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   World Karate Federation stakeholders were gathered in Paris this past week to discuss crucial issues concerning Karate’s path to its Olympic debut and to set the roadmap of the sport for its momentous challenges ahead. 

    The strategic meetings were hosted at the French Karate Federation headquarters in Paris and welcomed members of the Executive Bureau, the WKF Olympic Planning Commission, the WKF Rules Commission and the presidents of all Continental Federations. The gatherings were chaired by WKF President Antonio Espinós

     Among the many points of the agenda, attendees received an update on the timetable, documentation and prospective calendar of action in the path to the Youth Olympic Games Buenos Aires 2018 and the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. In this regard, the qualification system for Buenos Aires 2018 was presented, and an initial plan of the pathway to qualify for the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 was also analysed. Different proposals for the qualification tournaments for both Buenos Aires 2018 and Tokyo 2020 were discussed. 

TIME TO BE UNITED!

    By occasion Kumite Camp that took place at Oradea in the period 17 to 19 February 2017, where was attended by over 150 karatekas, was established a cooperation agreement between KWU Romania and WKO Shinkyokushin Romania – Federatia Romana de Karate Kyokushin.

Federatia Romana de Karate Kyokushin is the only Romanian Federation of Kyokushin Karate recognized by the Government and the Ministry of Sport.

At the end of the camp held a meeting to establish cooperation agreement, we discussed about organizing in July a common Championship qualifying for the 3rd KWU World Championship 2017 – Tokyo, Japan and a good collaboration for the future!

     We are proud to announce the establishment of KWU ROMANIA

            as a result of the meeting dated on February, 11, 2017 in Sibiu!

          This meeting was attended by representatives of four Romanian organizations:

– IFK Kyokushin Romania (Sensei Christian Hirsch – country representative; Sensei – Jozsef Szasz chairman; Senpai – Viorel Tatar- vice president; Sensei Zeno Oprea – general secretary, Horatiu Ionescu – board member)
– WKB Kyokushin Romania (Sensei Cristi Bozianu branch chief)
– WAKU Kyokushin Romania (Sensei Tudor Valentin – branch chief, represented by Senpai Ovidiu Turdean)
– AIKO Ashihara Karate Romania (Senpai Gavril Nistor – mandatory)