In the world of karate, Destiny Jennings’ career is taking off. The 17-year-old Eastmoor Academy senior will compete with Team USA in the World Karate Federation Championships on Oct. 26-30 in Konya, ...

The World Karate Federation programme, which now operates in over 30 countries, completed a major continental expansion phase ...

The World Karate Federation has announced the launch of a complete overhaul of its visual identity, a project designed to modernise the ...

TOKYO (AP) — Karate is making a push to be part of the program for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. New reforms by the IOC have given karate officials renewed hope that the martial art could be added to the ...

Delegates from across Africa and beyond, including officials from the World Karate Federation (WKF) led by its president, Antonio Espinós, have gathered in Abuja for the African Karate Federation’s ...

On the last day of the competition, the under-50 Iranian karateka fought for the bronze medal. With the result of 6-0, she defeated Moroccan karate player Reem Douari and won the bronze medal in this ...

Karate’s History: Run by the World Karate Federation, which was founded in 1961 and which has been hosting worlds (roughly) every two years since 1970. This is karate’s third consecutive bid after ...

The Chief Organizer and the man behind this mega event was Hanshi Premjit Sen, who himself is a sporting legend and the pride of Bengal in sports. 8th International Karate Championship 2024 - Indian ...

TOKYO—Practitioners of one of the world’s most popular martial arts are beating themselves up over which form of the sport should be represented at the Olympics. Karate is one of eight events ...

Ryo Kiyuna, a three-time individual world champion, hails from Okinawa, where karate was developed centuries ago. By Ken Belson and Enya Toyama TOKYO — Every city that hosts the Olympics pushes for ...