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.

 

MALE KATA Draw sheet
MALE KUMITE -67KG Draw sheet
MALE KUMITE -75KG Draw sheet
MALE KUMITE +75KG Draw sheet
FEMALE KATA Draw sheet
FEMALE KUMITE -55KG Draw sheet
FEMALE KUMITE -61KG Draw sheet
FEMALE KUMITE +61KG Draw sheet

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.

MKFU grieves the passing of its 1st Vice President Esat Delihasan

On behalf of the Mediterranean Karate Federation’s Union, we deeply share our condolences for the loss of our 1st Vice President Esat Delihasan.  The entire MKFU join us in sending our deepest sympathies and understanding during this period of commemoration.  

Esat, was one of the best karatekas. We are all aware of the numerous professional jobs Esat did to support Karate. Additionally, Esat was very active in the MKFU, EKF and WKF particularly as a member of the executive committees. His personality was one of promoting teamwork and positive motivation.  

Esat, was definitely an achiever both as an athlete and as a coach. Moreover, he was re-elected as 1st Vice President of MKFU and he was remarkably achieving every task he was entailed to.  

Please know that we share the pain and sorrow, and we pay our final respects to one of our best friends and comrades. Esat, will certainly be missed by all of us.  

Our deepest sorrow is with his family and the Turkish Karate Federation.

Successful online seminar for Mediterranean and Arab countries

Over 600 Karate representatives from 21 countries participated in a new online seminar. 

Over 600 Karate representatives from 21 countries participated in the online seminar “Methodology of WKF Shiai-Kumite”. The conference was imparted by international expert Antonio Oliva and was attended by WKF President Antonio Espinós, who introduced the seminar to the massive audience of participants.

Organised by the Mediterranean Karate Federation (MKFU) and the Karate Federation of the Arab countries (ARFK), in cooperation with the World Karate Federation, the seminar sparked great interest among Karate enthusiasts in these regions.

https://www.wkf.net/news-center-new/successful-online-seminar-for-african-and-mediterranean-countries/1517

 

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