Reigning kata world champion Sandra Sanchez of Spain will take on Japan's Kiyou Shimizu in a repeat of the final at the last two major competitions after both athletes progressed to the gold medal bout at the Karate 1-Series A event in Salzburg.
Salzburg is set to stage the first major karate event since the sport failed with its bid for inclusion at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris as the Austrian city will host the Karate 1-Series A competition beginning tomorrow.
The World Karate Federation (WKF) has launched a digital campaign as they bid to keep their Paris 2024 Olympic hopes alive.
The Venezuelan Olympic Committee (COV) supported a karate training event for officials in the South American nation.
The World Karate Federation (WKF) Athletes' Commission met in Dubai to discuss the current state of the sport and consider "new proposals".
World champions Sandra Sanchez and Kiyou Shimizu secured kata gold medals at the Karate 1-Premier League event in Dubai.
Japan’s Ryo Kiyuna and Spain’s Damian Quintero will meet in the men’s kata final at the Karate 1-Premier League event in Dubai.
Spain’s Sandra Sanchez booked her place in the women’s kata final on the opening day of the Karate 1-Premier League event in Dubai.
A host of the sport's top names are set to compete when Dubai stages the second event of the Karate 1-Premier League season this weekend.
The Seychelles Karate Federation (SKF) has been named as the country's "Best Federation 2018" at the Seychelles Sports Awards, prompting praise from World Karate Federation President Antonio Espinós.
The European Karate Federation (EKF) Executive Committee met in Aalborg to analyse the situation of the sport on the continent, with the governing body's President Antonio Espinós encouraging members to continue giving their utmost to capitalise on what he describes as the "current golden age".
A number of World Karate Federation (WKF) officials visited Senegal to strengthen relations with the African country and discuss future projects for the sport.
The World Karate Federation (WKF) have launched a new online game called Karate Winners Game.
Hosts France picked up two gold medals as the first World Karate Federation Karate-1 Premier League event of the season ended in Paris.
Two competitors who had never previously made the final of a major international event will fight for the gold medal against each other tomorrow after surprise results at the World Karate Federation Karate-1 Premier League event in Paris.
At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Iranian judoka Arash Miresmaeili was disqualified for weighing in at nearly four pounds above the limit for his weight class of his under-66 kilograms match against an Israeli opponent Ehud Vaks in the first round. It was claimed Miresmaeili had gone on an eating binge to protest the International Olympic Committee's recognition of the state of Israel. Iran does not recognise the state of Israel, and Miresmaeili's actions won praise from high-ranking Iranian officials. Mohammad Khatami, the country's President at the time, was quoted as saying Miresmaili's actions would be "recorded in the history of Iranian glories". He was later awarded $125,000 by the Government - the same amount given to Olympic gold medallists.
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