2023 GCS International Convention to Take Place in Colombo, Sri Lanka on Dec. 8
The 2023 GCS International Convention will take place in Colombo, Sri Lanka on December 8, 2023.
The annual GCS event, which will be held in a hybrid format, will be held at Galadari Hotel in downtown Colombo.
The event is expected to draw such VIPs as GCS International and World Taekwondo President Dr. Chungwon Choue; Dr. Huh Jong, president of GCS Korea; and Kang Dae-geun, president of THF Asia and a board member of GCS International. Some members of the International Center for Korean Culture (ICKC) are expected to attend the annual event. Dr. Choue also serves as president of the ICKC.
During the convention, there will be an unveiling ceremony of the GCS peace plaque and GCS participants are expected to make their respective country reports. Each GCS national chapter is supposed to submit their respective country report to the GCS International headquarters by no later than November 20.
On the occasion of the 2023 GCS International Convention, there will be two international taekwondo events: the 1st Colombo GCS International Open Taekwondo Championship and the 1st THF Asia International Open Taekwondo Championship. The two events will be held at the Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium in Colombo.
The 1st Colombo GCS International Open Taekwondo Championship, which will be held on December 6 and 7, will be organized by the Sri Lanka Taekwondo Federation and the GCS International Sri Lanka Chapter. The two-day poomsae event has such age categories as kids 1 (born in 2015 or after), 2 (born in 2012-2014, cadet (2009-2011), junior (2006-2008), under 30 and under 40.
The 1st THF Asia International Open Taekwondo Championship, which will take place on December 7-8, is jointly organized by the Sri Lanka Taekwondo Federation and THF Asia. The two-day event is for Kyorugi athletes.
The joint opening ceremony of the events is scheduled to take place at 4 p.m. on December 7. During the ceremony, there will be an opening ceremony for the 2023 WT-ADF Sri Lanka Cares Program and a #play_taekwondo challenge event. Participants will watch a video on the WT Cares Program and a video on the 42nd U.N. International Day of Peace.
GCS participants will have a provincial tour of Sigiriya and Candy on December 9 and 10. If GCS delegates wish to join the tour, each delegate has to pay US$580, including four-night hotel fees (Dec. 6-10), to the local tour agency before or after arrival in Colombo.
