WAKO Calendar

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January 2024

6 7

13 14

Palazzetto dello Sport Mareno di Luca Terin

C 19 21 Golden Glove International Cup Italy
Via Conti Agosti 79 Piave
www.goldenglovecup.com
Federcombat - Italy
goldenglovewakoec@gmail.com +39 328 8612 287

EUROPEAN EUROPEAN CUP

26 28 ATHENS CHALLENGE OPEN
Greece Wrestling Olympic Arena Athens www.athenschallenge.com Nikos Memos memmos@tigerclub.gr +69 36 852 080
CUP
Athens Challenge Open Cup
C 26 28 (Non-standard WAKO categories)
Greece Wrestling Olympic Arena Athens www.athenschallenge.com Nikos Memos memmos@tigerclub.gr +69 36 852 080

February 2024

3 4

3rd India Open

B 7 11 India New Delhi www.wakoindia.org WAKO India Kickboxing Federation wakoindiapresident@gmail.com +91-9811986191
International Kickboxing Tournament
EUROPEAN EUROPEAN CUP ZAGREB OPEN Sport Hall ARENA Zoran Cicvara
16 18 Croatia Zagreb www.tigarkarlovac.hr tigar.cicvara@gmail.com +385 95 587 8388
CUP 14th Karlovac Open Ulica Vice Vukova 8 Croatian Kickboxing Federation

Zagreb Open Kickboxing Cup Sport Hall ARENA Zoran Cicvara

C 16 18 (Non-standard WAKO categories)
Croatia
Ulica Vice Vukova 8
Zagreb www.tigarkarlovac.hr
Croatian Kickboxing Federation
tigar.cicvara@gmail.com +385 95 587 8388

23rd Slovak Open SPORT HALL "MLADOST", Slovak kickboxing Union (SZKB)
C 23 24 Slovakia
Trnavská cesta 39
Bratislava www.slovak-open.sk info@slovak-open.sk +421 948 346 363
Memorial of Ladislav „DOKY“ Toth Michaela Zavoral Kovacova

WAKO March NASER NASSIRI

24 6th ASIAN INDOR GAMES Thailand Bangkok https://wakoasia.com/ info@wakoasia.com
ASIA 6 WAKO Asia

March 2024
Irish Open International Kickboxing Ireland
Postponed 1 3 (WAKO World Cup)
Ireland Citywest Conference Centre Dublin www.irishopenonline.com
Roy Baker
roy.baker@airtricity.com +353 87 6775 614

EUROPEAN EUROPEAN CUP www.yokosodutchopen.com - Karatedo Yokoso & WAKO Nethderland - info@wakonederland.nl;
1 3 Yokoso Dutch Open
The Netherlands SPORT HALL ZUID Amsterdam www.fightsportsorganisation.nl John Engelhardt info@yokosodutchopen.com
+31 20 6436 086
CUP
Yokoso Dutch Open Cup www.yokosodutchopen.com - Karatedo Yokoso & WAKO Nethderland - info@wakonederland.nl;
C 1 3 (Non-standard WAKO categories)
The Netherlands SPORT HALL ZUID Amsterdam www.fightsportsorganisation.nl John Engelhardt info@yokosodutchopen.com
+31 20 6436 086

CROATIAN KICKBOXING FEDERATION -

C 8 9 11th Zabok Open Croatia City Sport Hall Zabok Zvonko Kar
zvonkokar@gmail.com +385 91 5889 819

Sports and gym hall Bluebox Austrian Kick- and Thaiboxing Association
C 8 9 7th KBH Masters International Kickboxing Tournament Austria Graz Beatrix Hütter
beatrix.huetter@kinderkickboxen.at +43 650 3229591
Kadettengasse 19

16 17

WAKO Italian Kickboxing World Cup FEDERCOMBAT

19 24 (All WAKO Official single divisions, teams and Forms)
Italy Pala invent Jesolo www.IKW2023.com
Nicola Traina
nicola.traina@federkombat.it +39 344 064 20 28
World Cup

