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-In the year 1976, The Taekwondo Federation of India “TFI” was formed on 2nd Aug. 1976, and established as a National Taekwondo Body in India.
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-[[Jimmy R. Jagtiani]] is the founder and father of taekwondo in India. Jagtiani, who was born in Vietnam in 1955, had emigrated to India [[Lucknow]], Uttar Pradesh with his family to escape the [[Vietnam War]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Fatherland of Taekwondo ready to invest in Indian talent|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Fatherland-of-Taekwondo-ready-to-invest-in-Indian-talent/articleshow/12216171.cms |website=The Times of India |accessdate=22 July 2018}}</ref> He founded the Taekwondo Federation of India on 2 August 1976, and is regarded as the father of taekwondo in India. The federation marked its first anniversary in 1977 with a demonstration of high power taekwondo techniques at the [[K. D. Singh Babu Stadium, Lucknow|K.D. Singh Babu Indoor Stadium]] in Lucknow, which was inaugurated by none other than the Ambassador of the Republic of Korea, His Excellency Mr. Bum Suk Lee was the Chief Guest. Master Jimmy R. Jagtiani received Ambassador’s Medal from Hon'ble Bum Suck Lee and declared Jimmy R. Jagtiani the Founder of Taekwondo in India in 1977.
+{{Infobox sport governing body
-In the year 1978, the 2nd Anniversary of TFI was organized. Hon'ble Minister Don Wu Chu,  Republic of Korea was the Chief Guest, he awarded Minister's Medal to Master Jimmy R. Jagtiani and declared Master Jimmy the Father of Taekwondo in India in 1978.
+While the case pertaining to the creation of new National Federation for taekwondo or re-validating the existing Federation is pending at the Delhi High Court, the India Taekwondo claims its genuineness under the World Taekwondo & Indian Olympic Association.
-<ref name="About TFI">{{cite web |title=About TFI |url=http://www.taekwondofederationofindia.com/about_tfi.php |website=Taekwondo Federation of India |accessdate=22 July 2018}}</ref> The TFI received affiliation from the [[World Taekwondo|World Taekwondo Federation]] (WTF) in 1979,<ref name="World Taekwondo">{{cite web |title=India |url=http://www.worldtaekwondo.org/about-wt/members/mna/?member_id=4133 |website=World Taekwondo |accessdate=22 July 2018}}</ref> the [[Asian Taekwondo Union]] (ATU) in 1982, the [[Indian Olympic Association]] (IOA) in 1985, and the South Asian Taekwondo Federation (SATF) in 1994.<ref name="About TFI"/>
+[[Jimmy R. Jagtiani]] was one of the pioneer of taekwondo in India. Jagtiani, who was born in Vietnam in 1955, had emigrated to [[Lucknow]], Uttar Pradesh with his family to escape the [[Vietnam War]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Fatherland of Taekwondo ready to invest in Indian talent|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Fatherland-of-Taekwondo-ready-to-invest-in-Indian-talent/articleshow/12216171.cms |website=The Times of India |accessdate=22 July 2018}}</ref> He founded the Taekwondo Federation of India on 2 August 1976, and is regarded as the father of taekwondo in India. The federation marked its first anniversary in 1977 with a demonstration of high power taekwondo techniques at the [[K. D. Singh Babu Stadium, Lucknow|K.D. Singh Babu Indoor Stadium]] in Lucknow.<ref name="About TFI">{{cite web |title=About TFI |url=http://www.taekwondofederationofindia.com/about_tfi.php |website=Taekwondo Federation of India |accessdate=22 July 2018}}</ref> The TFI received affiliation from the [[World Taekwondo|World Taekwondo Federation]] (WTF) in 1979,<ref name="World Taekwondo">{{cite web |title=India |url=http://www.worldtaekwondo.org/about-wt/members/mna/?member_id=4133 |website=World Taekwondo |accessdate=22 July 2018}}</ref> the [[Asian Taekwondo Union]] (ATU) in 1982, the [[Indian Olympic Association]] (IOA) in 1985, and the South Asian Taekwondo Federation (SATF) in 1994.<ref name="About TFI"/>
 Taekwondo was included as a discipline for the first at the 1985 [[National Games of India|National Games]] in [[New Delhi]]. The TFI organized a special taekwondo demonstration by Korean ''taekwondokas'' for then Prime Minister [[Rajiv Gandhi]] at the Prime Minister's residence on 17 March 1986. Gandhi was impressed by the demonstration and agreed to "extend all possible help" to the TFI. The Union [[Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports]] officially recognized the TFI as the national governing body for taekwondo in 1988.<ref name="About TFI"/>
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In the year 1976, The Taekwondo Federation of India “TFI” was formed on 2nd Aug. 1976, and established as a National Taekwondo Body in India.
[[Jimmy R. Jagtiani]] is the founder and father of taekwondo in India. Jagtiani, who was born in Vietnam in 1955, had emigrated to India [[Lucknow]], Uttar Pradesh with his family to escape the [[Vietnam War]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Fatherland of Taekwondo ready to invest in Indian talent|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Fatherland-of-Taekwondo-ready-to-invest-in-Indian-talent/articleshow/12216171.cms |website=The Times of India |accessdate=22 July 2018}}</ref> He founded the Taekwondo Federation of India on 2 August 1976, and is regarded as the father of taekwondo in India. The federation marked its first anniversary in 1977 with a demonstration of high power taekwondo techniques at the [[K. D. Singh Babu Stadium, Lucknow|K.D. Singh Babu Indoor Stadium]] in Lucknow, which was inaugurated by none other than the Ambassador of the Republic of Korea, His Excellency Mr. Bum Suk Lee was the Chief Guest. Master Jimmy R. Jagtiani received Ambassador’s Medal from Hon'ble Bum Suck Lee and declared Jimmy R. Jagtiani the Founder of Taekwondo in India in 1977.

