At the youth Worlds in Bielsko-Biała, the WKF Women's Sport Commission brings together a referee, a federation leader and a European medallist to talk
At the SportAccord Forum in Lausanne (5–7 October), a three-member WKF delegation worked the corridors of the international sports movement, in a week
At the GO conference "Measure to Matter" in Lausanne, the WKF met the Observatory's president, four years into its Guardian Girls Karate programme.
Japan topped the last Series A of 2026 in Salzburg with four titles, as ten new champions from eight countries were crowned over the final weekend.
WKF President Espinós tells National Federations the 2026 World Cadet, Junior & U21 Championships in Bielsko-Biała will stream in full on YouTube.
At WKF headquarters in Madrid, Antonio Espinós welcomed Ukraine's federation president Ivan Dutchak to discuss karate in Europe and upcoming events.
From 14 to 18 October, Bielsko-Biała hosts the 14th WKF World Cadet, Junior & U21 Championships, with nearly 2,000 provisional entries.
Ria Hori and Yosuke Abe win gold for Japan, Kuwait takes male kata and Croatia's Lucija Lesjak the +68 kg title on day one in Salzburg.
Thirty-four nations, fifteen titles, 22 countries on the podium: karate at the Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Asian Games showed the sport's unity and reach.
Salzburg closes the 2026 Karate One Series A season on 2–4 October: 1,191 entries, 82 delegations, 14 titles and free entry at the Sporthalle Alpenstr
In Aichi-Nagoya, WKF President Antonio Espinós met JOC President Seiko Hashimoto to discuss karate's Japanese roots, the 2028 World Cup and the Olympi
UFAK President Souleymane Gaye, WKF Executive Committee member, joins the Dakar 2026 YOG torch relay for karate and African sport.