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Taekwondo goes to school as GTF launches five-region youth campaign
September 26, 2026
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Taekwondo goes to school as GTF launches five-region youth campaign

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  • The Ghana Taekwondo Federation (GTF) launched a Regional Taekwondo Awareness Campaign in Kumasi, involving 500 schoolchildren from 10 private schools.
  • The campaign will initially cover the Ashanti, Northern, Upper West, Bono, and Central regions, aiming to take the sport into schools and communities.
  • Its primary goals are to promote Taekwondo for youth development, discipline, physical fitness, self-defence, and early talent identification.
  • GTF President Frederick Lartey Otu emphasized the broader vision of using Taekwondo to produce disciplined, responsible, and confident young people, not just champions.
  • Officials from the Ghana National Council of Private Schools (GNACOPS) and the National Sports Authority (NSA) called for sports to be recognized as a fundamental part of Ghana's education system, vital for holistic child development.

Why This Matters

This initiative is significant for Ghana as it promotes holistic youth development, integrating physical education, discipline, and self-defence skills directly into the educational system. It could lead to improved public health, reduced youth delinquency, and a fundamental shift in educational policy to recognize sports as foundational to a child's overall development, thereby shaping future generations of Ghanaian citizens.

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