! ! ! ! ! ! ! Media Kit ! 22nd WKF Karate Senior World Championships ! 1st World Championships for Persons with disabilities ! November 5th - 9th 2014 - Bremen, Germany Overview 1200 Athletes 140 countries up to 50 000 spectators more than 250 referees World Championships combined with world class seminar for the first time: Millenniums Trainings Course Electoral Congress 22nd Senior World Championships The 22nd Karate Senior World Championships will take place in Bremen, Germany, from 5th to 9th of November 2014. In 2003 Bremen already organized a big international karate Championships: the European Senior Championships. The World Senior Championships are organised every two years since their creation in 1970, and the previous edition was held in Paris. World Senior Championships are the most important events for Karate and are highly accepted by athletes and karate fans. After a highly successful edition 2 years ago, this forthcoming edition promises to set a record in terms of participants, athletes and countries. The entire karate family is looking forward to it. Persons with disabilities 1st Edition of this World Championships for persons with disabilities A great milestone for the World Karate Federation. Successful Demonstration in Paris: In 2012 a very successful demonstration competition was carried out along the World Championships of the WKF in Paris. Standing ovations for the participants, great performances and a fantastic organisation and scenery helped to convince the WKF and its members that at the same time of the next World Championship for Seniors an official World Championships for persons with Disabilities should be organised. The rules were now improved by the experience of different international tournaments for persons with disabilities, based on the IPC guidelines and the WHO international classification of Diseases. Press Center and Zones The Press centre will open at least half an hour before the start of the competition every day Wednesday, November 5th: 7:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Thursday, November 6th: 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m Friday, November 7th: 8:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Saturday, November 8th: 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Sunday, November 9th: 9:00 a.m to 6:00 p.m. ! Press conferences will be held every day. Mixed zone will provide journalists an opportunity to interview athletes and coaches right after the end of the competitions. Priorities are as follows: main broadcaster, TV companies-‐ broadcast rights holders, press Press tribunes with internet access will be available with a direct view to the competition area Rules for photographers will be detailed during the registration session. TV recording is absolutely forbidden. Media who want to get video footage must contact the official TV right holders agency (simplysport) for arrangements. In any case, if videos are taken by an accredited journalist, the accreditation will be removed immediately. E-‐mail notification: all accredited media representatives get automatically subscribed to e-‐mail notifications to receive updated information. ! Press Conferences and Talks ! ! There will be several media services and press conferences during the World Championships. Press & public talks to Karate and OC officials are scheduled twice a day from Wednesday to Friday Nations may offer own press conferences in the Press Center ! Schedule will be published in the Press Center and on the official website www.karate2014.de/en/media Competition Programme ELIMINATIONS AND REPECHAGES FINALS Wednesday 5th November 2014 Kata Individual Male, Female Kumite Male -75 kg, -84 kg, +84 kg Kumite Female - 68 kg, +68 kg Kata, Female & Male, People with Learning Disabilities Saturday 8th November 2014! Kumite Individual Male & Female all classes Kata Finals and medal ceremony of People with Learning Disabilities (male and female) ! ! Thursday, 6th November 2014 Kata Team Male, Female Kumite Male -60 kg, -67 kg Kumite Female 55, kg, - 61 kg Kata, Female & Male, Wheelchair, Blind and Visually Impaired Friday, 7th November 2014 Kumite Team Male, Female Team Female Finals, and medal ceremony of Wheelchair, Blind and Visually Impaired (male and female) Opening