
Sinead Smyth lost to Spain 6-2
Chynea Lang lost to France 10-2, progressed to the repecharge and defeated Sweden 4-2 and then defeated France 4-3 to win the Bronze medal.
Female 67+kg:
Jasmine Cross lost to Germany 4-1
Samantha Weber lost to Russia 15-1, progressed to the repecharge and then lost to Italy 11-3
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2012 World Junior Championships Selection Trials
The 9th WTF World Junior Championships will be held in Egypt 4-8 April 2012. STA will be selecting the Australian Junior Team to contest the World Junior Championships on Sunday, 5 February, 2012 at Altone Park, Perth, WA.
Entry forms with STA member eligibility are now available:
- Click here for Tournament Invitation
- Click here for Athlete Entry form
- Click here for Coaches Registration form
Please note that Entries close on 15 December, 2011
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STA's 2012 Junior World Championships Selection Trials
The 9th WTF World Junior Championships will be held in Egypt 4-8 April 2012. STA will be selecting the Australian Junior Team to contest the World Junior Championships on Sunday, 5 February, 2012 at Altone Park, Perth, WA.
Entry forms with STA member eligibility will be published on the STA website shortly.
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STA Admin Officer appointed to service STA members
STA is pleased to advise the appointment of an administration and member services officer to service the needs of our growing membership.
Members are now able to contact STA's administration officer for any assistance they require.
Members are now able to ring 0431 STA STA (0431 782 782) and or email info@sta.asn.au to have their membership queries resolved.
STA recognises the importance of its members and the need to quickly respond to their needs. Consequently, the appointment of STA's administration officer is in recognition of our rapidly expanding membership and the obligations STA has as a National Sporting organisation to service the needs of its members.
STA's administrative officer will be accessible Monday to Friday between 9:30am and 9pm and on Saturdays between 9:30am and 3pm.
The extended hours of operation is in recognition that many clubs operate their clubs until late in the evenings and on weekends.
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Appointment of STA International Tour Managers (ITM) 2012
STA has now appointed two of its 2012 International Tour Managers for 2012.
Congratulations to Mr Charlie Rawlins (rawlins007@bigpond.com) will be the contact person for those members wishing to attend the US Open (G2) event to be held in February 2012 and Mr Andy Rutten (ruttentkd@internode.on.net) will be the contact person for anyone wishing to attend the German Open (G1) and an associated training camp to be held in March 2012.
Further appointments to be made shortly.
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STA's comprehensive calendar for 2012 is now set
Get your club ready for a busy 2012!
You can now start to make plans for your club and athletes to participate in the vast array of state, national and international events that have now been confirmed for 2012.
The calendar can be downloaded by clicking here.
With the massive influx of members for 2012, STA has worked hard with its state divisions to develop a comprehensive program to meet the needs of clubs and their members. The calendar includes, camps, seminars, accreditation courses, developmental programs, state championships, national championships, Australian open, national team selection championship, international competitions, WTF sanctioned events and international benchmark and world ranking events.
The calendar provides the necessary programs for both Poomsae and Sparring competitors as well as an array of courses which will enable members to obtain their necessary internationally recognised accreditations in 2012.
2012 will be one of the busiest calendars in the history of our sport, and we look forward to what promises to be a challenging and exciting year for our members.
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Team for London 2012 Test Event
Congratulations to the following STA members who have been selected to contest the London 2012 Test Event
Male - 68kg Michael MAGEE
Male - 80kg Hayder SHKARA
Female - 49kg Chynea LANG and Sinead SMYTH
Female + 67kg Jasmine CROSS and Samantha WEBER
Head of Team Mr Charles RAWLINS
Coach Mr Tae Ho UHM
Chaperone / Coach Ms Hsuan Jen (Zen) LIN
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POOMSAE TRAINING CAMP WORLD UNIVERSITY CHAMPIONSHIPS MAY 2012
The 12th World University Championships is being conducted on 25-30th May 2012 Pocheon, Gyeonggi-do Korea.
Selection to possibly a University Shadow Poomsae Team will be held at the camp. Click here for camp information and application form.
The Poomsae Training Camp is essential for all STA members who wish to be eligible for National Selections through our ranking system. The Camp will be the first round of rankings for 2012 due to the new age divisions and WTF rule changes.
All queries can be directed to Manager Poomsae by email info@sta.asn.au
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Olympic Nomination Process - Progressive Points
Following the Preliminary Nomination Event the progressive points tally for athletes is available here:
- Click here for male athletes
- Click here for female athletes
The Nomination Event tournament invitation and entry documents will be emailed to the eligible athletes (as detailed in the Nomination Criteria) in due course.
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2012 Olympic Coach/Section Manager
The Australian Olympic Committee has confirmed that the 2012 Olympic Taekwondo team will consist of two athletes (one male and one female) and one Coach/manager.
Applications are now invited for the above position.
Please note that the appointed 2012 Olympic Coach will also be required to act as team manager during the 2012 Games.
The AOC has provided details of the management position description and duties. Applications to STA should consist of:
- A cover letter of not more than one page detailing the main reasons why you are applying for this position and what value you feel you could bring to the 2012 Australian Olympic Team
- A current resume detailing all coaching and team management experience, and all previous Olympic experience
- Completed “AOC Application for the Position of Section Manager”available here.
Applications are to be emailed to the Secretary General of STA at lee.meeca@bigpond.com to be received not later than 5pm on Friday 4 November, 2011.
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STA Adopts Intellectual Property Policy to Protect its Members.
A recent poster has been published advertising the Adelaide Open. The poster could also be found on a web site called Just Kicks Taekwondo and MMA, located in Adelaide. The web site and the poster in combination displayed the WTF logo, the ASC logo and the Olympic rings.
