PKF Macaé 2026: Brazil rule the medal table at home, Ariel Torres tops the kata
Brazil edged Chile atop the count on home soil, an Olympic medallist reasserted himself in kata, and a wave of young Brazilians announced themselves.
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Polish Open 2026: Natalia Balut's double gold lights up Bielsko-Biała, Ise van Bommel takes bronze
More than 1,200 karateka from twenty countries packed into Bielsko-Biała for two days of kata and kumite. Natalia Balut won two titles in a single weekend, Daria Pylypiuk and Miroslavs Balzaris doubled up across senior and U21, and Hong Kong, China swept the U21 kata. Here are the headline results.
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Ana Cruz ends Portugal's 15-year wait for an EKF individual kata medal
Bronze in Female Kata and silver with the team, capping Portugal's best-ever week at a European Senior Championships.
EKF Frankfurt 2026: Italy tops the medal table with four individual golds and three team titles
Avanzini and D'Onofrio defend, Italy reclaim Female Team Kata from Spain, Jasmin Bleul retires. Full results from the 61st EKF Senior Championships.
Ise van Bommel takes Manila gold. EKF Frankfurt starts tomorrow
Ise van Bommel's first Karate One title, the full Manila wrap, and what to watch when EKF Frankfurt opens Wednesday.
Brose's Dakar 2026 role is karate's quiet Olympic win
The three-time world champion just got named IOC Athlete Role Model for the Youth Olympic Games. It matters more than the headline suggests.
The Karate Dojo Weekly #1: A Coruña aftermath, Manila kicks off, Frankfurt looms
A Coruña gold count, Manila Youth League starts Thursday, and EKF Frankfurt is shaping up to be the season's biggest story so far.
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Karate1 Premier League Rabat 2026
- 1 Japan 🥇 3 🥈 3 🥉 6
- 2 Italy 🥇 2 🥈 0 🥉 4
- 3 Morocco 🥇 1 🥈 1 🥉 2
- 4 Jordan 🥇 1 🥈 1 🥉 0
