WKF COMMISSIONS
MEDICAL COMMISSION
R. Arriaza (Spain), Chairman
ENTOURAGE COMMISSION (...)
S. Gaye (Senegal), Chairman
Members:
D. Benetello (Italy)
N. Varasteh (Canada)
G. Cherdieu (France)
DISCIPLINARY & LEGAL COMMISSION
V. Chen (MAS), Chairman
TECHNICAL COMMISSION
M. El Hoseiny (Egypt), Chairman
M. Billman (England), Secretary
Members:
M. Abbas (UAE)
A. Amini (IRI)
J.M. de Dios (Spain)
P. Ismaila Ba (Senegal)
J.C. Landaburu (Argentina)
D. Sigillo (Switzerland)
A. Soykan (Turkiye)
ATHLETES’ COMMISSION (...)
Davide Benetello (Italy), Chairman
Members:
D. Brose (Brazil) (2018-2023)
A. Díaz (Venezuela) (2018-2023)
S. Horuna (Ukraine) (2021-2025)
V. Panetsidou (Greece) (2021-2025)
N. Hoang Ngan (Vietnam) (2016- )
E. Au (USA) (2021- )
PARA-KARATE COMMISSION
D. Augustovicova (Slovakia), Chairperson
ORGANISING COMMISSION
E. Pérez (Spain), Chairman
WOMEN SPORT COMMISSION
Sarah Wennerström (Sweden), Chairwoman
Members:
R. Kassis (AUS)
F. Madani (USA)
RULES AND RANKING COMMISSION
G. Nordahl (Norway), Chair
Members:
KUMITE GROUP
D. Benetello (Italy) (LEAD)
RC Chair – J. Escalante (Sweden)
OC Chair – E. Pérez (Spain)
TC Chair – M. Elhosieny (Egypt)
R. Arriaza (Spain)
K.G. Jacobsen (Norway)
N. Varasteh (Canada)
KATA GROUP
L. Valdesi (Italy) (LEAD)
RC Chair – J. Escalante (Sweden)
OC Chair – E. Pérez (Spain)
TC Chair – M. Elhosieny (Egypt)
D. Augustovicova (Slovakia)
A. Díaz (Venezuela)
K.G. Jacobsen (Norway)
T. Murata (Japan)
PARA-KARATE GROUP
D. Augustovicova (Slovakia) (LEAD)
L. Valdesi (Italy)
RC Chair – J. Escalante (Sweden)
OC Chair – E. Pérez (Spain)
TC Chair – M. Elhosieny (Egypt)
A. Díaz (Venezuela)
K.G. Jacobsen (Norway)
T. Murata (Japan)
WORLD RANKING GROUP
E. Pérez (Spain) (LEAD)
D. Benetello (Italy)
M. Elhosieny (Egypt)
P. Bárcena (HQ office in charge)
REFEREE COMMISSION (...)
J. Escalante (Sweden), Chairman
F. Madani (USA), Secretary
N. Dajcman (Austria), Assistant Secretary
Members:
G. Abdalla (Guatemala)
O. Akinola (Nigeria)
S. Al Mansour (Kuwait)
J. Al Zaabi (UAE)
P. Heinonen (Finland)
U. Kobas (Turkey)
Z. Metyout (Morocco)
K. Takahashi (Japan)
N. Tran (AUS)
G. Zaccaro (Italy)
WKF EVENT DELEGATES
2023. Karate 1 - Premier League (Different venues). Esteban Pérez (ESP)
2023. Karate 1 - Series A (Different venues). Dominique Sigilo (SUI)
2023. Karate 1-Youth League (Different venues). Luca Valdesi (ITA)
2023. Virtus Global Games (Vichy, FRANCE). Tervel Zwjatkow (Germany)
2023. World Combat Games (Riyadh, SAUDI ARABIA). Mohammed Abbas (UAE)
2023. ANOC Beach Games (Bali, INDONESIA) Esteban Pérez (ESP)
2023. ANOC Beach Games (Bali, INDONESIA) Nguyen Hoang Ngan (VIE) (Assistant Technical Delegate)
2023. Mediterranean Beach Games (Heraklion, GREECE) Bechir Cherif (TUN)