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Grandmaster Chan-Yong Kim was awarded the Korean National Sports Merit Medal by the President of the Republic of Korea. This prestigious award if the highest honor which can be given to a sports figure by the Korean Government. Grandmaster Kim accepted this award at the Seoul Hilton Hotel in Seoul, Korea on May 28, 2003 in an awards ceremony celebrating the 30th Anniversary of the World Taekwondo Federation. Grandmaster Kim was recognized for his many contributions to the Korean National sport of Taekwondo. His Taekwondo career as a "Taekwondo missionary" began as early as 1957 as he instructed the American military troops stationed in Korea and then he was assigned abroad to Australia where he established the first Yudo/Taekwondo association. His efforts to spread the Korean national sport took him to other East Asian countries before he then immigrated to United States in 1971. He became an international referee in 1977 and in 1982; he founded the California State Taekwondo Association (CSTA) and served as its President for eight years. Congratulations Grandmaster Kim! |
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