World Karate Federation

World Karate Federation
SportKarate
JurisdictionWorldwide
Membership200
AbbreviationWKF
Founded10 October 1970 (1970-10-10)
AffiliationIOC
Regional affiliationWorld
HeadquartersMadrid
LocationSpain
PresidentAntonio Espinós of Spain
CEOSara Wolfferdown
Vice president(s)Jose Garcia-Maañón, Nasser Alrazooqi, Bechir Cherif, Gunnar Nordahl, Michael Kassis, Wolfgang Weigert
Official website
www.wkf.net

The World Karate Federation (WKF) is an international governing body of sport karate with 198 member countries. It is the only karate organization recognised by the International Olympic Committee and has more than a hundred million members. The WKF organizes their Junior and Senior Karate World Championships, which are each held every other year. The President of the WKF is Antonio Espinós, and the headquarters are located in Madrid, Spain.