World Taekwondo Grand Prix Final Action was fast and furious in the last Grand Prix of the year
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he Moscow 2019 World Taekwondo Grand Prix Final got underway at the Krylatskoye Sports Palace, as 125 of the world’s best athletes from 42 countries gathered to compete. The opening ceremony captivated spectators with a local pop-dance group display and a truly phenomenal demonstration by the Russian Taekwondo Union (RTU) team. World Taekwondo President
Chungwon Choue thanked the RTU for its support and professionalism in hosting the 2019 Grand Prix Final. The first day of the event saw the preliminaries and semi-finals played out. The finals got underway with a message from President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin, who congratulated World Taekwondo and the organisers for successfully hosting such an important event on the international sports calendar.
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