South Africa's celebrated karate exponent and administrator Sonny Pillay has been elected unopposed as President of the Commonwealth Karate Federation - and is tasked with getting the sport into the Commonwealth Games.
Gothenburg in Sweden will host the 2021 European Karate Championships, it has been announced.
The final World Karate Federation (WKF) Karate 1-Series A event of the season came to an end in Shanghai today, with many medallists from last month’s World Championships in Madrid reaching the podium once again.
Hosts China qualified two athletes for women's kumite finals on day two of the World Karate Federation (WKF) Karate 1-Series A event in Shanghai.
Spain ensured they will be represented in three of the four kata finals after a successful opening day for the country at the season-ending World Karate Federation (WKF) Karate 1-Series A event in Shanghai.
Over 1,100 athletes are set to compete for medals and vital ranking points at the season-ending World Karate Federation (WKF) Karate 1-Series A event in Shanghai this weekend.
World Karate Federation (WKF) President Antonio Espinós has hailed the success of last month's World Championships in Madrid, claiming the event was "one of the most outstanding landmark moments in the history of our sport".
The Zimbabwe Olympic Committee held a karate level one technical course for coaches to aid the development of the sport in the country.
World Karate Federation (WKF) President Antonio Espinós has promised to preserve the roots of the sport in Japan after he received one of the country's highest honours at a ceremony in Tokyo.
Venezuela’s Antonio Díaz and Brazil’s Douglas Brose have been re-elected onto the World Karate Federation (WKF) Athletes' Commission for new four-year terms.
Japan sent another warning of their strength in the kata disciplines prior to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games as they retained their men's and women's team titles with dazzling displays on the final day of the Karate World Championships here.
By Liam Morgan at the WiZink Centre in Madrid
World Karate Federation (WKF) President Antonio Espinós has admitted the sport will struggle to gain a place on the Paralympic Games programme until considerable improvements are made to their classification system.
Japanese sensation Ryo Kiyuna extended his reign of dominance in the men's kata event with a third consecutive Karate World Championships gold medal as Sandra Sanchez finally overcame Kiyou Shimizu to seal her maiden title in the women's competition here today.
By Liam Morgan at the WiZink Centre in Madrid
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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