The men's 57 kg Light-Contact category at the W.A.K.O. World Championships 2007 in Belgrade was the lightest of the male Light-Contact tournaments being the equivalent of the featherweight division when compared to Low-Kick and K-1's weight classes. There were fourteen men from two continents taking part in the competition. Each of the matches was three rounds of two minutes each and were fought under Light-Contact rules.
The women's 55 kg Light-Contact category at the W.A.K.O. World Championships 2007 in Belgrade was the lightest of the female Light-Contact tournaments falling between featherweight and lightweight when compared to Low-Kick and K-1 weight classes. There were fourteen women taking part in the competition, all based in Europe. Each of the matches was three rounds of two minutes each and were fought under Light-Contact rules.
The men's 89 kg Light-Contact category at the W.A.K.O. World Championships 2007 in Belgrade was the third heaviest of the male Light-Contact tournaments falling between the cruiserweight and heavyweight division when compared to Low-Kick and K-1 weight classes. There were seventeen men from two continents taking part in the competition. Each of the matches was three rounds of two minutes each and were fought under Light-Contact rules.
The men's bantamweight Low-Kick category at the W.A.K.O. World Championships 2007 in Belgrade was the second lightest of the male Low-Kick tournaments and the most sparse, involving just six fighters from three continents. Each of the matches was three rounds of two minutes each and were fought under Low-Kick rules.
The men's heavyweight K-1 category at the W.A.K.O. World Championships 2007 in Belgrade was the second heaviest of the K-1 tournaments, involving twelve fighters from two continents. Each of the matches was three rounds of two minutes each and were fought under K-1 rules.
The men's 57 kg Semi-Contact category at the W.A.K.O. World Championships 2007 in Coimbra was the lightest of the male Semi-Contact tournaments being the equivalent of the featherweight division when compared to Full-Contact's weight classes. There were eleven men from two continents taking part in the competition. Each of the matches was three rounds of two minutes each and were fought under Semi-Contact rules.
The men's 'Hard Styles' category involved twelve contestants from eight countries across two continents - Europe and North America. Each contestant went through seven performances with the totals added up at the end of the event. The gold medallist was Great Britain's Daniel Sterling, silver was awarded to the United States's Robert Andreozzi and bronze to Russian Andrey Bosak. All three of these men would also be joint runners up in the 'Hard Styles with Weapons' category, with Bosak claiming a gold and silver as well in the two 'Soft Styles' categories.
The women's 'Hard Styles' category involved fifteen contestants from ten countries across three continents – Europe, Africa and North America. Each contestant went through seven performances with the totals added up at the end of the event. The gold medal went to Great Britain's Jessica Holmes, the silver and bronze to Russians Olga Kudinova and Elena Chirkova respectively. Chirkova would also win a silver medal in the women's 'Hard Styles with Weapons' category.
The men's 69 kg Semi-Contact category at the W.A.K.O. World Championships 2007 in Coimbra was the third lightest of the male Semi-Contact tournaments falling in between the welterweight and light middleweight divisions when compared to Full-Contact's weight classes. There were nineteen men from four continents taking part in the competition. Each of the matches was three rounds of two minutes each and were fought under Semi-Contact rules.
The men's 74 kg Semi-Contact category at the W.A.K.O. World Championships 2007 in Coimbra was the fourth lightest of the male Semi-Contact tournaments being roughly comparable to the middleweight division in Full-Contact's weight classes. There were eighteen fighters from three continents taking part in the competition. Each of the matches was three rounds of two minutes each and were fought under Semi-Contact rules.
The men's light middleweight Full-Contact category at the W.A.K.O. World Championships 2007 in Coimbra was the sixth heaviest of the male Full-Contact tournaments, involving twenty-two fighters from five continents. Each of the matches was three rounds of two minutes each and were fought under Full-Contact rules.
The men's 'Soft Styles' category involved seven contestants from five countries across two continents - Europe and North America. Each contestant went through seven performances with the totals added up at the end of the event. The gold medallist was Russian Andrey Bosak who claimed his second individual gold medal in musical forms. The silver went to Germany's Michael Moeller and the bronze to Russia's Evgeny Krylov.
The men's 'Hard Styles with Weapons' category involved seven contestants from five countries across two continents - Europe and North America. Each contestant went through seven performances with the totals added up at the end of the event. The gold medallist was Russian Andrey Savushkin who claimed his second individual gold medal in musical forms. Three fighters claimed silver medals - with American Robert Andreozzi, Brit Daniel Stirling and Russian Andrey Bosak. The bronze medal went to Germany's Michael Moeller.
The women's 'Soft Styles' category involved nine contestants from six countries across two continents - Europe and North America. Each contestant went through seven performances with the totals added up at the end of the event. The gold medal winner was Veronika Dombrovskaya from Belarus, while Russian's Elena Chirkova and Inna Berestova claimed silver and bronze.
The women's 'Soft Styles with Weapons' category involved eight contestants from five countries across two continents - Europe and North America. Each contestant went through seven performances with the totals added up at the end of the event. The gold medal winner was Ekaterina Chizhikova from Russia with compatriot Elena Chirkova gaining silver. Veronika Dombrovskaya from Belarus claimed the bronze medal spot.
The women's 'Hard Styles with Weapons' category involved thirteen contestants from eight countries across two continents - Europe and North America. Each contestant went through seven performances with the totals added up at the end of the event. The gold medal winner was Veronika Dombrovskaya from Belarus with compatriot Maria Pekarchik gaining silver. Ekaterina Chizhikova from Russia claimed the bronze medal spot.
W.A.K.O. European Championships 1979 was the third European kickboxing championships hosted by the W.A.K.O. organization, organized by the Italian Ennio Falsoni. As with previous European championships the 1979 W.A.K.O. championships were open to amateur men based in Europe only, with each country allowed more than one competitor in an individual weight category. Two styles of kickboxing were on offer – Full-Contact and Semi-Contact. By the championships end West Germany was yet again the strongest nation, with Yugoslavia in second place, and hosts Italy in third - more detail on the winners and medal tables can be found in the sections below. The event was held in 1979 in Milan, Italy.
W.A.K.O. World Championships 1981 were the third world kickboxing championships hosted by W.A.K.O. and were organized by Italian Ennio Falsoni. It was the second time that W.A.K.O. had held a championships in Italy and heralded the beginning of the organizations having its world championships every two years as opposed to once a year. The event was open to amateur men only from across the world, and featured two categories; Semi-Contact kickboxing and the newly introduced Musical Forms, and for the first time ever there was no Full-Contact kickboxing. By the end of the championships, West Germany were the top nation, with the USA in second and host nation Italy in third. The event was held in Milan, Italy in 1981.
The men's cruiserweight Full-Contact category at the W.A.K.O. European Championships 2004 in Budva was the third heaviest of the male Full-Contact tournaments and involved just six participants. Each of the matches was three rounds of two minutes each and were fought under Full-Contact kickboxing rules.
The men's light heavyweight Low-Kick division at the W.A.K.O. European Championships 2006 in Skopje was the fourth heaviest of the male Low-Kick tournaments and the largest involving twenty fighters. Each of the matches was three rounds of two minutes each and were fought under Low-Kick kickboxing rules.
