Statutes and rules

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)