Author: Sampo Pajulampi

The chairman of TU11, Teemu Heino, has been elected Brave to the management team.

”Tämä on merkittävä asia paitsi seurallemme, myös koko suomalaiselle taekwondolle”, toteaa TU11:n varapuheenjohtaja sekä Suomen Taekwondoliiton hallituksen jäsen Sampo Pajulampi ja jatkaa: ”Urheiluakatemiat ovat keskeisiä Olympic Committee in the future strategy and the sports academy in the capital region already has a special importance because of the wide population base".

Previously, Teemu has worked as a member and chairman of the athletes' committee of the Finnish Olympic Committee and of the EOC as a member of the athletes' committee and the technical committee. In addition, he has held positions of trust, e.g. In Kokemäki Taekwondo club and in the Finnish Taekwondo Association.

The capital region's sports academy Urhea is a cooperation network started in 2003 that helps athletes to combine sports and civilian careers. At the same time, it supports high-quality and versatile training on an ethically sustainable basis. Alongside studying and coaching, the third key goal is to network the support services needed by athletes and coaches into an easily accessible support network.

At the beginning of 2010, Urhea included 1,570 athletes, of which 82 are so-called athletes of Olympic level, i.e. 1st level. There are 345 national team level athletes (2nd level) and more than 1143 challenger level athletes (3rd level). There are more than 20 sports, as well as secondary and higher education institutions. Support services are provided by a wide group of experts in various fields. The cities of Helsinki, Espoo and Vantaa are also included.