Grand Winners 2022
Meet the new GRAND WINNERS
The Grand Winners are the Best of the Best of the Karate 1-Premier League. Bestowed each season, the Grand Winners awards recognize the most outstanding performances throughout the year of Karate 1-Premier League. Moreover, the Grand Winners are the only competitors who are allowed to wear the karategi with the golden embroidery in all Karate 1-Premier League events of the season.
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The Karate world made history when the sport succeeded with its Olympic debut in the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. Learn everything you need to know about Karate's Olympic debut and the WKF's Olympic campaign: #KarateSpirit
Guardian Girls Global Karate Project
The World Karate Federation (WKF), the Koyamada International Foundation (KIF) and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) have joined forces to launch the Guardian Girls Global Karate Project.
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Olympic athletes have high expectations for #Karate1Fukuoka
2023-06-08
The Karate 1-Premier League Fukuoka brings Karate’s first-class international events back to the birth nation of the sport. After the success of Karate at the Olympic Games in Tokyo, the sport returns to Japan for an anticipated event.
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Spain top medal table of Para-Karate at Virtus Global Games
2023-06-08
The Virtus Global Games are being held in Vichy (France) with Para-Karate included for the first time in the sports programme. The most important annual event for elite athletes with intellectual impairments, the 2023 Virtus Global Games showcased Para-Karate’s great added value to multi-sport events.
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Grand Winner Hikaru Ono: I want to show my best in Fukuoka
2023-06-05
Japan’s Hikaru Ono aims at winning the gold medal at the upcoming 2023 Karate 1-Premier League Fukuoka. The current Grand Winner in Female Kata hopes to use the home-ground factor in her favour at the event.
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All you need to know about #Karate1Fukuoka
2023-06-05
The third Karate 1-Premier League event of the season will be held in Fukuoka (Japan) from June 9 to 11. The event will be available LIVE on the WKF YouTube channel and many TV networks and platforms around the world.
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Japanese karatekas hoping to win gold at home in #Karate1Fukuoka
2023-06-02
The third Karate 1-Premier League event of the season will be held in Fukuoka (Japan) from June 9 to 11. A host of first-class Japanese karatekas will be hoping to use the home-ground factor in their favour to cause a sensation at the event.
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Karate to highlight values of sport at 2023 World Combat Games
2023-06-02
The sport of Karate will be part of the 2023 edition of the World Combat Games, to be held in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) next October.
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All you need to know about Para-Karate at Virtus Global Games
2023-06-01
Para-Karate will be making its debut at the Virtus Global Games to be held next week in Vichy (France). Here is all you need to know about the event:
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Growing influence of women in PKF's leading positions
2023-05-31
The increasing prominence of women in Karate was celebrated this past weekend during the 2023 PKF Senior Championships. The PKF’s leading women gathered in Costa Rica, showing the growing influence of women in international Karate managing positions.
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Guardian Girls Karate project leaves mark in Morocco
2023-05-31
The third event of the “Guardian Girls Global Karate Project” was held from May 12 to 14 in Rabat (Morocco). Karate’s remarkable contribution to society was once again showcased at the presentation of this project that puts Karate at the forefront of the fight against Gender-Based Violence.
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Classification to Pan American Games completed after thrilling PKF Championships
2023-05-30
The list of Karate athletes to take part at the anticipated 2023 Pan American Games is now completed, following the last stage of the classification at the 2023 PKF Championships. The continental event which was held this past week in Costa Rica awarded the final spots to take part in the biggest multi-sport event of the Americas.
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PKF Congress and Executive Committee review progress of Karate in America
2023-05-29
The progress of Karate in the Americas was on top of the agenda of the Congress and Executive Committee meetings of the Pan-American Karate Federation (PKF). The gatherings were held in Costa Rica on the eve of the 2023 PKF Senior Championships.
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Chile top medal table of PKF Senior Championships
2023-05-28
Powerhouse nation of Chile topped the final medal table of the 2023 PKF Senior Championships. The event was held in Costa Rica this week and crowned the new heroes of the sport in the Americas.
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Valentina Toro wins second title as Chile prevail on Day 2 of PKF Championships
2023-05-27
Representatives of Chile were the big winners on day 2 of the PKF Senior Championships since they finished the day with three gold medals.
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Olympians Sakura Kokumai and Ariel Torres head USA's success at PKF Championships
2023-05-26
The first day of the 2023 PKF Senior Championships was held Thursday, with the representatives of USA Karate dominating the competition. After the qualification to the Pan American Games on Wednesday, Day 1 of the PKF Championships had Olympians Sakura Kokumai and Ariel Torres among the stars of the event.
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Claudymar Garces and Vinicius Figueira among stars winning ticket to 2023 Pan American Games in Costa Rica
2023-05-25
Karatekas from 14 countries have qualified to participate in the upcoming Pan American Games, to be held in Santiago (Chile) later this year. The qualification process was completed Wednesday during the first day of the 2023 PKF Senior Championships being held in Costa Rica.
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