STA wrote to the club asking that the WTF logo and other logos be removed as that club was:
- Not a member of STA
- Not a member of the WTF
- Not a member of the AOC
- Not a member of the ASC
The use of the WTF logo in particular, may have confused people into believing that the club was a member of STA as only STA member clubs are permitted to use and display the WTF logo.
Despite receiving no favourable response from the club that it would take action to remove the misleading insignia, STA was advised by the ASC that it has demanded the removal of its logo and the WTF have also now written to the club asking that it take action to remove the WTF logo from all its publications as the WTF logo can only be used by STA members.
To view the WTF's letter click here. To view STA's Intellectual Property policy click here.
STA is committed to taking the strongest action under its policy to protect its interests and that of its members who are the only clubs/organisations permitted to use the WTF, OTU and AOC logo to the exclusion of any club or organisation that is not a member of STA.
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Australia to contest the London International Invitational Event (London 2012 - Test Event)
Australia has been invited to contest a number of divisions at the London 2012 Test event. Athletes and officials are invited to lodge their Expression of Interest with STA by email not later than 14 October, 2011 (extended due to website issues).
- Further competition details are available here.
- Expression of Interest Form is available here.
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2012 London Olympic Games Team - Preliminary Nomination Event
Details of the Preliminary Nomination Event to be conducted on Sunday 16th October:
- Invitation and details available by clicking here
- Click here for Athlete Entry form
- Click here for Coaches Registration form
Please note that entries close Thursday 6 October, 2011
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VOTE FOR STEVEN CURRIE- VEGEMITE'S TOAST OF A NATION NOMINEE & TAEKWONDO PARALYMPIC WORLD CHAMPION
Steve is a fine example of an Australian who is giving it all he has. Steven overcame bullying in his childhood and a significant physical loss to train unremittingly and become Australia¹s first Taekwondo World Champion.
He has self-funded many trips overseas, most recently to Russia, to compete and represent Australia in Taekwondo. Though Taekwondo is a martial art, its discipline, technique and mental training are the mortar for building a strong sense of justice, fortitude, humility and resolve which are all qualities Steven represents. What makes Steve the Toast of the Nation¹ is that he has always trained with and competed against able bodied athletes, despite being completely paralyzed in his left arm following a motorbike accident in 2005.
With a resilient attitude, a dedication to strict rehabilitation and the endless guidance of his coach and former Olympian Carlo Massimino, Steven gained his Black Belt and regained a love for life and the possibilities it still held for him. Regardless of his setback, he has never lost his resolve to be the best and inspire the next generation of Australians to aim highand achieve, no matter their circumstances.
Vote now for Steven! by clicking here.
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STA 2011 Australian Open a great success
The 2011 Australian Open was conducted over 2 days on the Gold Coast, Queensland which saw athletes participating in Poomsae and Sparring from the following 12 nations compete in Australia's inaugural Open event: Australia, France, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Singapore and USA.
The level of competition was of a very high standard, which provided our Australian athletes with valuable international competition experience.
STA's President John Kotsifas said, "This was Australia's first Australian Open and the level of support from other nations was fantastic. We expect even a larger number of teams in 2012 as we already have had commitments from many European countries and others from the Asian, Pan American and African region. We also had athletes who had recently qualified for the 2012 Olympics compete in this year's event".
"All but one of our referees was a WTF International Referee or had just completed the WTF IR course held in the 4 days prior to the Australian Open, and consequently, the level of officiating was of the highest standard. We also had many highly experienced IR's from overseas who will be officiating at the 2012 London Olympic games, officiating at our event. They were selected by the WTF to referee at the Oceania Olympic selection event in Noumea the week before and decided to attend the open event at STA's invitation. They helped us stage an event with the highest level of referee officiating ever seen in Australia. That and the use of the latest Daedo PSS electronic scoring system and the latest drug testing undertaken by ASADA officials from the Australian Sports Commission, made this a first class international event," STA's President said.
"The Australian Open is now on everyone's international competition calendar and in 2012 it will be a sanctioned WTF international Open event providing athletes with world ranking points", John Kotsifas said.
Our Australian coaches all indicated that it was fantastic to see their athletes compete with high level international players.
Due to the unprecedented enquiries we have had about next year's event, the 2012 Australian Open has been awarded to STA Qld and will again be held on the Gold Coast. Event details will be available in the next few weeks to enable clubs and athletes to make arrangements for 2012 well in advance.
Our sincere thanks and appreciation is extended to all STA QLD clubs, instructors and a special thank you to Caboolture Tkd club and the STA Qld Branch of Rawlins Tkd club for their volunteers who supported this great event and who ensured its success.
For Australian Open sparring results click here. Poomsae results will be posted soon.
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POOMSAE DEVELOPMENT TRAINING CAMP
The Poomsae Development Training camp will be in January 2012. For information and application form click here (updated information 19th Sept 2011). The deadline for applications is 31st October.
Remember, you must be an STA member in order attend this training camp. If you have any queries regarding this training camp course please STA - info@sta.asn.au
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Australia Qualifies Two Divisions for 2012 London Olympic Games
Australia contested the following divisions at the Oceania Olympic Qualification Tournament yesterday in New Caledonia.
- Mens -58kg (Safwan Khalil)
- Mens -80kg (Hader Shkara)
- Womens -57kg (Caroline Marton)
- Womens -67kg (Carmen Marton)
The Team were successful in qualifying two divisions and Australia is now elligible to contest the 2012 London Olympic Games Taekwondo competition in the Mens -58kg and the Womens -67kg divisions.
Congratulations to all Team members on their efforts at the Oceania Qualifiers.
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2011 British Open - Australian Entries
The 2011 British Open is being conducted on 1-2 October (entries close on 16 September). Detailed information regarding the event can be found here.
