Pyongyang, September 3 (KCNA) -- Teams of foreign countries and regions including Kazakhstan, Grenada, South Africa, New Zealand, the U.S., Bulgaria, Barbados, Peru, Puerto Rico, Sweden, Switzerland, Hong Kong of China, Zimbabwe, Iran, Argentina, Australia, Ethiopia, Spain, Croatia, France, Canada and Taipei of China and members of the International Taekwon-Do Federation arrived here Saturday to participate in the 17th Taekwon-Do World Championship.

Earlier arrivals included teams from Russia, the Netherlands, the Czech Republic, England, Denmark, India, Malaysia, United Arab Emirates, Scotland and Singapore.