Mediterranean Karate Federations Union celebrate key meetings ahead of momentous event

Cyprus hosted the 28th edition of the Mediterranean Karate Championships this past week.

On the eve of the historic event, the Executive Committee and Congress of the Mediterranean Karate Federations Union (MKFU) gathered to celebrate the progress of Karate in the region.

Headed by WKF Vice President and MKFU President Bechir Cherif and hosted by the Cyprus Karate Federation President Andreas Vasileiou the meetings recognised the efforts of the National Federations of the Mediterranean countries to organise first-class events in the area.

Nearly 500 athletes from 13 countries gathered in Cyprus this past weekend to clash for the titles of the most-attended edition of the Mediterranean Karate Championships.

The participation records were acknowledged at the opening press conference, as never before such a high number of attendees had competed at the event. The member of the Cypriot Parliament Fotini Tsirides, and the representative of the Cyprus Olympic Committee Odysseas Patsallides, as well as WKF Executive Committee member Davide Benetello, and WKF Referee Commission members Giuseppe Zaccaro and Zitouny Meyout participated in the press conference.

Olympic Games medallists Viviana Bottaro of Italy, Steven Dacosta of France and Feryal Abdelaziz of Egypt also attended the opening press conference.             

WKF and EKF President Antonio Espinós said:

“The success of the Mediterranean Karate Championships shows the outstanding work of the Mediterranean Karate Federations Union and especially the remarkable contribution of MKFU President Bechir Cherif. His leadership has been essential to the progress of the sport in the region. 

“My heartfelt congratulations to all the members of the MKFU and to the organisers of the event for the accomplishment.”

(Top picture: From left to right: WKF Executive Committee member and Italian Karate Federation President Davide Benetello, WKF Vice President and MKFU President Bechir Cherif, Cyprus Karate Federation President and MKFU General Secretary Andreas Vasileiou, Cypriot Parliament member Fotini Tsirides, Chief Referee and member of WKF Referee Commission Guiseppe Zaccaro, Cyprus Olympic Committee representative Odysseas Patsallides, and Technical Director and member of WKF Referee Commission Zitouny Meyout).

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Quest to Olympic glory: This is the Draw of Karate

Source: WKF.ORG

Karate’s Olympians now know the path they will need to take to become the first Olympic champions of the sport.

The Draw of the Karate competition took place today at Nippon Budokan just one day before the historic Olympic debut of the sport. Fans can get ready for sensational matches to shake up the Karate Olympic competition.

 

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You can now find all the info around Karate’s Olympic debut including draw, competition calendar, and where to watch the event on the Tokyo 2020 Karate competition micro-site. CLICK HERE to go to the Tokyo 2020 Karate micro-site.  

WKF Executive Committee meets ahead of Karate’s historic Olympic debut

Source: wkf.net

The members of the WKF Executive Committee that have travelled to Tokyo to witness the Karate competition at the Olympic Games shared the excitement of the Karate family for the first Olympic appearance of the sport.

The different elements around Karate’s Olympic unveiling as well as the particularities of the Karate Olympic competition together with institutional updates on the event were on top of the agenda of the meeting.

“We have been waiting for this moment for much too long, but this moment is finally here. I am convinced that we will make the most of our highly anticipated Olympic debut and that we will finally show the world that Karate adds great value to the Olympic movement,” said WKF President Antonio Espinós.

“We deserve to be in the Olympic programme permanently and now it is the moment for us to show how hard we have worked to make this happen. We will show how great our sport is,” added Mr Espinós who thanked the members of the Executive Committee for their commitment and contribution to the success of the Karate’s Olympic debut.

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