Mr. Koji Kimura recommended as a candidate for Taekwondo new chairman

Mr. Koji Kimura is recommended as a candidate for the new Taekwondo President. Chairman Kanehara ... 23:01 on December 6

A committee formed by outside experts who are innovating the system over the issues of conflict between the association and players over the all-Japan Taekwondo Association's policy, etc. Koji Kimura, Vice President of Honorary Vice-President is nominated. Mr. Noboru Kanehara, who has decided to retire, greeted, "From now on, I will do it from Ochakumi as a member of the association."

The All-Japan Taekwondo Association and the Japanese representative candidates are in opposition to the association's policy for strengthening, and the recommendation committee, which is made up of outside experts, has renewed the system to solve the problem and nominated new director candidates. We are promoting the selection of people.

Under these circumstances, the first general meeting of a group established by Mr. Saburo Kawabuchi, who was the first chairman of the soccer J-League to support Taekwondo people, was held in Tokyo on the evening of the 6th. Gathered.

Mr. Masaki Sakaida, Chairman of the Nomination Committee, who greeted, announced that he would recommend Honorary Vice President Kimura of the Japan Table Tennis Association as a candidate for the next president to be elected from the new board.

After that, he explained the reason for the recommendation, “It is a person who has a high management ability and knows the sports industry.

In response, Mr. Kimura said, “I want to support and manage the players while communicating. I want to expand Taekwondo through the Tokyo Olympics.”

Kimura is 79 years old from Akita Prefecture. After winning the table tennis all-Japan championship and the world championship and retiring, he served as vice president of the Japan Table Tennis Association and Managing Director of the JOC = Japan Olympic Committee.

Also, at the general meeting, it is clear that Yoko Tanabe, who won the silver medal twice at the Olympic judo girls, and Shinji Shimada, chairman of the Basketball B League and Chiba Jets, will be recommended as candidates for new directors. became.

Chairman Kanehara “I'll do it from tea ceremony”

Mr. Kanehara, President of the All-Japan Taekwondo Association, who has decided to retire, participated in the general meeting and said, “I will make a baton-touch to Mr. Kimura for the chairman's position, and from now on I will do it from Ochakumi as a member of the association. Please give me a greeting. "