In the year 1978, the 2nd Anniversary of TFI was organized. Hon'ble Minister Don Wu Chu, Republic of Korea was the Chief Guest, he awarded Minister's Medal to Master Jimmy R. Jagtiani and declared Master Jimmy the Father of Taekwondo in India in 1978.

<ref name="About TFI">{{cite web |title=About TFI |url=http://www.taekwondofederationofindia.com/about_tfi.php |website=Taekwondo Federation of India |accessdate=22 July 2018}}</ref> The TFI received affiliation from the [[World Taekwondo|World Taekwondo Federation]] (WTF) in 1979,<ref name="World Taekwondo">{{cite web |title=India |url=http://www.worldtaekwondo.org/about-wt/members/mna/?member_id=4133 |website=World Taekwondo |accessdate=22 July 2018}}</ref> the [[Asian Taekwondo Union]] (ATU) in 1982, the [[Indian Olympic Association]] (IOA) in 1985, and the South Asian Taekwondo Federation (SATF) in 1994.<ref name="About TFI"/>

Taekwondo was included as a discipline for the first at the 1985 [[National Games of India|National Games]] in [[New Delhi]]. The TFI organized a special taekwondo demonstration by Korean ''taekwondokas'' for then Prime Minister [[Rajiv Gandhi]] at the Prime Minister's residence on 17 March 1986. Gandhi was impressed by the demonstration and agreed to "extend all possible help" to the TFI. The Union [[Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports]] officially recognized the TFI as the national governing body for taekwondo in 1988.<ref name="About TFI"/>

The TFI granted affiliation to the [[Services Sports Control Board]] in 1990, the Taekwondo Academy of India in 1990, Army Sports Control Board (ASCB) in 1992, and the [[Central Industrial Security Force]] (CISF) in 1995. Numerous state/UT taekwondo boards are also affiliated to the TFI.<ref name="About TFI"/>

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