USOC Finds USA Taekwondo Out of Compliance with Sports Act

By Ellen Rugeley   Following a two day Hearing at the Headquarters of the USOC in Colorado Springs, a three person United States Olympic Committee (USOC) Hearing Panel issued a summary decision, which found that USA Taekwondo, the National Governing Body (NGB) for the sport of taekwondo in the United States,is out of compliance with several sections of the Ted Stevens Olympic and Amateur Sports Act (the Sports Act) as well as sections of the USOC Bylaws, applicable to NGBs   It is expe