The 2011 BO Invitation Document specifies that "All participants must be members of a National Taekwondo Federation, affiliated to the WTF. This membership must be proved by means of valid federal certificate of membership at the time of registration. Please remember to bring this proof of membership."
As the WTF MNA for Australia STA will be providing the British Open Organising Committee with a list of STA members that have entered - thus authorising their participation.
Athletes wishing to enter the 2011 British Open should register their interest with STA by sending an email to info@sta.asn.au (athletes are also reminded to take their STA Membership card to the event).
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2011 AUS Open, On-line Entry Support
The STA AUS Open On-line entry system is very busy with registrations, should you be experiencing any delays or other issues please contact our friendly On-line Support Team either by email at support@staevents.asn.au or by phone on 0487 776 399.
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Entry Deadline for STA Nationals and Australian Open Extended
Please note that the deadline for entries for the Nationals and the Australian Open has now been extended until Sunday 11 September, 2011.
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WTF Newletter Features AUS M58kg Athlete
Safwan Khalil has featured in the WTF Newsletter - the article is reproduced below:
Safwan KHALIL (Men's -58kg), Australia
The young Australian who dreams of an Olympic medal has taken one step closer toward his dream. Safwan KHALIL won the gold medal in Men's 58kg after brushing off the tough challenge of Iranian opponent, Hadi, MOSTEAN LORON, in the 4th, or so called sudden death, round, with a head-shot on August 21, 2011 at the 2011 Shenzhen Summer Universiade.
The young Australian celebrated his hard-won victory by dancing joyously on the court, attracting applause from the spectators who jam-packed the stadium.
Khalil is feeling more confident by this victory and believes that he has come closer toward his Olympic dream. He is an athlete driven by the spirit of tenacity. He had been defeated at the quarter-final of the WTF World Qualification Tournament for the 2012 London Olympic Games which was held at Baku, Azerbaijan, on June 29 to July 4, 2011.
Not overwhelmed by the defeat, Khalil kept training and now has won a gold medal here at Shenzhen, in just a little over one month after Baku.
Safwan Khalil will participate in the Oceania Continental Qualification Tournament for the 2012 London Olympic Games in Noumea, New Caledonia, on September 11, 2011.
Q: Congratulations!
A: Thank you! I am so glad.
Q: You participated in Baku Qualification Tournament but unfortunately didn't make it. Will you participate in the Continental Qualification Tournament to be held next month in New Caledonia?
A: Sure, I will. I hope to be qualified there. At Baku, I was beat by a Korean athlete at the quarter-final. But I couldn't stop there for my Olympic dream.
Q: Isn't it difficult to balance your life as student and taekwondo athlete?
A: Yes, it is. But my university in Sydney takes special care of me and allows much leeway to do both, study and taekwondo.
Q: Can you tell me when you started taekwondo and what motivated to do it?
A: I started taekwondo when I was 13 years old at my parents'
recommendation. Soon I found that I really liked "fighting".
Q: Starting at 13 years old.. you started not that early. You must have trained very hard to reach such a high level.
A: Yes, I have been training very hard. For the World Qualification Tournament and Universiade, I have trained morning and evening, 6 days per week. It is hard but I love it!
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Entry Deadline for STA Nationals and Australian Open Extended
Please note that the deadline for entries for the Nationals and the Australian Open has now been extended until Sunday 11 August, 2011.
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More Medals for Australia at 2011 Universiade
Carmen Marton has won a Bronze medal in the W67kg division at the Universiade in China. This brings our medal tally to two, a Gold and a Bronze. The Universiade is only held every two years - this is our best result so far.
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First AUS Gold Medal at Universiade
Safwan Khalil has won the M58kg division at the Universiade in China. The Universiade competition is between the best university athletes from each country and is one of the largest multisport competitions in the world (second only to the Olympics).
A Gold medal at the Universiade is a major achievement and we congratulate Saf on this fantastic result - well done!
(Saf also won our first Asian Junior Championship Gold medal in Vietnam in 2003!)
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STA Poomsae Rankings
The STA National Poomsae Ranking system will soon come into effect - the ranking system outline is available here.
The first ranking points event will be the 2011 National Championships/Australian Open on 17th September on the Gold Coast.
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STA Coach/Referee Workshop - WA
A highly successful Sports Taekwondo Australia Coach/Referee Workshop was hosted by STA affiliate, the Western Australian Taekwondo Council on Sunday the 31st of July.
69 STA members from 8 Taekwondo academies participated in the workshop, which was conducted by Mr Rene Leveaux - STA Referee Director, Chairman of the OTU Referee Committee, and Chairman of the WTF Youth and Collegiate Committee and assisted by Mrs Jenny Crutchett International referee and WATC Referee Chairperson.
The seminar was attended by new referee’s through to a number of current International referees. Likewise Coaches varied from those without any formal Qualifications to Olympic and World Championship coaches.
Participants found the seminar very informative and were very positive toward Mr Leveaux’s delivery style.
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Olympic Oceania Qualification Tournament Selection Event – Results
The OQT Selection Event was conducted in Melbourne on Saturday 13 August.
The following athletes won their divisions and are eligible for selection as one of two males and two females to represent Australia at the WTF Oceania Qualification Tournament in New Caledonia in September.
- Male 58 SAFWAN KHALIL (NSW)
- Male 68 BRODIE SCIBERRAS(WA)
- Male 80 HADER SHKARA (NSW)
- Male 80+ ADAM UNDERWOOD (VIC)
- Female 49 CHYNAE LANG (VIC)
- Female 57 CAROLINE MARTON (VIC)
- Female 67 CARMON MARTON (VIC)
- Female 67+ JASMINE CROSS (WA)
The nominated divisions will be announced by the Selectors shortly.
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Coaching Accreditation for the Nationals and Australian Open
STA coaching accreditation application forms can be found below, please note that you need to include a copy of your Working With Children card (or your home State equivalent).
