TO ALL THE WAKO MEMBERS

Here below attached it is possible to download the official invitation containing all necessary details for participation to the next WAKO Senior and Master World Championship (All Disciplines) that will take place in Albufeira, Portugal, from 17th to 26th November 2023.

All National Federations/WAKO members are kindly requested to arrange flight tickets for their national team to FARO international airport according to the program of the Championship (registration, weigh in and medical control will be held at the venue “Pavilhão Municipal de Albufeira”, Av. das Ilhas B, 8200-047 Albufeira, Algarve – Portugal, on Friday November 17th and Saturday November 18th only.

Please take note of the following information and deadlines.

APPENDIX A) – HOTEL RESERVATION FORM
and APPENDIX 1 – PRELIMINARY FORM
to be sent by AUGUST 17th, 2023
to the kind attention of:

DRINS PROMOTION
E-mail: drins.promotion@gmail.com
E-mail: Albufeira.world.championship@gmail.com
Tel.: +39 338 5674365

APPENDIX C) – APPLICATION FORM FOR VISA REQUEST
to be sent back in Word format only (not pdf or jpg) by AUGUST 17th, 2023
to the kind attention of: (same as above)
and in Cc to: administration@wako.sport
Tel. +39 345 0135521

APPENDIX 2 – FINAL ENTRY FORM
to be sent by OCTOBER 16th, 2023
to the kind attention of: (same as above)

APPENDIX B) – TRAVEL SCHEDULE FORM
to be sent by OCTOBER 31st, 2023
to the kind attention of: (same as above)

Please pay attention to the Cancellation Policy as described at page 7 of the attached invitation.

  • Online Registration:

Registration of ALL the participants – competitors, coaches, judges and officials – must be done (ONLY) through RSportz and Sportdata platforms as by WAKO Rules.
Before registering on Sportdata ALL participants of the national team must be registered in the WAKO membership system by RSportz and have an active and valid annual individual membership status.

ATTENTION
The registration on Sportdata will start 2 months before the start of on-site registrations, on September 17th, and close on Friday, November 10th, at 14:00 UTC+1.

Neither additional registrations nor changes are possible after this date!

  • Entry Fees as per WAKO Board’s decision:

93,00 Euro (per person, per start)

200,00 Euro (per team)

ATTENTION – NEW WAKO IF BANK DETAILS STARTING FROM JULY 2023!

Payment of the entry fees must be executed earlier in advance within first date of the Championship and by BANK TRANSFER only to the following NEW bank details of WAKO IF starting from JULY 2023:

Beneficiary: WAKO IF

Bank: Allied Irish Bank

Bank Address: Main Street, Leixlip Co Kildare, Ireland

IBAN: IE14 AIBK 9336 3531 6570 54

Swift Code: AIBKIE2D

Please kindly note that the amount to be paid must be in EURO and fully paid, any bank charges or eventual provision due to the currency exchange is on your expenses.
Any eventual difference of the amount received on WAKO bank account will be charged on your Federation/Association and requested to be covered on spot during accreditation.

  • Equipment:

It will be possible to borrow it from the organizer according to the usual procedure – Adidas and Top Ten only are allowed.

  • Mandatory Documents:
  • All necessary forms can be found on WAKO website at: https://wako.sport/forms-and-documents/
  • Scan of passport or ID card, Medical Certificate and Anti-doping Education Certificate can be uploaded to participant’s profile on the RSportz platform.
  • Fill in all other documents legibly, sign and scan all required documents into ONE pdf document and upload it to the Sportdata web page when registering for the World Championship.
  • It is recommended that hard copies of all documents be brought to the registration and control weigh in due to quick review of the documents.

Please forward this notice to all of your Coaches who will participate in the next World Championship!

For any further information or clarification you may need please contact:
WAKO Technical Director Romeo Desa – technical.director@wako.sport