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The International Olympic Committee was founded in Paris on June 23, 1894, and the first modem Olympic Games were held in Athens. At then there were only 311 athletes from 13 countries attended. While in 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, there were 205 countries with over 16000 athletes attended. The World Taekwondo Federation was founded in Korea on May 28, 1973, and promoted Taekwondo to the world since then. After years of efforts, Taekwondo was listed one of the formal competitions in Olympic Games in Sydney 2000, and Taiwan was also one of founder countries. During the last three Olympic Games, Taiwan Taekwondo athletes won 2 gold, 1 silver and 4 bronze medals, and the team is the only gold-winning one in Taiwan at present. Before the 2012 London Olympic Games, it is important to review the development of Taekwondo in Taiwan to figure out the outlines of competition potentials at present and look to the future. Though Taiwanese Taekwondo team only won three places (one male, and two females) to attend the Olympic Games in London 2012, and is the first time not able to attend at full places (four, two for man and two for female), and over-counting on the coaches from abroad together bring about many difficulties in the linking up and passage of experiences. The Chairman Hsu still hold strong beliefs in winning the Gold medals in Olympics, and sincerely dealing with the misunderstandings between Taiwan and World Taekwondo Federation and Asian Taekwondo Union. His efforts on the reconnection are widely appreciated. With the glorious results in the past, and the urge and help from Sports Affairs Council, this time we train our men very well and believe the development of Taekwondo in Taiwan is still with bright and hopeful future.