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Reports and announcements from the published archive.
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.
The European Karate Federation's 2027 calendar, not yet published on its channels, sets the youth championships in Yerevan in February and the senior championships in Marseille in March, around twenty open tournaments from Rijeka to Budapest.
More than 2,000 athletes from 114 countries make Bielsko-Biała the largest World Cadet, Junior & U21 Championships yet. The 2017–2026 curve, the big delegations and a day-by-day guide to the week.
On 20 October at 14:00 CET, the WKF draws the groups of the second Karate World Cup live from Madrid, one month before the national teams meet in Hangzhou from 20 to 22 November.
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 when the IOC's new programme methodology and the Brisbane 2032 timetable ran beneath every conversation.
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 careers.
At the GO conference "Measure to Matter" in Lausanne, the WKF met the Observatory's president, four years into its Guardian Girls Karate programme.
Olympic kata silver medallist Damián Quintero is the seventh confirmed castaway on Telecinco’s Supervivientes All Stars 3, returning to Cayos Cochinos after a fifth-place run in 2025 and a November 2025 Worlds farewell.
FIJLKAM officially announces Italy's bid for the 2027 World Senior Karate Championships. Read about the push to bring the WKF event to Italian soil.
The WKF and ISF have signed a strategic agreement in Belgrade to promote karate in schools worldwide, fostering youth development and international values.
The martial arts world pays tribute to Chuck Norris, the legendary actor and karate practitioner who passed away at 86.
Istanbul, Türkiye – The 2026 season of the Karate 1-Premier League kicked off in high gear this weekend at the Basaksehir Sports Complex. From January 23 to 25, the world’s karate elite gathered for the first stop of this premier series, marking the competition’s grand return to Türkiye after a five...
The World Karate Federation (WKF) has released its official bulletin outlining the changes to competition rules that will come into effect on January 1st, 2026. These updates cover Kumite, Kata, and Para-Karate, with a focus on clarifying, harmonizing, and modernizing key aspects of the ruleset. Dow...
Venice, Italy – December 2025 — At just 15 years old, Takamasa Yatoji has carved his name into karate history with an exceptional feat that is increasingly rare in the modern sport: winning gold in both kata and kumite at the prestigious Karate 1–Youth League Venice 2025. Competing in the Male Cadet...
