WAKO Amateur World Championships

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W.A.K.O. held its first amateur world championships in 1978 in West Berlin, [1] after having previously staged two European championships the two years previously. It followed this with a second world championships a year later in Tampa, Florida. During the 1980s the world championships were held every other year except for in 1985 when a feud within the W.A.K.O. organization led to two versions of the championships being held on the same date – one in London, the other in Budapest. [2]

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In the 1990s W.A.K.O. held its world championships intermittently with at least one every other year although, in 1993 the organization again had a temporary political dispute which like 1985 meant two championships in one year. [3] Additionally, the outbreak of the Balkan War resulted in the 1995 world championships being moved to Kyiv and in 1997 to Gdańsk. [4] By the turn-of-the-twentieth-century, the organization began introducing two different world championships every two years - one typically covering forms of kickboxing such as full-contact, semi-contact and musical forms, while the other types such as Thai-boxing, low-kick kickboxing and later K-1 rules. Of late, W.A.K.O. have begun to get involved with the SportAccord World Combat Games, hosting male and female full-contact, semi-contact and low-contact kickboxing competitions at the 2010 event, [5] with the 2009 world championships (both events) being used as qualifiers. [6] [7]

List of World Championships

WAKO World Championships (Seniors and Masters)

W.A.K.O. Amateur Kickboxing World Championships

EditionYearHost CityCountryEvents
1 1978 West Berlin Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 7
2 1979 Tampa Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 14
3 1981 Milan Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 7
4 1983 London Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 16
5 1985 London Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 22
5 1985 Budapest Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 20
6 1987 Munich Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 24
7 1990 Mestre Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 32
8 1991 London Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 28
9 1993 Atlantic City Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 34
9 1993 Budapest Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 30
101995 Kyiv Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
11 1997 Gdańsk Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
12 1999 Bishkek Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan
12 1999 Caorle Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 66
13 2001 Maribor Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 39
13 2001 Belgrade Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg  Serbia and Montenegro 42
14 2003 Paris Flag of France.svg  France +37
14 2003 Yalta Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
15 2005 Agadir Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
15 2005 Szeged Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
16 2007 Belgrade Flag of Serbia (2004-2010).svg  Serbia
16 2007 Coimbra Flag of Portugal (official).svg  Portugal
17 2009 Villach Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
17 2009 Lignano Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
18 2011 Skopje Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia
18 2011 Dublin Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
19 2013 Guarujá Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
19 2013 Antalya Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
20 2015 Belgrade Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
20 2015 Dublin Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
21 2017 Budapest Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 136
22 2019 Sarajevo Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina
22 2023 Great Yarmouth Flag of Romania.svg  Romania

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WAKO World Championships (Cadets and Juniors)

EditionYearHost CityCountryEvents
1 1996
2 1998
3 2000
4 2002 Budva Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg  Serbia and Montenegro
5 2004
6 2006 Zadar Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
7 2008 Naples Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
8 2010 Belgrade Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
9 2012 Bratislava Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia
10 2014 Rimini Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
11 2016 Dublin Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 230
12 2018 Jesolo Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 238

WAKO World University Championships (Students)

EditionYearHost CityCountryEvents
1 2014 Ufa Flag of Russia.svg  Russia

All time medal table

See also

References

  1. "First WAKO World Championships 1978 and 1979 - USA Karate Story". karate-in-english-lewis-wallace.blogspot.com. 20 March 2009. Retrieved 2011-03-05.
  2. "5th WAKO World Championship Results" (PDF). www.wakoweb.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-26. Retrieved 2011-03-05.
  3. "9th WAKO World Championship Results" (PDF). www.wakoweb.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-26. Retrieved 2011-03-05.
  4. "WAKO and Balcane influence". frenchboxing.blogspot.com. 12 December 2010. Retrieved 2011-03-05.
  5. "Kickboxing - Sports - World Combat Games 2010 - Sport Accord". www.worldcombatgames.com. Archived from the original on 2010-12-02. Retrieved 2011-03-05.
  6. "Combat Games - . : WAKO World Association of Kickboxing". www.wakoweb.com. Retrieved 2011-03-05.
  7. "Reports Archive - KYRGYZ TEAM WINS KICKBOXING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP (Dates of event provided)". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. www.wakoweb.com. 11 November 2008. Retrieved 2011-05-28.
  8. "WAKO Senior World Championships (PF, KL, FC, MF)".
  9. "SET Online Kickboxing: Kickboxing World Championships Seniors LC, LK and K1".