2008 Hanmadang, To Be Held in the USA

HAN, Hye - Jin: Translation by James Kim (2007/11/28)

Kukkiwon Committee, 2008 World Taekwondo Hanmadang in USA confirmed

Anaheim Convention Center

To determine next year's World Taekwondo Hanmadang's location, things
are getting hectic. In the midst of it all, Kukkiwon finally confirmed
that next year's host will be United States.

Kukkiwon announced this decision on the 27th and confirmed that '2008
World Taekwondo Hanmadang' with the proposal from President Sang Chul
Lee from USTF, will be held in the United States at the Anaheim
Convention Center.

Hanmadang will take place from July 16th through the 20th of 2008 at
the Anaheim Convention Center. USTF will contribute $600,000 out of
estimated cost of $900,000 to host the event and the remainder will be
provided by Kukkiwon in the amount of $300,000.

With this announcement, Hanmadang which is held in Korea for the past
16 years is finally taking place in a foreign land. Kukkiwon also
announced that every other year, Hanmadang will be hosted by a
different country. That means 2008 will be in US, 2009 back in Korea,
and in 2010 different country will be hosting Hanmadang.

USTF's President Lee told MOOKAS NEWS "to host Hanmadang in the US
means that Taekwondo is finally a global martial art." "this will be a
memorable event that surpasses even an Olympic Taekwondo that will
make Korea proud."