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Controversy hits Serbian karate as former world champion suspended

Controversy hits Serbian karate as former world champion suspended

by Farzad Youshanlou | Oct 3, 2026 | Combat Sports

Controversy has once again engulfed Serbian karate after the Serbian Karate Federation suspended former world and European champion Slobodan Bitevic pending a final disciplinary decision following his public criticism of the state of the sport. Serbian karate has been...
Karate struggles to attract Japanese fans in Nagoya

Karate struggles to attract Japanese fans in Nagoya

by Farzad Youshanlou | Sep 23, 2026 | Combat Sports

Empty seats at the Toyohashi venue and a muted response from Japanese spectators were more than just an image from the karate competition at the Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Asian Games. They raised a broader question for a sport that was born in Japan, spread across the world...
Governance failures push Karate South Africa deeper into crisis

Governance failures push Karate South Africa deeper into crisis

by Farzad Youshanlou | Jun 27, 2026 | Combat Sports

The World Karate Federation intervened in Karate South Africa (KSA), where Sonny Pillay has served as president since 2013, following a series of revelations by independent South African institutions that brought significant governance and financial concerns into...
Karate’s dream of unity trapped in Olympic legitimacy

Karate’s dream of unity trapped in Olympic legitimacy

by Farzad Youshanlou | Jun 24, 2026 | Opinion

While much of the World Karate Federation’s promotional narrative has focused on Olympic recognition, there is a widespread belief within the karate community that its traditional and one-dimensional structure is fundamentally misaligned with what the International...
Jack Wilson blocked from European Karate Championships, top British kata athlete claims

Jack Wilson blocked from European Karate Championships, top British kata athlete claims

by Farzad Youshanlou | May 27, 2026 | Combat Sports

Jack Wilson, a 21-year-old British kata athlete once ranked fifth in the world, claims he was unfairly excluded from last week’s European Karate Championships in Frankfurt. He also told Sportsin that the World Karate Federation Athletes’ Commission failed to respond...
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