Thanks to Wuxi for its generous donation to the World Taekwondo Federation, the World Federation is willing to transfer these masks to the International Olympic Committee.
Xinhua News Agency, Nanjing, March 18 (reporter Wang Hengzhi) the reporter learned on the 18th that the World Taekwondo Federation donated 100,000 disposable medical masks to the International Olympic Committee. It is worth mentioning that, these masks were donated by Wuxi, Jiangsu province on the 17th to the World Federation of seals. After communicating with Wuxi, the World Federation of seals transferred these masks to the International Olympic Committee.
On the 17th, Wuxi Municipal Sports Bureau and Wuxi Economic Development Zone jointly donated 100,000 disposable medical masks to the World Union. Liu Xia, vice mayor of Wuxi, said, the World Taekwondo Alliance once gave a helping hand to Wuxi at the beginning of the new Crown epidemic. This gift reposes gratitude, care and blessings from Wuxi, and also confirms that the global taekwondo family crosses national borders and shares weal and woe, the deep friendship between ups and downs. Zhao Zhengyuan, chairman of the World Taekwondo Federation, decided to “donate flowers to Buddha” after Frank communication with Wuxi, hoping to help protect the health of IOC staff through this donation; At the same time, it also conveys the friendship strength formed between the World Taekwondo Alliance and Wuxi and the confidence of joining hands to fight against the epidemic to the Olympic family.
Zhao Zhengyuan said in a letter to the president of the International Olympic Committee Bach on the 18th that through the World Taekwondo (Wuxi) center, the World Federation has close ties with Wuxi city. Thanks to Wuxi for its generous donation to the World Taekwondo Federation, the World Federation is willing to transfer these masks to the International Olympic Committee.
The World Taekwondo (Wuxi) center is the official branch of the World Taekwondo Federation. The relevant person in charge of the center said that this donation not only confirms the close relationship between Wuxi, a Chinese city, and the World Taekwondo Alliance, an international sports organization, from the side, it also shows that the World Taekwondo Alliance has taken Wuxi as an important “comrade-in-arms” and actively became the key link between Wuxi and the Olympic movement on the journey of following the footsteps of the International Olympic Committee and promoting the Olympic spirit.