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muriel_volestrangler

(101,321 posts) Sat Jun 24, 2017, 10:04 AM Jun 2017

World Taekwondo Federation changes name over 'negative connotations'

The World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) has changed its name to World Taekwondo because of the "negative connotations" associated with its initials.

The organisation had used the previous name since it was established in 1973.

However, it felt in the "digital age" the slang of the old abbreviation was "unrelated to our organisation and so it was important that we rebranded to better engage with our fans".

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/taekwondo/40391326