Please fill out your application form as soon as possible and submit it to STA so that we can arrange to have your STA (OTU) Coaching accreditation processed well before the Nationals
- STA (OTU) Coaches Accreditation Criteria. Click here for details
- STA (OTU) Coaches Accreditation Application. Click here for details
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AOC Approved Nomination Criteria (revised 5 August)
The AOC has issued amended Nomination Criteria which details what happens if players accumulated Olympic Points are tied.
The amended 2012 Nomination Criteria for Taekwondo is available by clicking here.
Any queries regarding the Nomination Criteria can be directed to Mr Stuart Lee, STA Secretary General on 0412 022 941 or by email - info@sta.asn.au
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Olympic Qualification Process - Progressive Points
Following the conduct of the OQT-Preliminary Event on 16 July the progressive points tally for athletes is available here:
- Click here for male athletes
- Click here for female athletes (updated 24/7/2011)
The OQT-Selection Event will be conducted on Saturday 13 August, 2011 atVictoria University, Footscray, Victoria.Tournament Invitation and Entry documents will be emailed to the eligible
athletes as detailed in the Nomination Criteria.
Entries close on Thursday 4 August, 2011.
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WTF IR Course and Refresher to be held on Gold Coast QLD, Australia 13-16 September 2011 (Applications open now)
Details of the IR course and refresher have just been announced by the WTF.
For details of the course click here. For the application form click here.
There are limited places available so get in quick with your application. The deadline for applications is 19th August 2011.
Remember, you must be an STA member in order to be recommended to undertake this course or refresher.
If you have any queries regarding this course please contact Mr Rene Leveaux - rene.eveaux@uts.edu.au
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AOC Approved Nomination Criteria
The AOC has approved the change in location for the OQT-SE tournament. The amended 2012 Nomination Criteria for Taekwondo is available by clicking here.
Any queries regarding the Nomination Criteria can be directed to Mr StuartLee, STA Secretary General on 0412 022 941 or by email - info@sta.asn.au
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Venue for the Olympic Qualification event scheduled for 13th August
Please take note that the venue for the next selection event which had previously been advertised as Perth, will now take place at Victoria University, Melbourne on Saturday 13th August 2011.
Further details will be posted on STA’s web page very soon
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Australian Poomsae Team
The Australian Poomsae Team leaves this week to compete at the 6th World Poomsae Championshipsin Vladivostok, Russia.
Team Members are:
Head Coach - David Warren
Assistant Coach - Craig Barrett
Team Manager - Michael Westerberg
Bronwyn Butterworth, Carmela Hartnett, Jessica Moro, Grace Hinds, Sarah Chiriff, Ashley DeMarco, David Atkinson, Robert Schembri, Barry Jordan,Dale Bryce, Steven Boag, Diego Chiriff, Hyung Woong Yang, Russell Wood, Josha Warren
We wish the Team good luck in Vladivostok!
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Weigh-in Details for VJO and the OQT-PE Competitions
The Weigh-in for the Victorian Junior Open and the Oceania Qualificaton Tournament - Preliminary Event will be conducted on Friday 15 July at the State Netball Hockey Centre, Brens Drive, Parkville.
Juniors(VJO) from 4pm-6pm (please bring a photo ID) Seniors (OQT-PE) from 6pm-8pm
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Olympic Qualification Process - Progressive Points
Following the conduct of the WQT - Selection Event the progressive points tally for athletes is available here:
- Click here for male athletes
- Click here for female Athletes
The Oceania Qlympic Tournament - Preliminary Event will be conducted in Melbourne on Saturday 16 July.
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Olympic Qualification Event - Day 4
Australia had one athlete competing on the final day of the World Qualification event.
Day 4 saw Caroline Marton compete in the Female 57Kg Division - Lost to USA 1, 5
Australia has not qualified for the Olympics at the World Qualification Tournament but has another opportunity at the Oceania Regional Qualifications in Noumea, New Caledonia in September.
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Olympic Qualification Event - Day 3
Australia had no athletes competing on Day 2 of the World Qualification event.
Day 3 saw Burak Hasan compete in the Male 80Kg Division First Round Bye Defeated India 6,2 Lost to AZE 10,8 - AZE placed 1st overall
Caroline Marton (F57kg Division) competes on Day 4 (3 July)
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Olympic Qualification Event - Day 1
Australia had two athletes competing on the first day of the Qualifications in Azerbaijan.
Safwan Khalil M58kg Division
Defeated PLE 9,1
Defeated YEM 4,1
Defeated ESP 1,1 - won Golden Point (the current World Champion)
Lost to KOR 4,5 - KOR placed 3rd overall.
Carmen Marton F67kg Division
Defeated VEN 3,1
Lost to EGY 5,6
Burak Hasan (M80kg) and Caroline Marton (F57kg) will compete on the 2nd and
3rd of July respectively.
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No Electronic Body Protectors for Olympic World Qualification Tournament
The WTF has advised that the electronic body protectors (PSS - Points Scoring System) will not be used at the Olympic World Qualification Tournament being held in Baku, Azerbaijan this week.
Reasons why the Daedo and LaJust PSS systems will not be used are detailed in the WTF letter here.
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Victorian Senior Open Championships - Saturday 16 July
Details of the Victorian Senior Open Championships to be conducted on Saturday 16 July:
- Invitation and details available here
- Athlete Entry form here
- Coaches Registration form here
Entries close Friday 8 July, 2011.
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Victorian Poomsae Open Championships - Saturday 16 July
Details of the Victorian Poomsae Open Championships to be conducted on Saturday 16 July
Invitation, details and entry forms available here. Entries close Thursday 7 July, 2011.
