China Open taekwondo championships kick off in Shaoxing

SHAOXING, China, Nov. 23 (Xinhua) -- The China Open taekwondo championships opened in Shaoxing, Zhejiang province on Saturday.

The four-day event, sanctioned by the World Taekwondo Federation, attracted over 400 athletes from 13 countries and regions.

Li Chungang, general secretary of the Chinese Taekwondo Association, said that the China Open is one of the highest-level taekwondo events held in the count