30 31

April 2024
BAKV - Kickbox Club Rohrbach
NMS Mattersburg - Sporthall +43 650 962 53 35
C 5 6 ASVÖ Junior Challenge Kickboxen Austria
Wulkalande 4
Mattersburg www.kickboxen-rohrbach.at Michael Gerdenitsch juniorchallenge@kickboxen-rohrbach.at
+43 650 673 09 18
Christoph Braunrath

EUROPEAN EUROPEAN CUP Bosnia and Kickboxing federation of BiH

12 14 WAKO Grand Prix Sarajevo Herzegovina
Arena Hotel Hills Sarajevo www.kickboxingbih-sarajevo.com
Nermin Basovic
nerminbasovic82@hotmail.com +387 61 813 262
CUP
WAKO Grand Prix Sarajevo Open Bosnia and Kickboxing federation of BiH
C 12 14 (Non-standard WAKO categories) Herzegovina
Arena Hotel Hills Sarajevo www.kickboxingbih-sarajevo.com
Nermin Basovic
nerminbasovic82@hotmail.com

WAKO GB
C 13 14 The Scottish Open Championships Scotland Meadowbank Stadium Edinburgh
Peter Edwards
office@kickboxinggb.com +44 1628 415923

Kolodrum Sport Hall WAKO Bulgaria

C 18 21 Top Ten Plovdiv Open Bulgaria
8 Asenovgradsko Shose
Plovdiv
Ivan Georgiev
plovdivopen@yahoo.com

Swiss kickboxing Federation

C 19 20 Chikudo Kickboxing Cup Liehteinstein Turnhalle Resch zur Schule Schaan Kickboxing Federation of Liehteinstein michael.lampert@chikudo.li +41 78 6115 033
Michael Lampert
Sporthall De Meeminnen Beveren WAKO Belgium
C 19 20 Open Belgian Championships Belgium
Klapperstraat 103 Wass
www.wakobelgium.com
Marc De Block
deblockmarc_wakobelgium@hotmail.com +32 486 491 469

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School Dr. Ante Starcevic CROATIAN KICKBOXING FEDERATION
C 26 27 Glina Open International Cup Croatia
sport hall
Glina
Andreja Kuzmis
andreja.kuzmic123@gmail.com +385 99 6276 998

May 2024
WAKO Kik box savez Crne Gore
3 5 Balkan Championships Montenegro
Ivan Strugar
BALKAN

CAMP 10 12 Barada Camp Slovenia Olympic Centre Rogla Maribor https://www.instagram.com/baradacamp/ Tomaz Barada bianca@barada.si +386 41 679 105

WAKO Turkish Kickboxing Federation

16 19 9th Turkish Open WAKO World Cup Türkiye Tüyap Center - Büyükcekmece Istanbul www.wako.sport salimkayici@gmail.com +90 532 277 0793
World Cup Salim Kayici

Turkish Open Cup Turkish Kickboxing Federation

C 16 19 Türkiye Tüyap Center - Büyükcekmece Istanbul www.wako.sport salimkayici@gmail.com +90 532 277 0793
(Non-standard WAKO categories) Salim Kayici

WAKO WAKO Mediterranian Championships WAKO Mediteran Federation

16 19 Türkiye Istanbul salimkayici@gmail.com +90 532 277 0793
MEDITERAN (All disciplines - seniors) Salim Kayici

WAKO GB
C 25 26 Kickboxing GB International Championships England Harvey Hadden Sports Centre Nottingham
Peter Edwards
office@kickboxinggb.com +44 1628 415923

Bosnia and Kickboxing federation of BiH

C 25 26 Bihac Open
Herzegovina
Dvorana Luke Bihac www.kickboxingbih.ba
Zijad Halilovic
zijoh@bih.net.ba +387 62 594 008

