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| Jurisdiction | International |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | IKF |
| Founded | 2002 |
| Headquarters | Nice, France |
| President |  Amatto Zaharia |
| Official website | |
| www | |
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President
Vice-presidents
Yoshiji Soeno [3] 
Ádám LaczaCEO public relations
Bruno RebeloPublic relations director
Nishizaka ReiHead of referees
Edward HartmanExecutive members
Robert E. Zingg
Róbert SzaykaDirectors
Robert E. Zingg
Ruslan Akumov
Eko Puji Raharjo
Carlos Miguel Wollman
Martin JonssonTechnical advisors
Velin Hadjolov
Rauf Ibrahimov| Asia | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan |  Bangladesh |  India | Indonesia |
 Iraq |  Iran | Japan |  Kazakhstan |
 Kuwait |  Kyrgyzstan |  Mongolia |  Nepal |
 Pakistan |  People's Republic of China |  Syria |  Yemen |
| Panamerica | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina |  Bolivia |  Brazil |  Canada |
 Colombia |  Dominican Republic |  Mexico | United States |
 Venezuela | |||
| Africa | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Algeria |  Cameroon |  Democratic Republic of the Congo |  Egypt |
 Morocco |  Nigeria |  Tunisia | |
| Oceania | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Australia | |||
Robert E. Zingg Amatto Zaharia
Olaf Bock Edward Hartman
Eric La Rocca Bruno Rebelo Velin Hadjolov Ahmad Yusuf Ruslan Akumov Rudolf Várszegi
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