TO ALL WAKO MEMBERS   Dear Presidents and General Secretaries,   By the present please receive the official invitation letter and its related entry forms for participation to the next WAKO World Championship ( All Disciplines ) for Children, Cadets and Juniors , that will take place in Jesolo Lido (VE), Italy, from 18 th to 27 th September 2026 .   You’re kindly requested to pay attention to the indicated deadlines to submit the entry forms on due time:   Appendix 1) - PRELIMINARY ENTRY FORM to be sent by e-mail to: serena@belmondobooking.com and in Cc to: eventi@federkombat.it not later than 29 th of May 2026   Appendix 2) - FINAL ENTRY FORM to be sent by e-mail to: serena@belmondobooking.com and eventi@federkombat.it not later than 17 th of August 2026   Appendix A) - HOTEL RESERVATION FORM to be sent by e-mail to: serena@belmondobooking.com and in Cc to: eventi@federkombat.it not later than 29 th of May 2026   Appendix B) - TRAVEL SCHEDULE FORM to be sent by e-mail to: serena@belmondobooking.com and in Cc to: eventi@federkombat.it not later than 1 st September 2026   Appendix C) - APPLICATION FORM FOR VISA REQUEST    to be sent by e-mail to: eventi@federkombat.it    not later than 10 th July 2026   ATTENTION! All participating National Federations must arrange their hotel reservation through the Local Organizing Committee Travel Agency BelMondo srl . Failure to comply with this requirement will result in the National Federation not being permitted to participate in the Championship.   Additionally, for countries whose delegations require a visa, the obligation to book accommodation through the BelMondo agency also extends to supporters. Upon the specific request of the Italian government security authorities, the same mandatory requirement is extended to the delegations of the USA, Ukraine, and Israel.

BREAKING NEWS   The contract has been signed and in 2027 the best Senior kickboxers will gather in Tashkent, Uzbekistan , to participate to the WAKO World Championships in all kickboxing disciplines! During the signing ceremony, which took place today, April 8, in Bangkok, Thailand,  during the 2 nd Thailand Kickboxing World Cup, another important decision was made: All C class tournaments on the WAKO Calendar backdated to the 1 st January this year, will now receive ranking points. Each fight won in an official division will now earn 2 ranking points for that division. All rankings by continents are available in the Sportdata sector: WAKO current ranking by categories.

2026 List of Prohibited Substances and Methods  and the 2026 Monitoring Program are in force from 1 January 2026 The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) announced that the 2026 List of Prohibited Substances and Methods  and the 2026 Monitoring Program are in force from 1 January 2026. It designates which substances and methods are prohibited both in- and out-of-competition and which substances are banned in particular sports. The 2026 Monitoring Program includes substances that are not on the List, but that WADA wishes to monitor in order to detect potential patterns of misuse in sport.  The major modifications for 2026 include the following: -        Further examples or clarifications have been added to the following substance classes to help athletes and their entourage better identify prohibited substances:          S1. Anabolic agents,         S2. Peptide hormones, growth factors, related substances, and mimetics,           S4. Hormone and metabolic modulators, and         S6. Stimulants.    -        The dosing intervals of salmeterol have been changed to avoid potential ergogenic effects, though the maximum daily delivered dose remains the same. -        More details have been given about the prohibition of withdrawal of blood and blood components. -        The non-diagnostic use of carbon monoxide (CO) has been added to the Prohibited Methods as a new section, M1.4. The use of carbon monoxide for diagnostic purposes, such as total hemoglobin mass measurements or the determination of pulmonary diffusion capacity, is not prohibited. -        Cell components (e.g., nuclei and organelles such as mitochondria and ribosomes) have been added to the existing prohibition of using normal or genetically modified cells. -        It has been clarified in the Glucocorticoids Washout Table that use of sustained-release formulations may result in detectable glucocorticoid levels past the washout period due to prolonged systemic absorption.    For more info, visit link: https://www.wada-ama.org/en/resources/world-anti-doping-code-and-international-standards/prohibited-list#resource-download

Meet the WAKO Safeguarding Committee. Dedicated to protecting athletes, coaches & officials with global policies, education, and reporting systems. Safeguarding Committee WAKO is committed to providing a safe, supportive, and inclusive environment free from all forms of harassment and abuse for everyone attending any WAKO event. Regardless of age, ability or disability, gender, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, culture, or socio-economic background, every member should enjoy a safe sport environment with equal opportunities. In 2022, WAKO adopted the General Safeguarding Policy and Safeguarding policy. These policies cover both general safety at WAKO events and safety from harrasment and abuse, the assurance that appropriate reporting mechanism and investigation exists in cases of potential incidents, mostly in interpersonal relations during the events, with particular attention to situations where minors may be involved as victims. To create, promote, and maintain safe and inclusive environment, WAKO protects the integrity of kickboxing through robust reporting mechanisms while also delivering safeguarding education to all stakeholders. The WAKO Safeguarding Committee permanent members are: · Mr. Ilija Salerno, General Safeguarding Officer · Mrs. Marijana Pelevic, Safeguarding Officer for Harassment and Abuse · Mr. Romeo Desa, WAKO Technical Director The following individuals are also members of the Safeguarding Committee for specific events: a member of the LOC of the WAKO Event one member of WAKO Organizing Committee attending the WAKO Event On March 12, 2022, the WAKO Board of Directors has approved two documents: WAKO General Safeguarding Policy WAKO Safeguarding policy to protect participants in sport from harassment, abuse, neglect and other kinds of violence It is fundamental that each WAKO member complies with the requirements set forth in both Policies and, based on these documents, adopts its own Safeguarding policies. The Safeguarding Committee serves in a neutral and impartial capacity to receive safeguarding reports and investigate reported cases during WAKO competitions. In carrying out its duties, the Committee is directly accountable to the WAKO Disciplinary Committee and the WAKO Legal Committee. Safeguarding education: Violence in sport: Principles, Categories, and Examples; Ethics of Professional Touch Violence in Sport

