European Karate Federation
The European Karate Federation (EKF) is the governing body of competitive karate in more than 50 countries across Europe. The EKF's stated goal is to promote, organize, regulate, and popularize the sport of karate. It is one of the five continental federations recognized by the World Karate Federation. Since 1966, it has organized the European Karate Championships. Additionally, it now organizes Junior, Cadet, and Under-21 Championships(European Juniors Karate Championships).
| Abbreviation | EKF |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1963 |
| Legal status | Federation |
| Headquarters | Madrid |
| Location | |
Region served | Europe |
Membership | 52 affiliated countries (Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, Northern Ireland, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, San Marino, Scotland, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, and Wales) |
Official language | English is the official language. If any question in respect to the sport or technique of Karate, it will be referred to the original Japanese text. |
President | Antonio Espinós of Spain |
| Website | European Karate Federation |
In reaction to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the European Karate Federation removed Moscow as the host of the 2023 Senior European Karate Championships, which had been scheduled to be held in Moscow.
EKU (1966–1992) / EKF (from 1993)
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