Syrian refugee boy, “I came to Korea to compete in the Taekwondo competition”

Syrian refugee Taekwondo player Wael Al Farraj visited the World Taekwondo Federation (WT) headquarters on June 21.

Wael, who has been training Taekwondo since 2016 at the Syrian refugee camp in Jordan, has acquired the first stage for the first stage and the 25th Asian Taekwondo Championships held in Chuncheon from June 24 to 27 For the first time to participate as a WT refugee team at the Chuncheon Open, which will be held from 29th to 30th, I visited Korea for the first time.

This is the second time since the latter held in the Latter -day UAE Latter in February, which was held outside Jordan of Wael. Refugees' overseas departures have finally dreamed of participating in the second international convention of Wael with the close cooperation of the difficult journey, the WT, the Asian Taekwondo Federation, the Korea Taekwondo Association, the Chuncheon Organizing Committee, Jordan and the Korean government.

"I heard that Wael had trained a lot to participate in the tournament, so I hope that there will be good results." /P>

Wael said, “Thank you to the many people, including President Jung -won Cho, who helped me to come to Korea, and hopes to have good results in this competition in Chuncheon.”

Wael was a candidate for the 2018 International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the Olympic refugee player, and was listed as a list of candidates for the Paris Olympic Refugees in 2024. Although he did not compete in the Tokyo Olympics, he is working with the National Team of the Jordan Taekwondo Association with the goal of participating in the Paris Olympics.

WT and Taekwondo Gambling Foundation began taekwondo classes in the temporary communal building in Azrak refugee camp in Jordan in 2016, and in 2018, the Humenitan Taekwondo Center, a sole building, has been established. Children and adolescents are learning Taekwondo, and so far, a total of 28 Taekwondo challenges, including a 6 -year -old girl, have been produced.

WT is working to promote the psychological and physical health of refugee youth and to independently and hope through Taekwondo training in refugee camps around the world, as well as Jordan.