At first, Para Taekwondo concentrated on developing kyorugi (sparring) for arm amputees and limb-deficient athletes.

Following the work group's recommendations, Para Taekwondo was expanded, and worldwide competitions were made available to athletes of all impairments.

To be included in the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics program, the WT submitted a letter of intent to the IPC in January 2014.

During the IPC Governing Board meeting in Berlin, Germany, in October 2014, the WT presented their bid to have Para Taekwondo in the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games.

[5] In January 2015, the IPC held a Governing Board meeting in Abu Dhabi, where the final decision on the sport program for the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics was made.

[1] Kyorugi and poomsae are the two disciplines that the WT conducts in competition format to include athletes of all impairments in Para Taekwondo.

[10][11] Weight divisions in Para Taekwondo Kyorugi are divided by weight and gender as follows:[10] not exceeding 75 kg not exceeding 58 kg Para Taekwondo Poomsae matches are conducted in a single-elimination or double-elimination tournament system.

[14] Source:[15] Medals by NPC - World Championships As of 25 SEP 2023 World Championships 2009 - 2021 (139G - 130S - 189B - 458 Total) Rank NPC Men Women Total Rank by total G S B Tot G S B Tot G S B Tot 1 RUS - Russia 21 14 24 59 5 10 7 22 26 24 31 81 1 2 TUR - Türkiye 11 7 22 40 11 10 8 29 22 17 30 69 2 3 AZE - Azerbaijan 11 18 18 47 3 4 3 10 14 22 21 57 3 4 IRI - Iran 12 8 4 24 2 2 14 8 4 26 4 5 ESP - Spain 7 4 6 17 1 1 7 4 7 18 6 6 FRA - France 5 2 4 11 2 3 5 7 2 7 16 7 7 MGL - Mongolia 5 3 10 18 1 1 1 3 6 4 11 21 5 8 UKR - Ukraine 1 2 1 4 5 1 3 9 6 3 4 13 =8 9 KAZ - Kazakhstan 5 1 1 7 1 1 5 1 2 8 =14 10 SRB - Serbia 1 1 4 5 3 12 4 5 4 13 =8 11 CAN - Canada 1 3 4 4 4 4 1 3 8 =14 12 DEN - Denmark 4 1 5 4 1 5 =22 13 RTU - Russian Taekwondo Union 3 1 4 8 1 1 3 2 4 9 =12 14 GBR - Great Britain 1 1 2 1 5 1 7 2 6 1 9 =12 15 AUS - Australia 2 2 1 5 2 2 1 5 =22 16 BRA - Brazil 3 3 2 1 6 9 2 1 9 12 10 17 ISR - Israel 2 1 3 6 2 1 3 6 =17 18 CHN - China 2 2 2 2 =29 18 THA - Thailand 2 2 2 2 =29 20 CRO - Croatia 1 3 1 5 1 3 1 5 =22 21 MEX - Mexico 1 1 1 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 6 =17 22 UZB - Uzbekistan 3 3 1 1 2 4 1 1 5 7 16 23 RWA - Rwanda 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 =29 24 TPE - Chinese Taipei 1 1 1 1 =35 25 MAR - Morocco 2 6 8 2 2 4 6 10 11 26 POL - Poland 4 2 6 4 2 6 =17 27 GUA - Guatemala 3 3 6 3 3 6 =17 28 USA - United States 2 3 5 1 1 2 4 6 =17 29 FIN - Finland 2 2 4 2 2 4 =25 29 ITA - Italy 2 2 4 2 2 4 =25 29 KOR - Republic of Korea 2 2 4 2 2 4 =25 32 IND - India 2 2 1 1 2 1 3 28 33 GEO - Georgia 2 2 2 2 =29 33 JPN - Japan 1 1 1 1 2 2 =29 33 NEP - Nepal 1 1 1 1 2 2 =29 36 ARG - Argentina 1 1 1 1 =35 36 COL - Colombia 1 1 1 1 =35 36 GER - Germany 1 1 1 1 =35 36 HUN - Hungary 1 1 1 1 =35 36 KEN - Kenya 1 1 1 1 =35 36 LES - Lesotho 1 1 1 1 =35 36 NZL - New Zealand 1 1 1 1 =35 36 PHI - Philippines 1 1 1 1 =35 Total 89 88 142 319 50 42 47 139 139 130 189 458 Legend: -: Equal sign (=) indicates that two or more NPCs share the same rank by total.

G - Gold; S - Silver; B - Bronze; Tot - Total As of August 2017, the WT has 208 member national associations from five continents.