The Iron Taekwondo League (ITL), with of Coach Gianluca Barbara, proudly fielded three junior athletes at the prestigious Skopje Open G1, held on the 4th of April 2026 at the Boris Trajkovski Sport Centre.

Malta proudly took part in the 2025 European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF) held in Skopje, Macedonia, marking another important step forward for Maltese Taekwondo on the international stage. Representing Malta in this prestigious youth event were two young athletes from the Malta Taekwondo Association's elite development programme: Alycia Cassar and Michela Scerri.