WKF agreed that a new commission will be created: the WKF Ranking Commission. This new working group will be formed by chairman Toshihisa Nagura with members Davide Benetello, Francis Didier and Mariola Zarco, and it will deal with all the issues concerning the WKF rankings and their...
The outstanding development of Karate in Japan was at centre of discussions of the meeting that WKF President Antonio Espinós held with the Japan Karate Federation during his visit to the birth nation of the sport. The head of Karate’s international body has travelled to Japan this week to analyse...
World Karate Federation President Antonio Espinós has travelled to Japan this week to hold key strategic meetings with top officials and institutions and to continue laying the groundwork for Karate’s anticipated debut at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020.
With Karate’s Olympic presentation in mind,...
THE EXECUTIVE BOARD (EB) OF THE INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE (IOC) TODAY APPROVED THE EVENT PROGRAMME FOR THE OLYMPIC GAMES TOKYO 2020. THE DECISION MARKS A KEY MILESTONE IN THE EVOLUTION OF THE OLYMPIC PROGRAMME BY INTRODUCING YOUTH AND URBAN INNOVATIONS, SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVING GENDER...
WKF President Antonio Espinós visited the International Paralympic Committee headquarters on Thursday to discuss innovative ways to take Para-Karate to new levels and to build on the strong relationships of Karate’s international governing body with the IPC.
The WKF delegation visiting the...