World Taekwondo Junior Championships 2020 canceld

The World Taekwondo Council canceled the 2020 World Taekwondo Junior Championships in order to protect the health and wellbeing of all participants.

Sofia, originally the host of the 2020 championships, will now host the 2022 edition. Dakar was planned to be the host of the 2022 Junior World Championships to coincide with the 2022 Youth Olympic Games, however, as that event has now been postponed, World Taekwondo is in discussion with Dakar regarding the hosting of future editions.

World Taekwondo President Chungwon Choue said:

“It is with great disappointment that we will not be able to host the World Taekwondo Junior Championships in Sofia this year and we are sorry for all those young athletes who have been training so hard for this competition. However, we have always been very clear that the health of our World Taekwondo family must come first. After a thorough discussion with all relevant parties, including medical experts, we agreed it would not be safe to go ahead with the Championships this year as planned. We have no doubt that Sofia will host a fantastic event in 2022.”