The British Taekwondo National Championships are taking place at the EIS Sheffield on Saturday 24th and Sunday 25th September, spectator tickets are now on sale.

This years’ event will take place at the English Institute of Sport (EIS) in Sheffield and is open to all categories, age groups and abilities.

Almost 1,000 athletes have registered for the two-day national event, the largest field of competitors in a British Taekwondo event in its 40-year history.

Ian Leafe, Chief Executive Officer of British Taekwondo said, “I’m thrilled that we have been able to build on the success of the limited return to action last year and that our British Sport Taekwondo Championships are back to its full two-day format this year.”

“We have seen the combat sport competition circuit come back strongly in 2022 and we are looking forward to a bumper National Championships event featuring Advanced and Novice competition days and almost 1,000 athletes competing. This will be the biggest national championship in British Taekwondo’s 40-year history.”

British Champions will be crowned in a range of categories including Pee-Wees, Children, Cadets, Juniors, Seniors and Veterans.

A total of 968 athletes from 87 clubs will be competing for titles in the six categories.

547 Advanced level athletes will be competing on Saturday 24th September, with 421 Novice athletes in action on Sunday 25th September.

You can view the full timetable for the two-day championship on the British Taekwondo website.

Spectator tickets for the British Sport Taekwondo Championships at the EIS Sheffield on Saturday 24th and Sunday 25th September are now on sale. Visit the ticketing page to find out more and book your tickets for the championships.

The British Taekwondo National Championships will be attended by athletes, coaches and supporters from 87 clubs and are underpinned by a dedicated group of volunteer officials.

About British Taekwondo

British Taekwondo is the National Governing Body for the Sport of Taekwondo in Great Britain and is the representative of World Taekwondo and the European Taekwondo Union. British Taekwondo is a membership organisation with over 600 clubs and 18,000 individual members nationwide. The membership includes elite Olympic athletes, under the direction of GB Taekwondo at the National Academy in Manchester together with national players, referees, officials, instructors and individual members who train regularly in local clubs.

British Taekwondo organises two national championships each year. The British Taekwondo National Poomsae Championships will take place at the University of Worcester Arena on the 12th and 13th of November.

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