KARATE DROPPED FROM 2028 LA OLYMPICS The Organizing Committee for the 2028 Los Angeles Summer Olympics has not included karate in their board meeting agenda. Karate... Read More
NECESSITY OF ESTABLISHING A WORLD ATHLETES SYNDICATE Necessity of Establishing a World Athletes Syndicate The fate of the head coach of England women’s football team in his... Read More
JAPAN’S DISAPPROVAL OF KARATE IN THE WORLD BEACH GAMES The World Karate Federation experienced its debut presence in the World Beach Games held in Doha, Qatar. This was while... Read More
SINCE WHEN IRANIANS WERE FORBIDDEN TO COMPETE WITH ISRAELIS? Saeed Mollaei the Iranian judoka who left Iran in protest to his country’s policies regarding the ban on competing with... Read More
FOR YEARS, THE WORLD OF SPORTS HAS KEPT QUIET THE OBVIOUS VIOLATION OF THE OLYMPIC CHARTER IN IRAN’S SPORTS Although, Marius Vizer, the president of the International Judo Federation and former boss of SportAccord, expressed his supports for the... Read More
COMBAT SPORTS AND QUALIFICATION PHASES FOR THE 2020 TOKYO SUMMER GAMES Guest Sports, Combat Sports and Qualification Phases for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games: In early August 2016, the International Olympic... Read More
LEILA BAHRAMI SPEAKS ABOUT KARATE IN ASIA The first round of the Asian University Karate Championships commenced at Fisherman’s Wharf on the evening of 15th of April... Read More
KING OF BELGIANS VISITED KUKKIWON DURING A STATE VISIT TO SOUTH KOREA King Phillipe (King of the Belgians) visited Kukkiwon (World Taekwondo headquarters) during a state visit to South Korea. Accompanied by... Read More
WHY HAS KARATE PULLED AWAY BEFORE THE OLYMPICS 2020 EVEN BEGUN? In 2016, the International Olympic Committe (IOC) approved the World Karate Federation (WKF) to host both kata and kumite events... Read More
FRENCH KARATE FEDERATION BOARD MEMBERS SUSPECTED OF FINANCIAL CORRUPTION Mohamed Benzaoui, former treasurer of the regional league Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes within the interdepartmental zone Rhône-Alpes, is to be tried on 01... Read More