WT Asia 2021 07-212                                                                                                  July 9^th, 2021

To: Presidents and Secretaries General of WT Asia MNAs

WT Asia Council Members

Re: Candidate Application for 2021 World Taekwondo Asia Election

Dear WT Asia Colleagues,

I send you my warmest greetings from world Taekwondo Asia and hope you and your loved ones are fine and safe.

WT Asia is pleased to announce that WT Asia Extraordinary General Assembly will be held on October 10^th, 2021 via Video Conference to hold 2021 WT Asia Elections. The detailed information for the WT Asia Election is as follows.

1) Positions: The following officials shall be elected:

One (1) President; three (3) Vice-Presidents; Eleven (11) Council Members; One (1) Auditor

2) Age Limitation: The age limits for those seeking election as a WT Asia official in the 2021 elections is seventy-years old for first-time candidates, and eighty-years old for candidates seeking reelection. That is:

a) First-time candidates to become a WT Asia official must be born on or after October 11^th, 1951.

b) Candidates seeking for re-election must be born on or after October 11^th, 1941.

3) Voting System: Platform of the voting system and the guidelines of the voting will be announced in due course.

4) Gender Balance: Among the above members, in order to achieve greater gender balance, the number of female Council Member shall constitute a minimum of one third (1/3) of the Council. In addition, the female candidate who receives the highest vote shall be promoted to Vice President.

5) Application: If you are interested to run for election to become a WT Asia official (President, Vice-President, Council Member, or Auditor), you must fill out and return the Candidate Application Form and all required documents to admin@wtasia.org in accordance with the instructions of the application.

6) Deadline: The application deadline is August 10^th (Tuesday), 2021 at 11:59 pm (Local time in Korea).

7) Information Distribution: The information of candidates will be distributed on or before September 10^th, 2021.

8) Prospective Candidates: For more information, please find the attached documents.

If you have any questions regarding the matters on WT Asia Election, please do not hesitate to contact WT Asia Secretariat (admin@wtasia.org).

     Thank you.

Sincerely yours,

Jung Heon Kim

Secretary General

Encl. a. Candidate Application Form of 2021 WT Asia Election

b. WT Asia Election Bylaws_WT Asia Election 2021

c. WT Asia Integrity Code of Conduct_WT Asia Election 2021

d. WT Asia Conflicts of Interest Policy_WT Asia Election 2021