Ceremony ! ! Sunday 9th November 2014! Kata Individual Male & Female Kumite Team Male & Female Closing Ceremony Champions Night ! This plan is subject to be changed. Detailed schedule available on www.karate2014.de and daily in the Press Center at the venue. Results 21st World Senior Championships Paris 2012 kata Female 1 Usami (JPN) 2 Scordo (FRA) 3 Martin Abello (ESP) 3 Kokumai (USA) kumite -‐50kg 1 Recchia (FRA) 2 Li (CHN) 3 Villanueva (DOM) 3 Oczelik (TUR) kumite -‐60Kg 1 Mehdizadeh (IRI) 2 Brose (BRA) 3 Ali (EGY) 3 Antic (SRB) ! Kumite team Female 1 France 2 Croatia 3 Japan 3 Turkey kata team Female 1 Japan 2 Italy 3 France 3 Spain kata Male 1 Diaz (VEN) 2 Dack (FRA) 3 Valdesi (ITA) 3 Kiyuna (JPN) kata team Male 1 Japan 2 Italy 3 Egypt 3 France kumite -‐55Kg 1 Ignace (FRA) 2 Kovacevic (CRO) 3 Attia (EGY) 3 Kobayashi (JPN) kumite -‐61Kg 1 Dona (FRA) 2 Hasnaoui (TUN) 3 Miyamoto (JPN) 3 Quirici (SUI) kumite -‐68 Kg 1 Someya (JPN) 2 Burucu (TUR) 3 Elhamid (EGY) 3 Fanjat (FRA) kumite +68Kg 1 Ait Ibrahim (FRA) 2 Vitelli (ITA) 3 Chatziliadou (GRE) 3 Uekusa (JPN) kumite -‐67Kg 1 Hanafy (EGY) 2 Ahmadikaryani (IRI) 3 Rolle (FRA) 3 Ramrup (USA) Kumite team Male 1 France 2 Turkey 3 Egypt 3 Iran kumite -‐75Kg 1 Busa (ITA) 2 Aghayev (AZE) 3 Bouabaoub (ALG) 3 Matsuhisa (JPN) kumite -‐84 Kg 1 Grillon (FRA) 2 Araga (JPN) 3 Mamayev (AZE) 3 Karamollaoglu (TUR) kumite +84Kg 1 Erkan (TUR) 2 Atamov (AZE) 3 Maniscalco (ITA) 3 Khadilov (KAZ) Millennium Training Course ! ! ! ! ! More than 80 German high class trainers more than 1.500 Karateka of any age and grade Three days from November 1st to 3rd 2014 Exhibition hall 4,near to ÖVB Arena Nations are preparing in the same hall Examinations from first 9th Kyu to last 8th Dan The first „Bridge from general sports to world class sports“ ever combined with World Championships World Karate Federation ! The WKF was formed in 1970. Some of its main events are the Senior World Championships, the Junior & Cadet and U21 World Championships, the Karate 1 -‐ Premier League, the World Championships for Persons with Disabilities and the WKF Youth Camp and Cup. The World Karate Federation is a permanent organization governing all styles of karate and is composed by 188 national karate federations affiliated at a worldwide level. Recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Member of SportAccord and of the International World Games Association (IWGA) ! President: Antonio Espinos Headquarters: Madrid / Spain German Karate Federation ! ! ! ! ! ! ! More than 180.000 Karateka represented in the German Olympic Sports Union (DOSB) Officially recognized by the German Federal Ministry of the Interior and Sports About 3.000 Dojos About 15.000 Black Belts Founded in 1976 Host of the World Championships 2000 and 2014 Members in several boards of European and World Karate Federation President: Wolfgang Weigert The City Historic City Center Hanseatic history Town musicians of Bremen (Brothers Grimm tale) More than 550.000 inhabitants Together with the sister city of Bremerhaven (60 km northbound) the smallest of 16 Countries of the Federal Republic of Germany Specialist in Space and Aviation industry Bremerhaven offers one of the largest harbors in Europe Famous for coffee and chocolate production Home of Werder Bremen, Bundesliga Football Club and much more… The Venue Located in the center of Bremen Directly neighborhood to Central Station Less than 15 walking minutes to the River of Weser and its Bars and Restaurants Opening in 1964 Combined with Congress Center and several exhibition halls Multi-use for sports events such as Karate European Senior Championships 2003, Basketball Beko-BBL Bundesliga, Judo German Open and the „Bremen Six Days“ cycling event, concerts and exhibitions Up to about 10.000 seats during Karate World Championships largest free build escalator in Germany Contact For further information please feel free to contact: ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! World Karate Federation Emilie Hommette communication@wkf.com.es Phone (+33) 6 31 02 19 22 ! www.karate2014.de www.facebook.com/karate2014official Twitter: @wkf_tweet @karate2014 www.wkf.net www.facebook.com/wkfofficial German Karate Federation/Local OC Frank Miener frank.miener@karate2014.de Phone (+49) 1577 9 310 510