June 2024

1 2

8 9

WAKO 29th Hungarian Kickboxing World Cup BOK Hall Istvan Kiraly, Zsolt Moradi, Gabor Juhas,
11 17 Hungary
(former Syma Hall)
Budapest www.hungarianworldcup.hu
Krisztián Jároszkievicz
info@hungarianworldcup.hu +36 30 278 4580
World Cup (WAKO World Cup)

22 23

AFRICAN CUP Egyptian Kickboxing Federation

27 30 African Open Cup
Egypt Cairo
Mohamed Sobih

July 2024

6 7

WAKO EUSA Games Miskolc University Campus https://www.eusa.eu/events/games/debrecen- EUSA

12 24 (PF, KL, FC, K1 - Students)
Hungary
Indor Tennis Hall
Miskolc miskolc-2024 Romeo Desa
td.kickboxing@eusa.eu +385 98 424 626
EUROPE

20 21

27 28

August 2024

3 4

10 11

17 18

Sept. World Championships for Children, Cadets and BOK Hall WAKO
WAKO IF 23 Juniors - (All disciplines)
Hungary
(former Syma Hall)
Budapest www.wako.sport
Istvan Kiraly
kiru6611@gmail.com + 36 309 400 935
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7 8

14 15

Bjolsenhallen WAKO Norway

C 20 21 17th Scandinavian Open Norway Oslo www.fighter.org - www.scandinavianopen.no daimi@fighter.org +47 90518861
Moldegt 7. 0445 Oslo Daimi Akin

WAKO Uzbekistan World Cup

24 29 WAKO World Cup
Uzbekistan Tashkent www.kickboxing.uz Uzbekistan Kickboxing Association uzbka@inbox.ru +998 97 7333 716
World Cup
Topsporthall de Meerminnen Beveren WAKO Belgium
C 27 29 Flanders International Kickboxing Cup Belgium
Klapperstraat 103 Waas
www.wakobelgium.com
Marc De Block
deblockmarc_wakobelgium@hotmail.com +32 486 491 469

October 2024
Orlando WAKO USA
C 3 6 US Open USA Orlando International Resort
Florida
www.wakousa.org
Robert Zbilski
rob@wakousa.org

Bosnia and Kickboxing federation of BiH

C 4 5 Sana Open
Herzegovina
JP Gradska dvorana Sanski Most www.kickboxingbih.ba
Husein Becirovic
+387 61 464-676

12 13

Bosnia and Kickboxing federation of BiH

C 18 19 18th Balkan Open City Sport Hall Tesanj www.wakobalkanopen.com cbstesanj@gmail.com +387 61791680
Herzegovina Alija Ogric

26 27

WAKO Nov. Panamerican championships

30 for seniors and masters
TBD
PANAMERICA 3
WAKO Nov. South American Championships
30 for children, cadets and juniors
TBD
PANAMERICA 3
November 2024

2 3

WAKO European Championships for seniors and Masters WAKO Europe +44 7768 726869
2 10 (All disciplines)
Greece Athens https://wako.sport/
Michail Triantafyllou
mtgroup@otenet.gr
+44 1628 415923
EUROPE

9 10

SLOVENIAN KICKBOXING FEDERATION alen.vozelj@gmail.com

C 15 16 38th Slovenia Open Slovenia City Sport Hall Zagorje ob Savi www.pdk-zagorje.si
PDK Zagorje - Alen Vozelj pdk.zagorje@gmail.com

CROATIAN KICKBOXING FEDERATION

C 22 23 25th Kutina Open Croatia City Sport Center Kutina KBK Kutina - Josip Cerovec
josip.cerovec.kt@gmail.com +385 91 5881 394

WAKO Dec. Bolivarian Games WAKO Panamerica

29 (South American non-olympic sports games)
Peru Ayacucho
Paolo Zorelo
cbkickboxing@gmail.com+J93J93:K93 +55 11 99143 7672
PANAMERICA 3

