photo · Official event posterFrom 5 to 8 November, Glasgow hosts the 12th Commonwealth Karate Championships: two elite days for national teams under WKF rules, then two club days open from children to veterans.
Two weeks after a last gold in Salzburg, the Tokyo 2020 bronze medallist confirmed in Bielsko-Biała that he has retired and wants to work with the WKF.
Okumura and García Lozano in kata, a second straight title for Omar Osman, a first international gold for Alexandr Capmoale: the final day in Bielsko-Biała crowned the U21 world champions before Japan and Italy closed the week in team kata.
Meeting in Bielsko-Biała during the World Cadet, Junior and U21 Championships, the WKF's Brisbane 2032 Supervisory Board, chaired by Antonio Espinós, reviewed the action plan behind karate's Olympic hopes and the IOC criteria that will frame the decision.
Twenty-three world titles on Saturday in Bielsko-Biała: a first Polish gold for Natalia Balut, a 15-year-old Kvesić following his brothers, and Ito and Hamazawa repeating their cadet success as juniors.
Meeting in Bielsko-Biała during the youth World Championships, the new WKF Executive Committee named Davide Benetello First Vice President, Davor Cipek General Secretary and Elisa Au Assistant General Secretary, and thanked Toshihisa Nagura for twelve years at the head of the secretariat.
A home finalist from Sopot, a Palestinian 8-7 and a Moldovan 15-14: the U21 and junior finals of the WKF youth Worlds are set before the weekend's medal bouts.
Meeting in Bielsko-Biała ahead of the World Cadet, Junior & U21 Championships, the WKF Athletes' Commission chose Brazil's three-time world champion Douglas Brose as its chair, closing Davide Benetello's 16 years at its head.
Meeting in Bielsko-Biała on the eve of the youth Worlds, the WKF Congress ratified Milano-Bergamo as host of the 2027 World Karate Championships Final Phase, 11–14 November. For Italy, it is a first.
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