Kukkiwon
국기원 | |
Kukkiwon headquarters in Seoul | |
| Formation | 1972/1973 |
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| Type | GO |
| Purpose | Martial art and sport |
| Location |
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Official language | Korean |
President | Lee Dong Sup |
Parent organization | Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism |
| Website | www.kukkiwon.or.kr/ |
37°30′07″N 127°01′49″E / 37.5020°N 127.0303°E
Kukkiwon (Korean: 국기원; Hanja: 國技院; lit. National Sports Institution), also known as World Taekwondo Headquarters, and home of the World Taekwondo Academy, is where the official taekwondo governing organization was established by the South Korean government. It is supervised by the International Sports Division of the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism.