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Dutch athlete Koen Ridder is the new chair of the Badminton World Federation’s (BWF) Athletes’ Commission. Ridder replaces Belgium’s Yuhan Tan, whose four-year term on the commission ended in May. Germany’s Marc Zwiebler is the new vice-chair.Ridder stated the commission’s focus will be “to become more visible, reach more athletes, improve their overall well-being and offer after-career solutions”.RIDDER TO HEAD BWF ATHLETES’ COMMISSIONOn 23 June, World Taekwondo was officially launched as its new brand and logo were revealed at the general assembly ahead of the 23rd World Taekwondo Championships in Muju (Republic of Korea).World Taekwondo replaces the World Taekwondo Federation as the name of the International Federation (IF) and reflects its commitment to evolving and adapting to remain relevant with today’s audiences. World Taekwondo encapsulates the federation’s values of inclusiveness, universality and excellence while reiterating its position as the undisputed leader of the global taekwondo movement.“World Taekwondo is distinctive and simple to understand and reinforces the global nature of our sport,” said Dr Chungwon Choue, following his re-election as president of the IF. “Our vision is taekwondo for all and as World Taekwondo we are confident we can build on our success to date and achieve that vision.”WTF REBRANDS TO WORLD TAEKWONDORight Dr Chungwon Choue was re-elected as president of World Taekwondo at the world championships in Muju, where the IF announced its new brandingAbove Koen Ridder replaces Yuhan Tan as commission chairRowing’s most prestigious award, the Thomas Keller Medal for an Outstanding Career in Rowing, has been awarded to Great Britain’s Katherine Grainger. Grainger is her country’s most decorated female rower with five medals from five consecutive Olympic Games, including gold at the Olympic Games London 2012. Grainger received her medal on 8 July from Dominik Keller, son of the World Rowing Federation’s (FISA) former president, the late Thomas Keller, during the World Rowing Cup in Lucerne (Switzerland).“It’s the ultimate prize in our sport,” said Grainger (right), who retired after the Olympic Games Rio 2016. “It’s a reflection of a whole career and I never expected to get it.”GRAINGER HONOURED WITH 2017 THOMAS KELLER MEDALOLYMPIC REVIEW 21