Nasser Nassiri, President of Asian Kickboxing Confederation (WAKO ASIA) and Vice President of the World Kickboxing Organization (WAKO), participated as a special guest at the Regional Forum for the CIS, the Baltic States and Georgia 2019. The Forum was hosted and held from 1st to 4 September 2019 in Issyk-Kul (Kyrgystan) by the Kyrgyz Olympic…… Continue Reading
2019-07-11 Inclusion of Kickboxing sport under WAKO IRAN umbrella in Iran 2nd Sport Talents Olympiad 2019
Asian Kickboxing Confederation is pleased to announce the inclusion of Kickboxing sport in Iran 2nd Sport Talents Olympiad 2019. Sport Talents Olympiad is multisport events organized by Ministry of Sport and Youth of Iran in specific age categories (From 13 to 16 years included), and specific program…… Continue Reading
2019-07-05 WADA publishes Therapeutic Use Exemption Checklists in four additional languages
On 4 July 2019, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) published a series of Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE) Checklists, which provide guidance and support to athletes, their physicians and Anti-Doping Organizations (ADOs) during the TUE application process. These Checklists are based on the TUE Committee Guidelines (TUEC Guidelines) (Medical Information to Support the Decisions of TUECs…… Continue Reading
2019-05-31 WADA publishes Stakeholder Notice regarding meat contamination
On 16 May 2019, the World Anti-Doping Agency’s (WADA’s) Foundation Board decided to amend Article 7.4 of the World Anti-Doping Code (Code) to allow WADA-accredited Laboratories (Laboratories) to report Atypical Findings (ATFs) for the Prohibited Substance clenbuterol. Under the current version of Article 7.4 of the Code, Laboratories may only report analytical testing results for…… Continue Reading
2019-05-10 Nur-Sultan to host 2021 World Combat Games
GAISF today announced that the Kazakhstan capital of Nur-Sultan (formaly known as Astana) will host the inaugural World Combat Games in 2021. The announcement was made during the GAISF General Assembly in Gold Coast, Australia after GAISF and the Local Organising Committee signed the host city agreement. Powered by GAISF, the World Combat Games are…… Continue Reading
2019-05-05 Have a blessed Ramadan Kareem.
Dear friends, Dear members, To those celebrating the Ramadan, I on my name and the name of Asian Kickboxing Federation (WAKO ASIA) wish to have a blessed Ramadan Kareem. Let the spirit of Ramadan remain in your hearts and light up your souls from within Have a blessed Ramadan Kareem. Nasser Nassiri President of Asian…… Continue Reading
2019-04-30 OFFICIAL DECLARATION
OFFICIAL DECLARATION Dear members, Dear friends It came to our attention that a dissident person from India Santhosh Agrawal who is also under sanction and expulsed from Asian Kickboxing Confederation (WAKO ASIA) has recently created a page in face book under name “WAKO South Asian Federation”. We would like to inform all WAKO ASIA and…… Continue Reading
2019-04-08 OFFICIAL DECLARAION
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERNE It has recently came to our attention that the non-official organization called WKU which pretend being World Kickboxing and Karate Union plan to organize the so-called “3rd Open Asian Kickboxing Championships 2019 Lebanon” with collaboration of Lebanon Federation of Kickboxing Sports from 12 to 14 April 2019. Asian Kickboxing Confederation…… Continue Reading
2019-04-01 Kickboxing Sport included in SEA Games 2021 Haoni (Vietnam)
Another victory for Asian Power Asian Kickboxing Confederation is pleased to announce inclusion of Kickboxing Sport in SEA Games 2021 Haoni (Vietnam). The 2021 Southeast Asian Games, also known as the 31st SEA Games, are scheduled for October 2021 in the city of Hanoi, Vietnam and will have likely 30-36 sports, mainly those played at…… Continue Reading
2019-03-28 Kickboxing Federation of Singapore, held athletes qualification for Kickboxing competition of upcoming SEA Games 2019
Kickboxing Federation of Singapore, athlete’s qualification for Kickboxing competition of upcoming SEA Games 2019 during the national championships held from 22 to 24 March, concluded with resounding success! It was a high standard of kickboxing competition organised by Kickboxing Federation of Singapore, supported by National sport authorities and Asian Kickboxing Confederation (WAKO ASIA). The competition…… Continue Reading