Karate is in the Short List for the Olympic Games LA28!
After participating, as an additional sport, in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games and not having been selected for the Paris 2024 Games, karate was accepted into the final phase of selection for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games. This does not mean that karate will be at the Games again. But, just that we’re still […]
Major changement on WKF rules
While the final document of the WKF Competition Rules is underway for soon publication, we would hereby like to send you a summary of the major changes that will be implemented as of 1st January 2023. Please consider these important amendments as they will come into effect very soon. Kumite 1. WKF Approved Helmet From […]
New rules for Karate1 Youth League and Series A events
WKF communicated on new rules for Karate1 Youth League and Series A events from January 2023. Two changes had been decided by WKF Executive Committee. With the inclusion of these categories, most Youth League events will have to start their competition one day earlier (on Thursday), although this will be announced separately for each event. […]
2023 WKF calendar (Draft)
The preliminary calendar of activities of WKF, AKF, UFAK, PKF and EKF is out. This document is only at the beginning of a long work and modification. Of course, it should be taken with caution.We can see that the Premier League tournaments are changing again with a presence in Egypt (Cairo), another in Japan (Fukuoka) […]
Will Karate be Olympic again in Los Angeles 2028?
Will Karate be Olympic again in Los Angeles (July 14-30, 2028)? In any case, unlike Paris 2024, it appears in the short list published by the organizers of L.A. 2028. In all, 9 sports have been chosen: motor sports (karting?), cricket, baseball-softball, lacrosse, breakdance, kick-boxing, squash, flag soccer and… karate. The 9 international federations must […]
Karate in LA28 Paralympic Games?
A record of 33 Para sports have submitted applications to the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) to be considered for inclusion in the LA28 Paralympic Games sport programme. All International Federations with sports at Paris 2024 put forward applications, together with potential new additions arm wrestling, climbing, CP soccer, golf, karate, Para dance sport, powerchair soccer, […]
UFAK Karate championship 2022
South Africa will organize another major WKF Karate event for the 21st All Africa UFAK Karate Championships Durban 2022 (Dec 2-4 th). Hosted by Karate South Africa (KSA), this championship will group the 13th Junior and 5th Cadet championship. All Africa athletes from all the age will come to Dubai to fight together.
New Dates for the 19th Asian Games – Hangzhou
The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) annonced the new dates for the 19th Asian Games, which will now be held in Hangzhou from 23rd September to 8th October 2023.The 19th Asian Games was originally planned to be held in Hangzhou from 10th to 25th of September 2022, however due to the COVID 19 global pandemic […]
Los Angeles will hold Premier League in October 2022
Exclusive info On October 7-9, 2022, the World Karate Federation and the USA Karate Federation will hold a Premier League Karate1 tournament in the Los Angeles city, California, USA. It is an important step for WKF to develop karate in USA, specially for the promotion of karate and the relationship with USA and with Olympic […]
WKF Rule change from January 2023 Female Weight Categories
New changes in the rules for the year 2023 are currently planned The WKF Rules and Classification Commission is working on rule and regulation improvements, as well as suitable alternatives to continue to develop sport karate over time. In this context, and based on the participation statistics that have been collected over the past years […]