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Taekwondo star Lee Dae-hoon to hold int'l youth event on Jeju Island

All News 11:33 December 06, 2018

SEOUL, Dec. 6 (Yonhap) -- South Korea taekwondo star Lee Dae-hoon will hold an international youth event on Jeju Island next year to promote the sport and culture of his homeland, the organizers here said Thursday.

Lee, who was recently named the World Taekwondo (WT) Player of the Year, will run a taekwondo event involving some 100 foreign and local students under the slogan "Love Taekwondo, Love Korea," Planet Jeju, the event's organizer, said. The four-day event will take place on Jeju Island in February 2019, it added.

The event, sponsored by Korea Tourism Organization and Jeju National University Hospital, will feature Lee, a three-time WT World Championships winner, demonstrating and coaching taekwondo moves as well as helping international students experience Korean culture.

Lee said profits from the event will be donated to Unicef Korea, emphasizing the program is designed to support healthy growth of the youth.

Lee, 26, is considered one of the best taekwondo practitioners of his generation. He is a four-time WT Player of the Year and has a record three Asian Games gold medals in taekwondo. At the Olympics, Lee won a silver and a bronze medal.

This photo provided by World Taekwondo shows South Korean taekwondo fighter Lee Dae-hoon showing his gold medal after winning the men's 68kg event at the World Taekwondo Grand Prix Final in the United Arab Emirates on Nov. 23, 2018. (Yonhap)

This photo provided by World Taekwondo shows South Korean taekwondo fighter Lee Dae-hoon showing his gold medal after winning the men's 68kg event at the World Taekwondo Grand Prix Final in the United Arab Emirates on Nov. 23, 2018. (Yonhap)

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