Of the 13 coaches from the Ivory Coast to attend the course, 12 of them passed, with a scores between 14 and 19 out of 20.

Taking place from March 12 to 14, 85 coaches attempted to achieve a level-one diploma, which is now a requirement to be a coach at an international competition.

Those coaches who passed can now host sessions at G1 and G2 competitions. 

G1 covers World Military Championships and World University Championships, as well as WT-commissioned G1 taekwondo and Para taekwondo events and multi-sport competitions that are not on a continental level.

G2 includes events such as the World Cup Taekwondo Team Championships and the World University Games. 

In two years, these coaches can sit their level-two course, which will allow them to operate at events including the World Taekwondo Grand Prix Series.

The coaches had to undertake a three-day course which taught the rules of arbitration and competition, the reflexes of a good coach and how a coach should make a complaint.

It also examined the weighing and monitoring of athletes who need to make a certain weight to compete, as well as anti-doping regulations.

Some of those in attendance - Banassa Diomande, Cynthia Kragbe, Georges Kobenan and Anicet Kassi - were current or former athletes.

Training these athletes is part of a social reintegration programme set up by FITKD President Cheick Daniel Bamba, who helped to fund the participation of six of the group of 13.