Asian Games karate opens 20–23 September 2026 at Toyohashi Gymnasium — 177 athletes from 34 countries; full individual kata and kumite plus team kata;
Day 3 in Guadalajara — Gonzalez (CRC), Schubert (CRO), Mercado, Zermeño and Chávez (MEX), Olschewski (GER), Newman (ENG), Goodwin (USA); Cadet titles
Day 2 in Guadalajara — Matos and Gonçalves (POR), Soendergaard (DEN, Hantei), Hernández García (CUB), Mizukami (MEX); Cadet golds for Mendonca, Arcale
Day 1 Junior titles in Guadalajara — Kemetinger and Lehner (AUT), Juarez Martinez (MEX), Gomes (SUI), Mendonca (USA), Adjanonhoun (BEN), Matta Soto (C
Fifth 2026 Karate One Youth League stop in Guadalajara, 17–20 September — 500+ athletes from 37 countries at Polideportivo CODE López Mateos; Mexico's
Egypt finished first at the 2026 UFAK Championships in Algiers with 50 medals (30 golds); hosts Algeria took 41 (8 golds) and Morocco 36 (5 golds) as
Karateka premieres at San Sebastián Film Festival: Sandra Sánchez, standing ovation, Spanish cinemas 30 October via Warner Bros.
UFAK’s General Assembly in Algiers (9 Sep 2026) reviewed certified 2025 accounts, the 2026 budget, major events and the 2027 calendar, with WKF Presid
On Day 2 of the 2026 UFAK Championships in Algiers, Egypt led the U21 titles with a kata double and four kumite golds; Tunisia, Senegal, Morocco and h
On opening day of the 2026 UFAK Championships in Algiers, Egypt and Algeria took four senior golds each; Morocco’s Sriti upset Badawy, Senegal’s Kobar
