Serap Özçelik will aim to continue her winning streak when she competes at her home Karate 1-Series A event in Istanbul this weekend.
The World Karate Federation (WKF) campaign to secure the inclusion of the sport on the Paris 2024 Olympic Games programme was one of the items on the agenda during two days of meetings of the governing body’s stakeholders in the French capital.
Antonio Espinós, President of the World Karate Federation (WKF), has praised the Asian Karate Federation (AKF) for its "dedication and passion" duriing its Extraordinary Congress at Kota Kinabalu in Malaysia.
Japan won gold medals in the male and female kata finals at the World Karate Federation (WKF) Karate1-Premier League in Rabat.
A number of Turkish karatekas qualified for the finals of the World Karate Federation (WKF) Karate1-Premier League event in Rabat.
The World Karate Federation has amassed one million social media followers over its four social media platforms.
Home hope Sanae Agalmam will be seeking to make a big impact when the third stop of the 2019 Karate1-Premier League takes place in Rabat this weekend.
New Caledonia’s Vu Duc Minh Dack claimed gold at the Oceania Karate Federation (OKF) Championships in Sydney.
A top-class field will take to competition when Sydney hosts the 20th edition of the Oceania Karate Championship tomorrow.
Spain took the male and female kata titles on the final day of the European Karate Championships in Guadalajara.
Spanish athletes won three gold medals on the third day of the European Karate Championships in Guadalajara.
More than 500 athletes performed a show of unity at the European Karate Championships in Guadalajara to ask Paris 2024 and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to include their sport at the Olympic Games in the French capital.
Turkey were the dominant force on day two of the European Karate Championships, securing their place in three of the four team finals.
Spain made an impressive start to the 2019 European Karate Championships with three of its athletes reaching finals in Guadalajara.
Kosovo will be allowed to compete at the European Karate Championships, which are due to start in Guadalajara tomorrow, "just as any other delegation", it is claimed, despite the Spanish Government’s refusal to allow the country to compete under their own flag at last year’s World Championships 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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