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Oceania Qualification Tournament - Preliminary Event
Details of the OQT Preliminary Event to be conducted on Saturday 16 July:
- Invitation and details available here
- Athlete Entry form here
- Coaches Registration form here
Entries close Friday 8 July, 2011
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Victorian Junior Open Championships - Saturday 16 July
Details of the Victorian Junior Open Championships to be conducted on Saturday 16 July:
- Invitation and details available here
- Athlete Entry form here
- Coaches Registration form here
Entries close Friday 8 July, 2011.
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AOC & ASC fund STA Olympic Qualification Team
STA is pleased to advise and formally recognise the valuable contribution the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) and the Australian Sports Commission (ASC) are providing to the Australian Team to contest the WTF Olympic World Qualification Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan.
The funding provided to STA and Team members means that the athletes are fully funded and staff partially funded for this event. This a very welcome change to the situation faced by athletes in Australia since 2007 when funding was ceased as a result of Taekwondo Australia failing to comply with AOC and ASC requirements.
To date athletes, their parents and coaches have needed to substantially fund their own costs associated with international competitions with some financial support from STA. With STA now being recognised as the Member National Association within Australia and internationally, the future nowlooks bright for athletes who aspire to representing their country internationally.
STA looks forward to working with its partners to establish a comprehensive and well funded High Performance and Development Program to benefit our aspiring Taekwondo athletes and to again secure long term funding arrangements for our athletes and programs.
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WTF International Referee Seminar
STA has the great pleasure to host the Oceania Regions WTF International Referee Seminar & International Referee Refresher Course, 13th – 16th September 2011.
All IRs are welcome to join in and update your skills and stay on and officiate at the 2011 Australian Open. Click here for more information.
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ASC WELCOMES STA
Following STA’s membership of the AOC, STA has already met with senior representatives of the Australian Sports Commission (ASC) to fast track its membership and funding application.
The ASC has provided valuable guidance to STA which will assist in the prompt consideration and finalization of STA’s application.
STA understands the vital importance of the support given to sports recognised by the ASC and will keep members informed of progress.
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STA Reviews Membership Categories
STA wishes to advise that effective 1st June 2011 individual direct application for membership to STA has been discontinued.
STA individual membership is only available if your club is a registered Affiliate member of STA.
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Revised Affiliate Membership (Club) Application Form
Effective 1st June 2011, STA’s Board has revised its Affiliate Membership form for clubs. The new form is available here and on the membership page.
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AOC Approved Nomination Criteria
The AOC has approved STA's Nomination Criteria for Taekwondo for the 2012 Olympic Games. To view details of the Nomination Criteria click here.
Any queries regarding the Nomination Criteria can be directed to Mr Stuart Lee, STA Secretary General on 0412 022 941 or by email - info@sta.asn.au
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Olympic WQT - Selected Divisions and Athletes
The following divisions and athletes have been selected to contest the Olympic World Qualification Tournament (WQT) in Baku, Azebaijan.
- Male -58kg Safwan Khalil
- Male 80kg Burak Hasan
- Female 57kg Caroline Marton
- Female 67kg Carmen Marton
The targeting of Olympic weight categories will be reviewed post the STA Oceania Qualification Selection Tournament for all remaining IOC quota opportunities.
STA wishes the above athetes every success in the forthcoming Qualification event.
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Olympic World Qualification Tournament Selection Event – Results
The WQT Selection Event was conducted at the Australian Institute of Sport on Saturday 4 June.
The following athletes won their divisions and are eligible for selection as one of two males and two females to represent Australia at the WTF World Qualification Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan in July.
- Male 58 SAFWAN KHALIL (NSW)
- Male 68 BRODIE SCIBERRAS (WA)
- Male 80 BURAK HASAN (VIC)
- Male 80+ ADAM UNDERWOOD (VIC)
- Female 49 CHYNAE LANG (VIC)
- Female 57 CAROLINE MARTON (VIC)
- Female 67 CARMON MARTON (VIC)
- Female 67+ JASMINE CROSS (WA)
The nominated divisions will be announced by the Selectors shortly.
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OTU Poomsae Judging Certification Seminar - WA
STA is proud to host an OTU Poomsae Judging Certification Seminar in Perth on Sunday 5 June.
Attendees that successfully complete the seminar will be OTU Certified to judge at poomsae tournaments throughout the Oceania Taekwondo Union region.
Seminar details and Application form can be viewed by clicking here.
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AOC Recognises STA
The AOC Executive meeting held on 13 May, 2011 resolved to admit Sports Taekwondo Australia as a Member of the AOC. Click here to read AOC letter.
STA is the AOC recognised entity for Taekwondo in Australia.
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Daedo PSS to be used at 2012 London Olympic Games
Swiss Timing have selected the Daedo Points Scoring System (PSS) for use at the 2012 Olympic Games.
As such to be consistent with the system to be used in the Olympic competition the WTF and STA will both use the Daedo PSS in their Olympic Qualification Events
Click here to read WTF Letter.
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Olympic Qualification Process - Progressive Points
Following the conduct of the WQT - Preliminary Event last weekend the progressive points tally for athletes is available here:
- Click here for male athletes
- Click here for Female Athletes
The top three points holders in each weight division are eligible to enter the WQT - Selection Event which will be conducted on Saturday 4 June, 2011 at the Australian Institute of Sport in the ACT.
Entry documents will be emailed to the eligible athletes later this week. Entries close on Thursday 26 May, 2011.
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WQT Preliminary Event - Player Listing
A complete listing of the athletes that have entered the WQT Preliminary Event by division can be viewed here.
No athletes will be seeded - the competiton draw will be randomly generated by computer.
Copies of the Draw will be available at weigh-in and at the competition on the day.
Good luck to all competitors.
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WQT Preliminary Event - Weigh-in Details
All athletes are required to weigh-in between 3pm - 5pm on Friday 13th May at Carrara Stadium, Nerang - Broadbeach Road, Gold Coast.
