Recently, at the Paris leg of the 2026 World Taekwondo Grand Prix, the Chinese national taekwondo team won one gold and one silver medal across eight weight classes, demonstrating exceptional competitive prowess. On the competition floor, the national team athletes fought valiantly and achieved outstanding results; off the competition floor, China’s taekwondo sports technology also made a major breakthrough, yielding remarkable achievements—The World Taekwondo Federation (WT) has officially announced that two electronic protective gear models from Hechang Technology—the WayChamp W+ (2nd-generation magnetic induction technology) and the WayChamp W2 (RFID technology)—have both passed official certification.. This milestone marks not only a technological upgrade in domestically produced taekwondo competition gear but also a historic breakthrough in achieving global certification for both technical approaches.
I. Breaking Patent Monopolies to Expand Market Access: Mastering Dual Logics to Thrive Overseas
For a long time, overseas taekwondo protective gear brands have taken the lead in securing patents for magnetic induction technology in many countries around the world, establishing a formidable technological barrier and firmly maintaining their technical authority and market dominance in the field of international competition gear. As a result, domestic manufacturers seeking to enter international markets have consistently faced the dilemma of being constrained by patents and bound by standards.
To break the industry deadlock, Hechang Technology has focused on independent R&D of core technologies, pursuing a two-pronged approach to achieve targeted breakthroughs: On one hand, the company has completed a comprehensive upgrade of its second-generation magnetic induction system and adapted it to new regulations, optimizing recognition accuracy and operational stability; on the other hand, it has built the underlying architecture from scratch and independently developed a new logic for RFID smart recognition technology.
With both products simultaneously receiving official certification from the World Taekwondo Federation, Hechang Technology has becomeThe world's first company to master two distinct technological approaches simultaneously, with its entire product line certifiedWT Official Certificationequipment supplier. This move completely bypassed overseas patent barriers and broke the long-standing technological monopoly held by foreign companies. Not only did it raise the industry standards for equipment used in international taekwondo competitions through cutting-edge innovation, but it also paved the way for domestically produced professional sports equipment to enter the global market and compete internationally without obstacles.
II. Strengthening the Industry’s Foundation Through High Market Share; Tackling Technical Challenges to Facilitate the Implementation of New Regulations
As the first company in China and the third in the world to be certified by the World Taekwondo Federation (WTF), Hechang Technology has established a firm foothold in both domestic and international markets and built an overwhelming competitive advantage through years of dedicated R&D and practical experience. In the domestic market, its products are used in over 95% of professional competitions, and its market share in the mass-market segment has surpassed 70%. The company has successfully provided services for major national events such as the 15th National Games, the 12th National Paralympic Games, and the 2022–2026 National Taekwondo Championships, accumulating extensive practical experience in the high-standard, coordinated operation of hardware and software systems, with the reliability and professionalism of its products having been rigorously tested through multiple top-tier competitions.
At the World Taekwondo Women’s Open Championships held this August, Hechang Technology once again demonstrated its technological leadership by being the first to fully implement the World Taekwondo Federation’s latest scoring rules for sparring, successfully overcoming long-standing industry challenges such as scoring recognition discrepancies and inaccurate data capture. At the same time, the brand becameThe world's first toSuccessful Implementation of Smart Electronic Gloves in G4 and Higher-Level Olympic Qualifying EventsThe manufacturer, through highly efficient technological innovations, ensures that every athlete’s effort on the field and every effective competitive move is accurately recorded and fairly judged. It was precisely at this competition that the Chinese team achieved an outstanding record of 3 gold, 2 silver, and 5 bronze medals.
III. Guided by a strategy of end-to-end autonomous integration, and backed by cutting-edge R&D, we are making our mark on the global stage
For a long time, Hechang Technology has been committed to independent control and secure development across the entire value chain—from military-grade R&D and the selection of advanced materials to precision manufacturing and the establishment of dedicated data centers—ensuring full domestic control over its core technologies and the entire industrial chain, without reliance on external technologies. This deep commitment to the field aligns perfectly with the core policy direction outlined in the “15th Five-Year Plan for Building a Sports Powerhouse”—namely, “enhancing the independent R&D and technological innovation capabilities of sports technology enterprises.”
From breaking through overseas technology blockades and overcoming patent barriers to establishing a parallel R&D strategy combining “magnetic induction and RFID” technologies, Hechang Technology’s leapfrog development represents not only a private enterprise’s technological breakthrough but also a vivid illustration of China’s sports equipment manufacturing industry’s transition from imitation and passive follow-up to independent innovation and global leadership.
Riding the wave of China’s efforts to become a leading sports nation, Hechang Technology will continue to leverage its strengths in full-chain independent R&D to empower the world’s top sporting events with more precise competition analysis, more stable equipment performance, and more advanced sports technology, thereby providing reliable, high-quality “Chinese solutions” for the development of global sports technology.
