Announcements, circulars and results issued by the federation office for all affiliated units.
Official Notices
The technical committee has issued a revised referee grading syllabus effective from the 2026 season. All referees holding a current federation licence must attend one refresher seminar before the national championship. The revised syllabus covers the updated scoring criteria, video replay protocol and misconduct rules.
Online entry for the 24th National Taekwondo Championship is now open for all affiliated units. District secretaries must submit their player lists through the state affiliate before 20 February 2026. Entry fees are payable to the federation account only; no cash entries will be accepted at the venue. Weight categories and age groups are listed in the event circular.
Results of the North Zone Selection Trials held at Lucknow are now published. Selected athletes must confirm their participation with the federation office within seven days and submit their membership ID for verification. Certificates will be issued at the national coaching camp.
Federation Reports
A 14-member cadet squad representing India at the Asian Cadet Taekwondo Championships returned with three gold, four silver and two bronze medals.
The Indian cadet squad delivered its strongest performance in recent years at the Asian Cadet Taekwondo Championships, finishing with three gold, four silver and two bronze medals.
President Harpreet Singh received the squad at the federation office and congratulated the athletes, coaches and supporting officials. He noted that the result reflects the steady improvement of the national coaching programme and the federation's investment in grassroots academies.
All squad members were selected through national ranking events and held verified federation membership IDs, confirming the federation's emphasis on a transparent selection pathway.
The federation's academy support programme now provides coaching, mats and safety equipment in twelve states, with priority given to rural districts.
The federation has expanded its grassroots academy programme to twelve states in the current season. The programme supplies mats, safety equipment and certified coaching support to newly formed district academies.
General Secretary Jagtar Singh said the focus for the coming year is to ensure every affiliated academy follows the federation's safety and safeguarding regulations, and that every young athlete is registered on the national membership register.
The federation's general body unanimously re-elected Harpreet Singh as President and Jagtar Singh as General Secretary.
The general body of the federation, meeting with delegates from all affiliated units, unanimously re-elected Harpreet Singh as President and Jagtar Singh as General Secretary.
In his address, the President set out three priorities for the coming term: a stronger national ranking system, standardised grading across all states, and greater participation of women athletes in the national championship.
Ninety-six coaches completed the federation's certification workshop, covering periodisation, injury prevention and youth safeguarding.
Ninety-six coaches from across northern India completed a four-day certification workshop in Chandigarh. The programme covered training periodisation, injury prevention, competition rules updates and youth safeguarding.
Successful participants receive a federation coaching licence valid for three years, and are listed on the federation's certified officials register.