Master Nadeesha Lakmina Sayakkara who is a student of Grade 3 of Matara Janadhipathi Vidyalaya won the Gold Medal of Under 9 Category of The Korean Ambassador’s and Kukkiwon Cup Taekwondo Championships 2018. The Korean Ambassador’s and Kukkiwon Cup Taekwondo Championships 2018 were held from 15 to 20 December at the indoor Gym of Ministry of Sports and the Royal MAS Arena, Royal College. It was the biggest scale Taekwondo competition in Sri Lanka, along with around 2,000 Taekwondo competitors and officials.
The Korean Ambassador’s Kukkiwon Cup Championship is organised by the Embassy and Kukkiwon, which is the world Taekwondo Headquarters, in cooperation with the Ministry of Sports of Sri Lanka and the Sri Lanka Taekwondo Federation. It was held for the first time in the year 2015, with the aim of promoting unity and solidarity among Sri Lankan Taekwondo enthusiasts, as well as to promote the development of this martial art in the island.
Ambassador of the Republic of Korea Heon Lee who was chief Guest stated that over the past two decades, the Korean Government and Kukkiwon have worked together to promote Taekwondo all over the island, including universities, schools, National Youth Council, Government agencies and the Sri Lankan Army, Navy, Air Force and Police. Sri Lankans practice Taekwondo as a sport or a martial art, and it has now become an important contributory factor in deepening the bonds of friendship, understanding and cooperation between our two countries. National Olympic Committee Chairman Suresh Subramaniam as Guest of Honour, Sri Lanka Taekwondo Federation President Kanchana Jayarathana, Grand Master Ki Su Lee, Kukkiwon Dispatched Taekwondo Master, Kim Min Ji, Secretary of Korean Embassy, Additional Secretary and Director General of Ministry of Sports, Representatives from Army, Navy, Air Force, Police, District Taekwondo Associations and others were presented for the final matches and awarding ceremony.