Explore WAKO's Women in Sport Committee, dedicated to promoting gender equality and empowering women in kickboxing. Learn about initiatives, events, and opportunities to support female athletes worldwide. WAKO para kickboxing The WAKO Women in sport Committee is one of the expert’s committees in WAKO, established in 2016, aimed for promotion of gender equality and generation equity in kickboxing. CAMPAIGNS Women in sport Committee is organizing various campaigns for promoting gender equality and raising awareness about global phenomena such as: Emowering women in sport – Her win, Our win climate changes – WAKO for Climate, health - WAKO Women against Cancer, pandemic - Be Positive, Stay Negative, breaking stereotypes about gender roles – He For She, stopping violence against women and girls – UN Orange Day, sustainable development - Plastic is NOT fantastic and many, many others, mostly the ones which affects women and girls in everyday life. All of the campaigns had accompanying actions in occasion of the World and Continental Championships. MONITORING Concerning kickboxing sport, the Committee is monitoring all legal documents of WAKO concerning the position and the representation of women in the decision making bodies of WAKO and its Committees. The focus of the Committee is attainability of the tournaments in the world to women and girls. The Committee also controls management of kickboxing tournaments if they meet the particular needs of women and girls and provide them safety in sport. INCREASE OF PARTICIPATION In WAKO, we already have participants of both genders, and Committee aims to increase the participation of women in all kickboxing disciplines, as well as referees in the ring and tatami, coaches and officials. BRIGHTON PLUS SIGNATORIES On the initiative of Women in sport Committee, in March 2017 WAKO have signed Brighton Plus Helsinki 2014 Declaration on Women and Sport which is a summary document how to develop a sporting culture to grant women and girls equality in sport at all levels of participation. CONFERENCE The Committee organized The 1st WAKO Women in Sport Conference on 18th May 2018 in the occasion of WAKO World Kickboxing Cup in Budapest. The Conference was organized in two parts. The first part was separated in three sections: Introduction of the WAKO Women Committee Chairwomen Mrs. Katarzyna Kociszewska, activities and the future goals. Lecture by Ms. Alicja Sekret, presenter of "Breastfit" the OnkoCafe Foundation from Poland with "Self control- early detection of breast cancer" as the part of the global campaign "WAKO Women against cancer". Expert speaker Ms. Dorota Godzina, former kickboxing champion and expert dietitian with a lecture “Sudden weight loss and consequences for women's health”. The second part of the programme was introduction of Mrs. Marijana Pelevic, WAKO Women Committee member about ongoing Conference of International working group of women and sport (IWG) and the reflection on the activities of WAKO at the GAISF Sport Conference in Bangkok in April 2018. WORKSHOPS The Committee occasionally organizes workshops “How to involve more women in organizational structures in WAKO”. SAFEGUARDING POLICY The focus of the Committee was to create WAKO Safeguarding Policy to cover all aspects of the safeguarding policies and procedures in protecting kickboxing athletes, especially minors, from any kind of harassment during WAKO events. As a result, on March 12, 2022, the WAKO Board of Directors has approved the WAKO Safeguarding Policy of protecting and safeguarding athletes from harassment and abuse in sport. The Women in Sport Committee representatives presents the most important aspects of the Safeguarding Policy during the main WAKO events of the year. Manual Coach Parakickboxing_2025_english Manual Entrenadoresparakickboxing_2025_spanish WAKO Women in Sport Committee workshop 2021_summary.pdf Brighton Plus Declaration Helsinki signed.pdf Brighton-plus-Helsinki-2014-Declaration-on-Women-and-Sport.pdf 1st WAKO Women Conference.pdf useful link: 10-principles-of-the-brighton-plus-helsinki-declaration

Review WAKO’s Privacy Policy to understand how we collect, use, and protect your personal information in accordance with global standards. Privacy Policy A legal disclaimer The explanations and information provided on this page are only general and high-level explanations and information on how to write your own document of a Privacy Policy. You should not rely on this article as legal advice or as recommendations regarding what you should actually do, because we cannot know in advance what are the specific privacy policies you wish to establish between your business and your customers and visitors. We recommend that you seek legal advice to help you understand and to assist you in the creation of your own Privacy Policy. Privacy Policy - the basics Having said that, a privacy policy is a statement that discloses some or all of the ways a website collects, uses, discloses, processes, and manages the data of its visitors and customers. It usually also includes a statement regarding the website’s commitment to protecting its visitors’ or customers’ privacy, and an explanation about the different mechanisms the website is implementing in order to protect privacy. Different jurisdictions have different legal obligations of what must be included in a Privacy Policy. You are responsible to make sure you are following the relevant legislation to your activities and location. What to include in the Privacy Policy Generally speaking, a Privacy Policy often addresses these types of issues: the types of information the website is collecting and the manner in which it collects the data; an explanation about why is the website collecting these types of information; what are the website’s practices on sharing the information with third parties; ways in which your visitors an customers can exercise their rights according to the relevant privacy legislation; the specific practices regarding minors’ data collection; and much much more. To learn more about this, check out our article “Creating a Privacy Policy ”.