Jakarta to have tae kwon do center

Jakarta to have tae kwon do center

JAKARTA: A 2,100-seat tae kwon do center will be inaugurated next month in Cibubur, East Jakarta, thanks to assitance from the Korean International Cooperation Agency (KOICA).

Oh Il Nam, a South Korean consultant to the Indonesian team, said on Monday that the fully air conditioned building, built on a 2.5-hectare plot of land owned by the government since April 2004, would be opened on March 13.

"The building will be mainly used as a training center for national tae kwon do athletes," Oh said.

"But it can also function as a venue for other sports organizations to hold competitions, such as basketball, volleyball and badminton."

The first event scheduled for the hall is the national tae kwon do championship, which will start on March. 14. -- JP