The World Union of Karate Do Federations (WUKF) is the international governing body of sport karate with 85 member countries.[1][2] The main headquarters of the organization is located in Herstal under the supervision of Belgium Ministry of Justice and Belgium Royal House.[3] The events of this federation are held regularly every year in the member countries.[4][5][6][7][8][9][10]
Sport | Karate |
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Jurisdiction | Worldwide |
Abbreviation | WUKF |
Founded | 2005 |
Affiliation | Non-IOC |
Regional affiliation | World |
Headquarters | Herstal |
Location | Belgium |
President | Liviu Crisan of Romania |
Vice president(s) | Koos Burger of South Africa Søren Helsted of Denmark Roberto Morreale of Italy Jo Mirza of United States |
Secretary | Roberto Perri of Belgium |
Other key staff | Osvaldo Messias de Oliveira of Brazil |
Sponsor | KO Italia KO Italia srl Katara Martial Arts Brizbane Sports Budoland |
Replaced | 1996 |
(founded) | 1970 |
Official website | |
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History
editIn June 2009, at the scheduled congress, affiliate members will discuss and decide on all decisions necessary for the good work of the organization.[11] The name is new but the organization is the same, all former (WUKO) affiliates have sent support letters (except FESIK and 4 other federations), all (WUKF) events are scheduled as before, the organization will continue to live.[12]
Members
editAsia | |||
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Iran | India | Bangladesh | Kazakhstan |
Kuwait | Kyrgyzstan | Indonesia | Sri Lanka |
China | Philippines | Jordan | Pakistan |
United Arab Emirates | Uzbekistan |
Europe | ||||
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Azerbaijan | Kosovo | San Marino | Italy | Wales |
England | Russia | Turkey | Lithuania | Scotland |
Georgia | Portugal | Ukraine | Montenegro | Ireland |
Panamerica | |||
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Argentina | Brazil | Canada | Caribbean Community |
Chile | Dominican Republic | Honduras | Mexico |
Panama | Peru | Puerto Rico | USA |
Uruguay |
Africa | |||
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Algeria | Morocco | Tunisia | Egypt |
Ghana | Libya | Namibia | South Africa |
References
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- ^ "Zeci de medalii pentru karateka de la CS Zanshin | Informaţia Zilei". www.informatia-zilei.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 2021-09-08.
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