The success of organizing the youth world championship in October played a significant role in the decision of the federation's executive committee to grant Armenia the opportunity to host the senior edition.

A call has been made to build a sports centre in honour of famed sambist Alexander Pushnitsa.

World Karate Federation (WKF) President Antonio Espinós has described guarantees for Olympic sports to feature at the major continental multi-sport events as "nonsense", claiming it leaves others facing "discrimination".

Two-time world champion Peter Wright celebrated his first major title in almost two years by triumphing at the Professional Darts Corporation European Championship in Dortmund.

Jordan clinched the men’s team kumite title after beating Egypt in a gripping final on the concluding day of the Karate World Championships here.

The United States lifted their first-ever World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Under-15 Women's Softball World Cup, beating Puerto Rico in the final in Japan's capital Tokyo.

Thailand and Japan won the inaugural men's and women's titles of the International Federation of American Football (IFAF) Asia-Oceania Flag Football Championships.

Soviet Union sambo wrestler Evgeniy Nikolaevich Esin has died following a heart attack.

Egypt’s Abdalla Abdelaziz broke Hungarian hearts with a dramatic victory over home favourite Gábor Hárspataki on a pulsating day of competition at the Karate World Championships here.

Multiple world champions Antonio Diaz of Venezuela and Douglas Brose of Brazil have been re-elected on to the World Karate Federation Athletes’ Commission following a vote here.