Master Truong Ngoc De, VTF President (left), and Choi Young-Ryul, new President of the Kukkiwon, at the taekwondo promotion test. (Photo: baophapluat.vn)

Vietnam Taekwondo Federation President De passed his promotion test at the Kukkiwon, the World Taekwondo Headquarters and home of the World Taekwondo Academy, in Seoul, on Monday.

The 62-year-old is the first non-South Korean master to earn this dan.

Another Vietnamese, Nguyen Thanh Huy, the national team coach, received an eighth dan certificate, along with masters from other countries.