WAKO IF 30 INTERNATIONAL KICKBOXING DAY

December 2024
WAKO AFRICAN KICKBOXING FEDERATION
4 8 African Championships South Africa Johanesburg Aslam Mohamed
aslam@mweb.co.za +27 81 325 1789
AFRICA
CITY SPORT HALL CROATIAN KICKBOXING FEDERATION
C 6 7 28th Croatia Open Croatia Makarska www.sportdata.org
Pero Gazilj
gaziljp@gmail.com +385 98 588 928
Franjevacki put 2

WAKO WAKO ASIA

TBD TBD Asian Championship Vietnam Ho Chi Min City
Nasser Nassiri
nassiri@wakoasia.com +33 635 354 873
ASIA

21 22

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Age categories in 2024 - see article 2.1.1.2. - WAKO Rules - Chapter 1 - General rules

Tatami disciplines: Ring disciplines:

Children (CH) * (boys and girls) - born 2015, 2016, 2017 Younger juniors (YJ) (men and women) - born 2008, 2008
Younger cadets (YC) * (boys and girls) - born 2012, 2013, 2014 Older juniors* (OJ) (men and women) - born 2006, 2007
Older cadets (OC) * (boys and girls) - born 2009, 2010, 2011 Seniors (S) (men and women) - born 1984 - 2005
Juniors (J) ** (men and women) - born 2006, 2007, 2008
Seniors (S) (men and women) - born 1984 - 2005 Clarifications:
Masters (V) (men and women) - born 1969 - 1983 * Older juniors 18+ years old can participate in senior categories
(born 2004 - must be 18 years old on the first day of registration on the site)
Clarifications:
* CH, YC, OC - can participate only in their age categories
** J - can participate in senior categories

ANNOUNCEMENT OF FUTURE EVENTS 2025 - provisionally

February CROATIAN KICKBOXING CUP Sport Hall ARENA Zoran Cicvara
20 23 15th Karlovac Open
Croatia
Ulica Vice Vukova 8
Zagreb www.tigarkarlovac.hr
Croatian Kickboxing Federation
tigar.cicvara@gmail.com
2025
March DUTCH KICKBOXING CUP www.yokosodutchopen.com - Karatedo Yokoso & WAKO Nethderland info@wakonederland.nl;
21 23 Yokoso Dutch Open
The Netherlands SPORT HALL ZUID Amsterdam www.fightsportsorganisation.nl John Engelhardt info@yokosodutchopen.com
+31 20 6436 086
2025
May Turkish Kickboxing Federation
12 18 10th Turkish Open WAKO World Cup Türkiye Tüyap Center - Büyükcekmece Istanbul https://wako.sport/ salimkayici@gmail.com +90 532 277 0793
2025 Salim Kayici
July Aug. EUSA Combat Games EUSA
29 (PF, KL, FC, K1 - students)
Poland Poznan
Romeo Desa
td.kickboxing@eusa.eu +385 98 424 626
2025 1
August World Games https://www.theworldgames.org/editions/Chengdu- TWG
7 17 Seniors (PF, K1)
China Chengdu CHN-2025-14 Romeo Desa
technical.director@wako.sport +385 98 424 626
2025
WAKO Europe
August / Sept. Cadets & Juniors European Championships
TBD TBD (All disciplines)
Hungary Indor Arena Gyor Hungarian Kickboxing Federation
2025 Istvan Kiraly
September Topsporthall de Meerminnen Beveren WAKO Belgium
26 28 Flanders International Kickboxing Cup Belgium
Klapperstraat 103 Waas
www.wakobelgium.com
Marc De Block
deblockmarc_wakobelgium@hotmail.com +32 486 491 469
2025
November
30 30 INTERNATIONAL KICKBOXIN DAY
2025
November United Arab WAKO Belgium
TBD TBD WAKO World Championships for Seniors
Emirates
Abu Dhabi www.wakobelgium.com
Marc De Block
deblockmarc_wakobelgium@hotmail.com +32 486 491 469
2025

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