Morocco and Turkey prevail on day 1 of Karate at Islamic Solidarity Games

2022-08-18

Karatekas from Morocco and Turkey were the big winners on day 1 of the 2022 Islamic Solidarity Games. The multi-sport event is being held this week in Konya (Turkey) with the Karate competition taking the spotlight on Wednesday and Thursday.  

Karate ready to take Islamic Solidarity Games by storm

2022-08-16

The city of Konya in Turkey hosts the 5^th edition of the Islamic Solidarity Games. The Karate competition is scheduled for August 17^th and 18^th.

Karate 1 Premier League Los Angeles postponed

2022-08-11

The World Karate Federation has announced that the 2022 Karate 1-Premier League Los Angeles has been postponed due to a series of unpredicted constraints.

Future Karate events in Europe analysed at EKF Executive Committee meeting

2022-08-10

The Executive Committee of the European Karate Federation today met to discuss the upcoming events of the sport in the continent.

Karate celebrates one year of historic Olympic debut

2022-08-07

The Karate community is celebrating the first anniversary of the debut of the sport at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020.

One year to go to ANOC World Beach Games 2023!

2022-08-05

The World Karate Federation is joining ANOC in the celebrations of One Year to go to the 2023 edition of the ANOC World Beach Games.

WKF reaches 200 National Federation members with affiliation of Solomon Islands

2022-08-03

Solomon Islands is the WKF’s National Federation number 200. With the affiliation of the Oceanian country, the WKF reaches 200 members thus reinforcing the organisation’s influence around the world.

Countdown to #Karate1Baku intensifies as excitement grows among Karate Stars

2022-08-02

The 2022 Karate 1-Premier League Baku is one month to go. As the event reaches the -30-day mark, the excitement grows among top karate athletes with the registration process entering the third phase.

Strength of Karate at young ages highlighted at European University Games

2022-08-01

The city of Lodz (Poland) hosted the 2022 edition of the European University Games. As the largest European multisport student event, the 2022 European University Games gathered young athletes from all over Europe with Karate becoming one of the highlights of the event. 

Los Angeles to welcome final Karate 1 Premier League event of the year

2022-07-21

The last event of the season of the 2022 Karate 1-Premier League will be held in Los Angeles (USA) from October 7 to 9.

WKF Executive Committee paves way for continuous development of Karate

2022-07-21

The Executive Committee of the World Karate Federation met Wednesday to take pressing decisions on the ongoing progress of the sport around the world.

Sandra Sanchez, The World Games Athlete of the Day

2022-07-11

Spain’s Sandra Sanchez was declared The World Games Athlete of the Day. The Olympic, World, and European champion won the gold medal at The World Games, one final accolade before announcing her retirement from international competition.

New Karate heroes crowned at The World Games 2022

2022-07-10

The Karate competition of The World Games concluded Saturday with the final day of action from Birmingham. In a thrilling showcase of the many values of the sport, new Karate heroes Anita Serogina of Ukraine, Abdalla Abdelaziz of Egypt, Silvia Semeraro of Italy, Youssef Badawy of Egypt, Sofya Berultseva of Kazakhstan, and Babacar Seck Sakho of Spain were crowned today.

Sandra Sanchez: Golden farewell to a Kata legend

2022-07-09

Sandra Sanchez won the gold medal in Kata on Day 1 of The World Games. It was the perfect farewell for one of the best Karate athletes in the history of the sport who announced that she will retire from international competition after the tournament in Birmingham.

ALL you need to know about Karate at The World Games

2022-07-08

The Karate competition of The World Games begins Friday in Birmingham (United States). The best Karate athletes in the world gather to clash for the title of one of the highlight events of the year.