2024 World Cadet, Junior & U21 Championships presented in Venice

The official presentation of the 2024 edition of the World Cadet, Junior & U21 Championships was held Wednesday in Venice. Hosted by FIJLKAM (Italian Federation of Judo, Wrestling, Karate and Martial Arts) at the headquarters of the Veneto Regional Council in Palazzo Ferro Fini in Venice, the event was attended by WKF President Antonio Espinós and many Karate stakeholders.

WKF and GRUP MEDIAPRO announce strategic alliance to take Karate events to new heights

The World Karate Federation (WKF) and GRUP MEDIAPRO today announced an alliance for the development and production of audiovisual content of the most important Karate events in the world.

WKF President highlights progress of Karate in Europe at successful age-group Balkan Championships

WKF and EKF President Antonio Espinós travelled to Ljubljana (Slovenia) to attend the 23^rd edition of the Balkan Karate Championships for Cadets, Juniors and U21. The event was hailed as a success, with over 1100 athletes from 13 Balkan countries participating.

WKF Assistant General Secretary represents Karate at IF Forum and high-profile meetings in Lausanne

WKF Assistant General Secretary Davor Cipek travelled this past week to Lausanne (Switzerland) to represent Karate in a series of high-profile meetings on the occasion of the IF Forum 2023.

Guardian Girls Karate Project recognised by Spain's High Council of Sports on the occasion of Spanish Presidency of Council of European Union

Karate’s initiative against Gender-Based Violence, the Guardian Girls Karate Project, was honoured Tuesday by the High Council of Sports of Spain. The programme was bestowed with the recognition from Spain’s main sports officials at the International Conference on Gender Equality in Sport in Madrid.

Kazakhstan Karate team meets French President Emmanuel Macron in Astana

The Karate team of Kazakhstan was welcomed in Astana by Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev together with the President of France Emmanuel Macron during Mr Macron’s visit to the country. The meeting had the main sports officials in the country in attendance.

EKF Executive Committee paves way for European Karate's future events

The Executive Committee of the European Karate Federation (EKF) today met via videoconference to discuss the upcoming events of the organisation and the development plans of European Karate.

WKF President hails success of Karate at Pan American Games

WKF President Antonio Espinós travelled to Santiago (Chile) to attend the Karate competition of the 2023 Pan American Games. Only days after the historic 2023 World Championships in Budapest, the Karate family celebrated another memorable event of the sport.

2025 Games of Small States of Europe discussed at high profile meeting

WKF President Antonio Espinós sat with representatives of the Small States of Europe Karate Federation (SSEKF) to discuss updates on the 2025 edition of the Games of the Small States of Europe to be held in Andorra.

Revamped WKF Women's Commission meets to continue highlighting Karate's success in gender equality

The renovated WKF Women’s Commission met in Budapest (Hungary) during the 2023 World Senior Championships to open a new era in the protection of women’s issues in the organisation and to further highlight the many achievements in gender equality in the sport over the last years.

National Federations of Egypt and United States sign MoU in Budapest

The National Federations of Egypt and the United States signed a Memorandum of Understanding in Budapest during the 2023 World Senior Championships, thus showcasing the importance of cooperation between national governing bodies.

WKF meets with representatives of homologated brands to continue fruitful cooperation

WKF officials sat with the representatives of the homologated brands during the 2023 World Senior Championships in Budapest (Hungary) to discuss ways to further improve the successful cooperation of Karate’s international governing body and the WKF’s main partners.

Antonio Diaz and Douglas Brose re-elected as WKF Athletes Commission members

World champions and Karate icons Antonio Diaz and Douglas Brose were re-elected to continue being part of the WKF Athletes Commission for another four-year term. The elections to the WKF representative body were held in Budapest (Hungary) during the WKF World Karate Championships.

Meeting of hosts of Karate 1 events highlights progress of Karate's major competitions

WKF President Antonio Espinós and WKF officials met with the hosts of the Karate 1 events in 2024 and 2025 to review the updates of the next editions of Karate’s top competitions and to standardise the presentation of these events.

WKF Commissions meet in Budapest to continue expanding Karate

As the 2023 World Senior Championships is underway in Budapest (Hungary), the Commissions of the World Karate Federation gathered ahead of the event to continue setting the foundations of the progress of the sport.