According to Cleophas Nyangoni, the Secretary-General of the association other countries in the region like Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia and Botswana will also participate in the tournament. He added that this is the second championship to be held in Zimbabwe following the first one held in 2015 at Prince Edward School in Harare.The Korean Embassy is the major sponsor of the tournament since taekwondo is part of their culture. Zimbabwe taekwondo Association is an affiliate of the World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) and the game is classified as an olympic sport.