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Karate officials visit Maltese National Olympic Committee

2018-08-07

Karate officials visit Maltese National Olympic Committee

The President of the Small States of Europe Karate Federation Andreas Vasileiou and the head of the Maltese Karate Federation Kenneth Abela visited the headquarters of the Maltese National Olympic Committee on Tuesday to meet with president Julian Pace Bonello. The addition of Karate to the sports programme of the 2023 Games of the Small States of Europe was on top of the agenda of the meeting. 

The President of the Small States of Europe Karate Federation Andreas Vasileiou and the head of the Maltese Karate Federation Kenneth Abela visited the headquarters of the Maltese National Olympic Committee on Tuesday to meet with president Julian Pace Bonello. The addition of Karate to the sports programme of the 2023 Games of the Small States of Europe was on top of the agenda of the meeting. 

After being included in the sports programme of the 2021 Games of the Small States of Europe to be held in Andorra, Karate is hoping to extend its presence in the multi-sport event which gathers European countries with a population of less than one million inhabitants. The 2023 edition of the Games of the Small States of Europe will take place in Valleta (Malta). 

During the meeting, the Karate officials under the guidance of WKF and EKF President Antonio Espinós expressed the interest of Karate to continue playing a key role in the region and to further give added value to the multi-sport event.