Athletes must present photo ID ( note: mininum dress for weigh-in is Tshirt and shorts with 0.5kg allowance)
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WQT Preliminary Event - PSS
STA wishes to advise all athletes that have entered the WQT Preliminary Event that the Points Scoring System (PSS) that will be utilized is the Daedo system.
Daedo "sensor socks" will need to be worn by all competitors. For those that do not already have Daedo Sensor Socks, they will be available for purchase from Daedo representatives at the weigh-in on Friday and precompetition on Saturday 14th May.
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OTU Coaches Accrediation - WQT Preliminary Event
All coaches are required to be appropriately OTU accredited. Coaches will need to complete their OTU coaching accreditation applications (including a copy of their Working With Children Check card or state equivalent) and submit these to STA by the closing date (9 May).
As these applications cannot be fully processed and returned prior to the event, a temporary coaching (day) pass will be issued to those that meet the accrediation requirements.
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World Qualification Tournament - Preliminary Event
Details of the WQT Preliminary Event to be conducted on Saturday 14 May:
- Invitation and details available here
- Athlete Entry form here
- Coaches Registration form here
Entries close 5pm Monday 9 May, 2011.
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OTU Coaches Accreditation - Details
Coaches wishing to obtain OTU Coaches Accreditation please refer to the following documents:
- OTU Coaches Accreditation Criteria. Click here for details.
- OTU Coaches Accreditation Application. Click here for details
*Please note that Australian based coaches are also required to enclose a copy of their Working With Children card (or state equivalent).
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2011 WTF World Sparring Championships - Gyeongju Korea
Day 6 Results
Adam Underwood
1st match loss to FIN 1-9
Day 5 Results
Female 73kg Jasmine Cross
1st match loss to MLI 2-3
Male 87kg Aydal Ozalp
1st match loss to GBR 6-7
Male 63kg Safwan Khalil
1st match defeated CYP 14-2
2nd match loss to DOM 2-3
Day 4 Results:
Male 54kg Steven Foullas
1st match loss to ESP 1-9
Male 74kg Hayder Shkara
1st match loss to FRA 1-11
Female 46kg Jasmine Branca
1st match defeated ETH 7-0
2nd match defeated KEN - walkover
3rd match loss to ESP 2-5
Day 3 results
Male 68kg Brodie Sciberras
1st match loss to KAZ 4 -4, Golden point 0-1
Female 57kg Jessica Jordan
1st match loss to ESP 1-3
Female 62kg Carmen Marton
1st match defeated UKR 4-2
2nd match defeated GRE 7-1
3rd match defeated SWE 6-3
4th match (quarter final) lost to CRO 3-15
Australia Team Day 2 Results:
Female 53kgs Bernadette Branca
1st match - defeated CAM 4-1
2nd match - defeated AZE 2-0
3rd match - lost to MAR 0-6
Female 67kg Chloe Iriyadi
1st match - defeated ISL 8-4
2nd match - lost to BLR 7-17
Male 80kg Hayden Shrive
1st match - wlk over NIG
2nd match lost to TJK 6-0
Australia Team Day 1 Results:
Male 58kg Gylan Al Atroushi lost to TJK 2-3
Female 49kg Chynea Lang lost to BRA 1-7
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World Poomsae Championships Selections and Junior Talent ID Selections
Entries Closed for World Poomsae Selections
Entries are now closed for the World Poomsae Selection Event, being held in Melbourne on Sunday 1st May. All late entries received will be returned.
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2011 Chuncheon Korean Open -- July14 - 19, 2011
STA is pleased to announce the 2011 Chuncheon Korean Open.
Australia has a long and successful history of competing at this prestigious event and encourages Australian Taekwondo athletes to attend in 2011.
The competition is open for all ages and belts in the following categories:
Gyeorugi - July 15(Fri) ～July 19(Tue)
- M/F, Junior (10 weight categories), Senior (8 weight categories)
- GYEORUGI for Non-Koreans : M, Junior (5 weight categories), Senior (4 weight categories)
- Gyeorugi for 5-player team competition : Domestic- Korean Only / Overseas - national mixed acceptable
- Children : 11 weight categories (M/F Mixed)
Gyeongyeon - July 15(Fri) ~July 18(Mon)
- Recognised Poomsae : Individual/Group (Children/Junior/Senior)
- Taekwon Gymnastics : Group (Children/Junior/Senior)
- Gyeokpa(Sonnal,Jumeok,Jonghap) : Individual (Senior)
Color Belts Gyeorugi - July 18(Mon) ~July 19(Tue)
- Only foreign players can participate.
- Participants will be categorized by their color of belts(Black, Red, Blue, Yellow), gender, age and weight at the spot. 4 competitors tournament in each division. (Black Belts for only female)
STA will be sending both Sparring and Traditional competition teams to this event.
STA promotes the opportunity for Australian athletes to train either in Seoul or Chuncheon City with high school and university teams in both sparring and traditional categories. Athletes or clubs wishing engage in training before or after the competition should express their interest with Esther Kim – Chuncheon City International Promotions Officer. For the Official invitation click here
This year's competition is expected to be significantly large. Miss Kim, is able to reserve Entry for Australian athletes for the first 50 that register expressions of interest outlining:
- Name & contact details
- Age, belt, categories of competition
- Interest in training before/after event (subject to confirmation)
Further information can be viewed at http://www.koreaopentkd.org
For registration of interest contact Esther Kim on: +61 430 734 331 email - injs83@naver.com
Good luck in your preparation!
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STA Hosts Master Ji-Pyo Lim at AIS Poomsae Training Camp
Our Poomsae competitors benefited greatly at the AIS over the weekend from the most up-to-date techniques instructed and demonstrated by Master Ji-Pyo Lim from Sweden, International Poomsae Presenter, International Competitor and International Poomsae Judge.
