29th Balkan Karate Championships for Children will be held from May 30th to June 1st, 2025 in Bar, Montenegro.
ELECTION RESULTS AT THE EKF CONGRESS
At the Congress of the European Karate Federation (EKF), which was held on May 6, 2025 in Yerevan, Armenia, the President of the Karate Federation of Balkan Mr. Davor Cipek was re-elected to the post of EKF General Secretary and the General Secretary of the KFB Mr. Slavoljub Piper was re-elected to the EC EKF and that the President of the Turkish Karate Federation Mr. Ercument Tasdemir was elected as a new member of the EC EKF, so that the three of them will represent the interests of the Karate Federation of Balkan in the EKF.
BALKAN CHAMPIONSHIPS FOR SENIORS AND VETERANS
The 27th Balkan Championships for seniors and 8th Balkan Championships for veterans was held from February 28 to March 02, 2025 in Budva, Montenegro, in which more then three hundred competitors of national federations from 12 countries took part. In compliance with all WKF rules and norms, the competition took place on 3 tatami mats.
By success in the senior competition Montenegro was first with 6 gold medals, 4 silver and 3 bronze, second was Croatia with 4 gold medals, 3 silver and 3 bronze, and in third place was Serbia with 2 gold medals, 4 silver and 8 bronze.
By success in the veteran competition Turkiye was first with 8 gold medals, 2 silver and 8 bronze, second was Serbia with 4 gold medals, 7 silver and 6 bronze, and in third place was Greece with 2 gold medals.
ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE BALKAN KARATE CHAMPIONSHIPS FOR SENIORS AND VETERANS
27th Balkan Karate Championships for Seniors and 8th Balkan Karate Championships for Veterans will be held from 28 February to 02 March 2025 in Budva, Montenegro.