Rwanda will host the 2022 African Taekwondo Championships; Times Sport has learned.

The development was confirmed to this newspaper by a source in the Rwanda Taekwondo Federation (RTF) under conditions of anonymity.

Late last year, the RTF submitted an application to host the 2022 African Taekwondo Championships, and had since been waiting for feedback.

The competition is expected to take place in July. Senegal hosted the 2021 edition.

According to the source, the Kigali Arena is the facility that will host the whole event.

The tournament is expected to attract participants from about 40 countries. It will feature Taekwondo disciplines like Poomsae and Kyorugi.

Meanwhile, the RTF has recently appointed Jeong Ji-Man, a South Korean national as the new head coach of the Taekwondo national team.

Ji-Man will be in charge of the preparations for the African Taekwondo Championships 2022.