Master Lim was supported by STA Poomsae staff: Anne Maling, David Warren,Craig Barrett and Michael Westerberg
Athlete feedback - "The most beneficial training camp I have ever attended."
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IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Due to the high standard of Poomsae at World Championships and the high cost for athletes to attend, the minimun selection score is an average 7 over all 8 poomsae performed.
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Invitation to the OTU/STA - Coach/Referee Joint Workshop/Seminar which is being conducted on the 17th April 2011, University Technology Sydney
The joint Worksop/Seminar will be conducted by Mr Rene Leveaux who is the:
- Referee Chairman, Oceania Taekwondo Union,
- Chairman, WTF Youth and Collegiate Committee,
- Scientific Committee, 3rd WTF International Symposium for Taekwondo Studies May 2010,
- Officiated in over 80 International Tournaments including 2004 Athens Olympic Games,
- Video jury past 2 years including Youth Olympic Games,
- World Championships and World Cup, and he has just returned from the WTF International Referee Training and Selection Camp for the 2012 London Olympic Games
The registration form must be returned by email by the 13 April 2011 and fees can be paid on the morning at the registration between 08:30am and 09:00am.
Please use the this link for directions maps, etc http://datasearch.uts.edu.au/about/mapsdirections/map.cfm
This has a whole host of info about the campus, buildings, and surrounds, there is free street parking but you have to find it. There a couple of public car parks around the place and metered parking.
The venue is right next to Central Station and the buses run right past the University therefore public transport is easy.
Refreshments will be provided for morning and afternoon breaks and there are plenty of coffee shops, McDonalds, Subway, etc all around the campus for lunch.
For further information please contact Mr Rene Leveaux - rene@it.uts.edu.au direct.
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2011 Summer Universiade - Schenzhen,China
Australian University Sport is now seeking expressions of interest from athletes wishing to be considered for selection for the 2011 Summer Universiade in Shenzhen, China.
The Universiade will feature both Sparring and Poomsae competitions - download the Expression of Interest (EoI) Form by clicking here. Deadline for lodgement of EoI is 31 March 2011.
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STA Selection events for World Championships and WTF Olympic Qualification events
STA is the only organisation recognised as the WTF's Member National Association and National Federation in Australia under the Olympic Charter. Further, as recently confirmed by the IOC, STA is the only organisation that the AOC can recognise as its member and the National Federation both under its Constitution and under the Olympic Charter.
Following this IOC directive, the AOC has confirmed that it will now proceed to consider STA's membership application. Notwithstanding the AOC's position to date, STA's Defence in the Federal Court proceeding maintains that STA is presently, and has since November 2009, been entitled to recognition as the National Federation for the sport of Taekwondo in Australia by the AOC, because it satisfies all of the relevant criteria for membership under clause 6.2 of the AOC Constitution.
Once STA's formal membership application is determined, STA looks forward to working with the AOC to develop Nomination Criteria to the AOC for the London 2012 Olympics. The Nomination Criteria will relate to STA's nomination of athletes to the AOC for selection into the Olympic Team. Those nominations will of course not occur until shortly prior to the London Olympics.
On 13 March 2011 Event 1D of STA's WTF sanctioned Olympic Qualification Selection Process was held. The winners of Event 1D were:
Female Divisions:
46kg Jasmine Branca
49kg Chynea Lang
53kg Bernadette Branca
57kg Jessica Jordan
62kg Carmen Marton
67kg Chloe Iriyadi
73kg Jasmine Cross
73+kg -
Male Divisions:
54kg Steven Foullas
58kg Gylan Al-Atroushi
63kg Safwan Khalil
68kg Brodie Sciberras
74kg Hayder Shkara
80kg Hayden Shrive
87kg Aydal Ozalp
87+kg Adam Underwood
These athletes will be invited as members of STA’s Australian Team to contest the WTF World Championships, 1-6 May, 2011 in Gyeongju, Korea.
The next event in STA's WTF sanctioned Olympic Qualification Selection Process will be Event 1E where athletes who do not compete in the World Championships will have the opportunity to gain further points to assist in their selection to contest the WTF's World Olympic Qualification Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan from 30 June to 3 July 2011.
The selection of athletes for the WTF Olympic Qualification Tournament will be made by STA in accordance with the WTF sanctioned Olympic Qualification Selection process. The WTF has confirmed in writing that tournament entries will be accepted on the signature of STA's President as occurred in respect of the most recent Youth Olympic Games.
Should Australian athletes achieve the requisite levels of success at the WTF Olympic Qualification Tournaments, quota places will be allocated to Australia for the London 2012 Olympics. Whether or not Australia takes up its quota allocation for Taekwondo at the 2012 Olympics will ultimately be a decision for the AOC.
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Olympic Qualification Selection Rankings - Updated
Athletes competing in the Olympic Qualification Selection Process accumulate points at each event they participate in.
The points ranking for female and male athletes following the completion of "Event 1C" conducted on 20 February are available for download.
"Event 1D" will be conducted in Melbourne on Sunday 13 March, 2011. Elligible players will be issued their Tournament Invitation and details shortly.
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AOC to consider STA's application for membership
On 14 February 2011, the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) and TKD-Sports Taekwondo Australia Inc. (STA) had a fruitful meeting, progressing STA's formal application for membership of the AOC and recognition as Australia's National Federation for the sport of Taekwondo. The IOC has advised the AOC that the only entity that the AOC can consider for membership is STA given its recognition by the WTF. Clicke here to read the the AOC letter.
STA is presently compiling some administrative information for the AOC and the AOC has advised that it anticipates that it will be in a position to make a decision on admitting STA to membership soon thereafter. STA will also be working with the AOC to finalise STA¹s 2012 Nomination Criteria for the London Olympics.
