The World Taekwondo Hanmadang, 2016 is going to be organised in Pokhara from February 27. 

The World Taekwondo Hanmadang is to be jointly organised by the Nepal Taekwondo Association (NTA) and Taekwondo Association, Kaski, with the support of the World Taekwondo Headquarters, South Korea. 

At a press meet organised here today, Jagan Gurung, secretary of the main organising committee, said that a total of 700 athletes from seven countries including Nepal would takepart in the three-day tournament. 

Around Rs 15 million has been estimated organised the competition. The World Taekwondo Headquarters, South Korea, would bear two-thirds of the total expenditure and the rest would be collected from local level, said NTA chairman Prakash Shamsher Rana. 

The competition would take place at Pokhara Exhibition Centre in Nayabazaar. Tthe athletes from India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Malaysia, Indonesia and Afghanistan have already arrived here for the same. RSS