Kathmandu, April 2 -- Kukkiwon Cup, a tournament held under the World Taekwondo, the official governing body of global taekwondo, is being organised for the first time in Nepal. Kukkiwon refers to the World Taekwondo Headquarters and home of the World Taekwondo Academy in South Korea.

The event will take place across three days (April 17 to 19) at the Taekwondo Academy Hall in ANFA Complex, Satdobato, according to the Nepal Taekwondo Association (NTA).

"Kukkiwon Cup has been organised across different countries. It is a prestigious tournament that has now started in Nepal," said Samrajya Bikram Pandey, spokesperson for the NTA.

Making public the event at a press conference in Kathmandu on Tuesday, NTA informed that taekwondoins from ac...