In the meantime, STA continues its WTF Sanctioned World & Regional Qualification Selection Process. The next event in that Process, Event 1C, is being conducted in Melbourne on 20 February 2010.
STA will keep the Australian Taekwondo Community informed of any developments as they occur over the next few weeks.
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WTF rejects TA’s challenge
Following the AOC's letter of 16 December, TA has written to the WTF challenging the WTF's recognition of STA. The WTF response can be read here.
STA now understands that the AOC will begin to consider STA’s application for membership of the AOC. Thankfully, the long standing dispute in our sport is now coming to an end.
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2011 Commonwealth Championships - Australian Team Success
The Australian team competing at the Commonwealth Championships in India have performed extremely well winning 6 Gold and 7 Bronze medals. STA congratulates all the team on their performances at the Championships.
AUS Poomsae Results:
- Individual Poomsae Female 1st Master - Linda Schragger - Gold (7.2) Female 1st Senior - Kathleen McMahon - Bronze (6.8)
- Junior Male - Jarod O'Gorman - Bronze (6.4)
- Male 2nd Senior - Sammy Rachele - Bronze (6.4)
- Male 2nd Master - Neil Brickwood - Bronze (5.2)
- Mixed Pairs Linda Schragger and Sammy Rachele- Gold (7.05) Kathleen McMahon and Jarod O'Gorman - Bronze (6.45)
AUS Sparring Results:
- Samantha Weber - Gold - AUS def Singapore 5-4
- Aydal Ozalp - Gold - AUS def New Zealand 5-2
- Jasmine Klumpp - Gold - AUS def India - fight stop at 12 point gap
- Tumay Humza - Gold - AUS def Singapore 2-1
- Benecia Cheong - Bronze - India def AUS - 10-2
- Bryana Cheong - Bronze - sudden death to India
- Michael Metaxotos - Bronze - Judges decision to India in semi final
- Kanica May - Bronze - India def AUS 3-2
- Kaliswarren Vandiappan (Under 59Kg Jnr Male) - Bronze - Losing semi-final 6-1 to India
Overall placing of the Australian Team at the Commonwealth Championships was third.
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Federal Court dismisses TA's claim and orders TA to pay STA's legal costs!
On 16 December 2010, the Federal Court of Australia dismissed TA's interlocutory application to restrain STA from promoting its Australian tournaments and selection process for the WTF's Qualification System for the London 2012 Olympic Games Taekwondo Competition.
Whilst the Federal Court accepted that STA is Australia's member of the WTF and that unless Australian Taekwondo competitors meet the requirements of the WTF, they cannot "get past first base" to be eligible to compete at the London Games, it was noted by the Court that unless the AOC ends its stalemate between STA and TA, no Taekwondo athlete will represent Australia at the 2012 Olympics even if they would otherwise have satisfied the criteria set down by the WTF.
However, in a 16 December 2010 letter to STA and TA, which was also provided to the Court, the AOC has moved to end its stalemate between STA and TA, stating that unless TA successfully challenges STA's membership of the WTF within 28 days (the deadline has since been extended to 31 January 2011), the AOC will assess STA's application for membership of the AOC and, if accepted, admit STA as the AOC member, clearing the way for Australian Taekwondo athletes to compete at the Olympics in 2012. (Click here to read the AOC's letter)
Putting the interests of the Athletes first, the Court ruled that the balance of convenience favoured STA being permitted to continue to promote its Australian tournaments and selection process for the WTF's Qualification System for the London 2012 Olympic Games Taekwondo Competition, pending a decision from the AOC and a full trial of the claims made by TA in the proceeding.
The Court dismissed TA's claims for an interlocutory injunction and ordered TA to pay STA's costs of TA's unsuccessful application.
The long standing dispute that has plagued our Sport is now certain to end following these recent developments and the AOC's recent decision is welcomed by STA. STA now looks forward to working with the AOC and the Australian Sports Commission and the entire Australian Taekwondo Community to build strong and lasting relationships in the interests of our sport.
We will keep you informed of further developments and our progress with the AOC early in the new year.
Happy New Year to all.
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WTF Olympic Qualification Selection Process - Event 1C Details
The third event in the STA WTF Olympic Qualification Selection Process andWTF World Championship Team Selection will be conducted in Melbourne on Sunday 20 February, 2011.
- Tournament details are available by clicking here
- Athlete Entry Form is available by clicking here
- Coaches Registration Form is available by clicking here
Tournament Entries close on Thursday 3 February, 2011
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Commonwealth Championships - Australian Sparring Team Coaches
Expressions of Interest are now invited for sparring coaches for the Australian Team to contest the Commonwealth Championships in Chennai, India in late January, 2011.
Further details are available by clicking here - Applications closes on 23 November.
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Olympic Qualification Selection Rankings - Updated
Athletes competing in the Olympic Qualification Selection Process accumulate points at each event they participate in.
The points ranking for female and male athletes following the completion of "Event 1B" conducted on 7 November are available for download.
"Event 1C" will be conducted in Melbourne on Sunday 20 February, 2011. Tournament Invitation and Entry Forms will be available shortly.
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Nutrition4Sport is pleased to announce 2 scholarship winners.
Bernadette and Jasmine Branca both won their divisions at the recent selection event for the Oceania Championships. They will each receive a $2000 travel grant and $500 of product including:
- Essentials-a comprehensive multivitamin and multimineral combination
- Biomega-high grade Omega 3
- Procosamine-for joint support
- Probiotics to improve gut health and absorption of supplements
- Rev3 energy drink
Bernadette and Jasmine have already noticed a difference in their energy levels whilst training twice per day.
We wish them luck on Nov 7th at their next event at the AIS, prior to Oceania in early December.
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