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Emblem of 19th World Taekwon-Do Championships Executed
Pyongyang, October 17 (KCNA) -- An emblem and a figurative animal design for the 19th World Taekwon-Do Championships have been produced in the DPRK.

Printed on the emblem and design are the name, venue and year of the championships in Korean and English.

Also depicted are number "19", Taekwon-Do kick movement and a tiger in Taekwon-Do uniform making straight punch.

The championships will take place in Pyongyang from August 24 to September 1, Juche 104 (2015). Pyongyang hosted the 8th World Taekwon-Do Championships in 1992, the 17th World Taekwon-Do Championships in 2011 and the 5th World Juvenile Taekwon-Do Championships in 2000.

Ri Yong Son, secretary general of the Championships Organizing Committee, told KCNA that diverse preparatory works are going on for the successful championships.

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