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Aruba earned an Olympic taewkondo berth for the first time as the Pan-American qualifying tournament for Rio 2016 began in Aguascalientes in Mexico today.

Melissa Joseph is honored after official notification yesterday that she was selected on the T&T National Taekwondo Team to represent the country at the Olympic Qualifiers, in Aguascalientes, Mexico this March. This was after her progressive and brave performance this past week at the US Open 2016 International Taekwondo Tournament, held in Reno, Nevada, USA.

Trinidad and Tobago's Anthony Ferguson has been elected President of the Commonwealth Taekwondo Union (CTU) to succeed Britain' Adrian Tranter, who has stepped down.

The move by the World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) to occasionally rebrand themselves as World Taekwondo has garnered interest from outside the sporting world, judging by a brief search on the internet this morning.

SEOUL, Korea (December 24, 2015) – The World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) announced today that it is in the process of amending its rules to give refugee athletes a chance to compete at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games as part of its commitment to ensuring that taekwondo is accessible to all.

Tae kwon do is a martial art that in today’s form of self-defense has evolved by combining many different styles of martial arts that existed in Korea over the last 2,000 years and some martial arts styles from countries that surround Korea.

Tae kwon do incorporates the abrupt linear movements of Karate and the flowing, circular patterns of Kung-fu with native kicking techniques. Over fifty typically Chinese circular hand movements can be identified in modern Tae kwon do. Tae means “to kick” or “to smash with feet”, Kwon implies “punching” or “destroy with hand/fist” and Do means “way” or “method”.

The sport became the most practiced martial art in 1989 and has been an Olympic event since Sydney 2000. Deli 2010 was the first Commonwealth Games include the sport. Master Jin Young Jung, a Korean native introduced Tae kwon do in Trinidad and Tobago in 1976. During his 16 years as president of the Trinidad and Tobago Tae kwon do Association, Master Jung produced 31 black belts, some up to the rank of third Dan.

Archery has been around for millennia used by natives from all corners of the globe implemented in hunting, fishing, warfare and competition.  The International Archery Federation (FITA) is the international governing body for archery founded in 1931 in Lwow, Poland. FITA has over 140 member associations including the Trinidad and Tobago Target Archery Federation.

Archery was part of the Olympic Games from 1900 to 1920 and was discontinued in Paris 1924 because of the inexistence of the governing body. It was reintroduced in the Munich 1972 Olympics and has been part since.

Serena and Venus Williams are two names that have carried on for years in the tennis world. Many who are familiar with their story are aware that the two started

American star Venus Williams said she has never suffered at press conferences, telling French Open reporters: “I know every person asking me a question cannot play as well as me”.

"I can understand because when I was on my way to the championship… I switched everything off. No media, no news, no emails," said Rosberg. “I had nothing. No phone, no nothing. Just focus. For the last five months en route to the championship. Focus is a key differentiator when you’re trying to have success."

It is with great sadness that the death of Trinidad and Tobago’s Dexter St Louis is announced; he passed away on Thursday 16th May following a short illness in the French city of Bordeaux where he had resided for many years,