USA Taekwondo (USAT) is the national governing body (NGB) of Taekwondo for the United States Olympic Committee (USOC); as such, it is the official Member National Association of the World Taekwondo Federation in the USA. USAT has complete authority over all decisions regarding US national junior and senior team selections for World Taekwondo Federation events, including the Summer Olympic Games Taekwondo competition event.
The group formed in the 1970s as the AAU National Taekwondo Association, but later broke away from the AAU and created the United States Taekwondo Union (USTU). In 2005, its name changed again to USA Taekwondo after the USOC took over the governance of the USTU in 2004. In 2006, the first USAT Board of Directors was elected by the membership.
In 2011, USAT members Bernard Robinson,Anne Chase, Bruce Harris, Jeannette Woodard, Barbara Wakefield, Leon Preston and Valerie filed two Section 10 challenges to USAT's structure. After attempted mediation in October 2011, the matter went to the USOC Hearing Panel. This Hearing Panel issued their ruling and decision on February 27, 2012 finding the USAT out of compliance with the Ted Stevens Act, the USOC Constitution and the USAT bylaws and recommended putting USAT on probation and creating an Oversight Committee. This ruling may be found on the USA Taekwondo Website http://www.usa-taekwondo.us. First click Resources and then Legal. Or go directly to the USOC ruling by the USOC Seation 10 Hearing Panel http://www2.teamusa.org/~/media/USA_Taekwondo/Documents/Legal/02_27_12_Final_Report_and_Recommendation.pdf.
Read more about USA Taekwondo: Governance Issues, Association Presidents/Chairmen, USA Taekwondo in The Olympic Games
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