33rd BELGIAN OPEN KYORUGI & POOMSAE 2012
European Taekwondo Union Official A - Class Tournament
Cadets, Juniors and Seniors
Dear Mr President,
Dear Sir,
Dear Madam,
On behalf of the Belgian Taekwondo Union, I am proud to invite You and Your athletes to participate in the 33rd Belgian Open Taekwondo Championships Kyorugi and Poomsae 2012 which will be held in Gent, Belgium, on 31 March and 1 April 2012.
The Belgian Open Championships are the perfect preparation for the European Senior Championships Kyorugi in May in Manchester and for the World Championships Poomsae in Columbia!!
For the Kyorugi competition Electronic Body Protectors from DAEDO will be used for Cadets, Juniors and Seniors. Daedo is the official WTF recognized EBP and will be used for all the competition areas.
For the Poomsae competition the A-class categories are programmed on Saturday. The B- and C- Class Categories (8 Geup until 1 Geup) will be able to compete on Sunday.
There are two NEW aspects regarding this 33rd poomsae edition!!!
- The new WTF-regularization for A-categories will be used!
- Electronic scoring systems will used on Saturday and Sunday for the A and B Categories!
We guarantee high quality organization and competition - with only the best international referees worldwide - in order to guarantee high level transparency, fair play & impartiality for the athletes.
On Saturday, the Kukkiwon Demonstration Team will give a show in the sports hall at 5 o'clock PM!!! We are very thankful that this cooperation could have been made thanks to the support of the Korean Embassy in Belgium.
We are looking forward to receive your confirmation of participation for this event no later than 18 March 2012. Hotel bookings must reach the organization no later than 27 February 2012.
The Belgian Taekwondo Union will be honoured to welcome You and Your athletes.
Yours sincerely,
Steve Grommen
Chairman ETU A-Class Committee
President National Belgian Taekwondo Union
President Flemish Taekwondo Union