WKC calendar and archive

Events

Ongoing activities, announced future dates and the World Karate Confederation event history.

Announced dates

Future events.

Officially published WKC events ordered by their starting date.

Next event · 27 Nov – 29 Nov 2026

16th WKC World Karate Championships — Belgrade 2026

The 16th WKC World Karate Championships and World Cup for Children, from 27 to 29 November 2026.

Belgrade, Serbia Event details →

WKC history

Past events.

Historical championships, cups and federation events grouped by year.

2026

2 events

27 Jun Largs, Ayrshire, Scotland Scottish Karate Alliance Open Championship 2026 04 Apr Derventa, Republic of Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina 4th WKC Balkan Championships 2026

2025

1 event

03 Oct Timisoara, Romania 13th WKC European Cup — Timisoara 2025

2024

1 event

05 Sep Sheffield, Great Britain 15th WKC Championships and World Cup — Sheffield 2024

2023

1 event

14 Oct Catania, Italy XII WKC Championships for Cadets, Juniors, Seniors and Masters — Catania 2023

2022

1 event

11 Jun Belgrade, Serbia 14th WKC World Championships and World Cup for Children — Belgrade 2022

2021

1 event

01 Oct Resita, Romania 11th WKC Open Cup for Children, Cadets, Juniors and Seniors — Resita 2021

2019

1 event

15 Nov Belgrade, Serbia 13th WKC World Championships and World Cup for Children — Belgrade 2019

2018

1 event

Archive Resita, Romania 10th WKC Cup for Children, Cadets, Juniors and Seniors — Resita 2018

2017

2 events

24 Jun Belgrade, Serbia 12th WKC World Cadet, Junior and Senior Championships and World Cup for Children Archive Minsk, Belarus 7th International Martial Arts Games & Open Team WKC World Cup — Minsk

2016

1 event

Archive Rimini, Italy 11th WKC World Championships and World Cup for Children — Rimini 2016

2015

2 events

Archive Riga, Latvia 10th WKC World Championships and World Cup for Children — Riga Archive Chennai, India 3rd South East Asian and Oceania Championships — Chennai

2014

3 events

Archive Cheboksary, Russia 9th WKC European Championships — Cheboksary 2014 Archive Buenos Aires, Argentina 9th WKC World Championships and World Cup for Children — Buenos Aires 2014 Archive Feldkirchen-Westerham, Germany International Open WKC Championships — Feldkirchen-Westerham 2014

2013

1 event

Archive Melbourne, Australia 9th WKC World Championships and World Cup for Children — Melbourne 2013

2012

1 event

Archive Siauliai, Lithuania 8th WKC World Championships and World Cup for Children — Siauliai 2012

2011

1 event

Archive Liberec, Czech Republic 8th WKC World Championships for Seniors — Liberec 2011

2010

2 events

Archive Belgrade, Serbia 7th WKC European Championships for Seniors — Belgrade 2010 Archive Caorle, Italy 7th WKC World Championships and World Cup for Children — Caorle 2010

2009

1 event

Archive Fort Lauderdale, USA 7th WKC World Championships for Seniors — Fort Lauderdale 2009

2008

3 events

Archive Bangkok, Thailand 3rd International Martial Art Games — Bangkok 2008 Archive Banja Luka, Republic of Srpska 6th WKC European Championships for Seniors — Banja Luka 2008 Archive Novo Mesto, Slovenia 6th WKC World Championships and World Cup for Children — Novo Mesto 2008

2007

1 event

Archive Bergamo, Italy 6th WKC World Championships for Seniors — Bergamo 2007

2006

2 events

Archive Bratislava, Slovakia 5th WKC European Championships for Seniors — Bratislava 2006 Archive Hannover, Germany 5th WKC World Championships for Juniors and World Cup for Children — Hannover 2006

2005

2 events

Archive Novi Sad, Serbia 5th WKC World Championships for Seniors — Novi Sad 2005 Archive New Delhi, India WKC South East Asian Open Championships — New Delhi 2005

2004

2 events

Archive Caorle, Italy 4th WKC European Championships for Seniors — Caorle 2004 Archive Darmstadt, Germany 4th WKC World Championships for Juniors and World Cup for Children — Darmstadt 2004

2003

3 events

Archive Buenos Aires, Argentina 1st WKC Panamerican Championships — Buenos Aires 2003 Archive St. Petersburg, Russia 4th WKC World Championships for Seniors — St. Petersburg 2003 Archive Kathmandu, Nepal WKC South East Asian Open Championships — Kathmandu 2003

2002

3 events

Archive St. Pölten, Austria 3rd WKC European Championships for Seniors — St. Pölten 2002 Archive Novi Sad, Serbia 3rd WKC World Cup for Children — Novi Sad 2002 Archive Londrina, Brazil WKC South American Open Championships — Londrina 2002

2001

1 event

Archive Aberdeen, Scotland 3rd WKC World Championships for Seniors — Aberdeen 2001

2000

2 events

Archive Cluj-Napoca, Romania 2nd WKC European Championships for Seniors — Cluj-Napoca 2000 Archive Valencia, Spain 2nd WKC World Cup for Children — Valencia 2000

1999

1 event

Archive Bochum, Germany 2nd WKC World Championships for Seniors — Bochum 1999

1998

2 events

Archive Bratislava, Slovakia 1st WKC European Championships for Seniors — Bratislava 1998 Archive Locarno, Switzerland 1st WKC World Cup for Children — Locarno 1998

1997

1 event

Archive Arezzo, Italy 1st WKC World Championships for Seniors — Arezzo 1997