TAE KWON DO

Khaidem Neblett

A Trinidadian athlete is now a hero in Amsterdam after he rescued a dog from icy water.

Steven Lopez won the men's under 80kg final for the United States ©Getty Images

Aruba earned an Olympic taewkondo berth for the first time as the Pan-American qualifying tournament for Rio 2016 began in Aguascalientes in Mexico today.

The World Beach Taekwondo Championships will now take place in late July to avoid a clash with Ramadan ©Getty Images

The inaugural World Beach Taekwondo Championships have been pushed back to avoid a clash with the Muslim holy month Ramadan.

Bali was confirmed as the location for the new event earlier this month by the World Taekwondo Federation (WTF), with competition initially scheduled to be held on June 4 and 5.

Melissa Joseph is honored after official notification yesterday that she was selected on the T&T National Taekwondo Team to represent the country at the Olympic Qualifiers, in Aguascalientes, Mexico this March. This was after her progressive and brave performance this past week at the US Open 2016 International Taekwondo Tournament, held in Reno, Nevada, USA.

Poomsae taekwondo will feature at the World Beach Taekwondo Championships and could also appear at the inaugural ANOC World Beach Games in San Diego in 2017 ©WTF

Bali in Indonesia has been officially confirmed as the location for the first ever World Beach Taekwondo Championships in June, an innovative new event in which men will wear sleeveless shirts and women will compete in tank tops.

Anthony Ferguson has been appointed as the new President of the Commonwealth Taekwondo Union ©WTF

Trinidad and Tobago's Anthony Ferguson has been elected President of the Commonwealth Taekwondo Union (CTU) to succeed Britain' Adrian Tranter, who has stepped down.