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(2021/12/18-22 Almaty, Kazakhstan) Results of competitions #Cadet♦Cadet Kumite Male -52kg [1st] Hamdamjoo Abolfazl (IRI) [2nd] Almtairi Mousa (KUW) [3rd] Almunjem Mahdi (KSA) / Khudaiberdiev Daniel (KGZ)♦Cadet Kumite Male -57kg [1st] Alajmi Ali (KUW) [2nd] Shaman Omar (KSA) [3rd] Bainazar Serzhan (K...
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...
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 A...
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 wi...
The World Karate Federation (WKF) recently announced an exciting initiative called “Guardian Girls”. This worldwide project is designed to promote girls’ participation in karate. The “Guardian Girls” project is in fact based on a campaign developed by the Colombian Olympic Committee (COC). The main...
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...
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...
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, fl...
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...
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 pan...
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...
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...
The Asian Karate Federation (AKF) is organizing a webinar series for the Karate fraternity: Terms & Conditions:AKF Referee Seminar is only open for current AKF licensed referees and judges.AKF Coach Seminar is only open for current AKF licensed Coaches, or National Coaches that has yet to be license...
Olympics.com will broadcast from the 2022 World Games in Birmingham, USA. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) Sports Content Center will broadcast competitions from 34 sports (58 disciplines) from 7 to 17 July 2022. All highlights from the multi-sport event organized by the International World...
The 2022 Karate 1-Premier League is introducing a new competition system. The Round Robin format will now be applied to the elimination rounds to further raise the competitive level of the tournaments. With the introduction of the Round Robin, competitors now have the opportunity to progress even mo...
