All You Need to Know About EKF Senior Championships in Yerevan
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All You Need to Know About EKF Senior Championships in Yerevan

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The countdown is on for one of Europe’s biggest karate events of the year. From May 7 to 11, Yerevan, Armenia, will host the 2025 EKF Senior Championships — one of the most anticipated Karate events on the continent, as it will decide who takes the crown as the new kings and queens of European karate.

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WHAT

  • The EKF Senior Championships is Karate’s first-class event in Europe.
  • The tournament reaches its 60th edition and follows the successful editions in Guadalajara (Spain) in 2023 and in Zadar (Croatia) in 2024.
  • The 2025 EKF Senior Championships gather the best Karate athletes in Europe in senior divisions, individual and team, and in Para-Karate.

 

WHERE

  • The tournament takes place in the city of Yerevan, Armenia, at the Karen Demyrchian Sports and Concerts Complex.
  • It is the first time that Yerevan is hosting a major Karate event.
  • The Eastern European country, a growing protagonist of the sport on the continent, is also set to host the 2027 edition of the EKF Cadet, Junior & U21 Championships.

 

WHEN

  • The event is scheduled from May 7 to 11.
  • The eliminations of individual competitions will be held on Wednesday and Thursday.
  • The eliminations of the Team competition will take place on Thursday and Friday.
  • The eliminations and bronze medal bouts in Para-Karate will be held on Friday.
  • The opening ceremony is scheduled for Thursday at 19.00.
  • The bronze medal bouts and finals of the individual categories are scheduled on Saturday.
  • The bronze medal bouts and finals of team categories are slated for Sunday.
  • CLICK HERE to go to the full competition programme.

 

WHO

  • Over 550 athletes from 50 countries have registered to take part in the event.
  • The event last year in Zadar gathered 570 athletes from 51 countries. Powerhouse nation of Turkiye topped the medal table with 10 medals, including 3 golds, followed by Germany, with 3 golds, and hosts of Croatia with 3 golds.
  • No less than 8 of the 12 defending champions will compete in Yerevan. Dilara Bozan (TUR), Ema Sgardelli (CRO), Mia Bitsch (GER), Johanna Kneer (GER), Christos-Stefanos Xenos (GRE), Ivan Martinac (CRO), Konstantinos Mastrogiannis (GRE) and Andjelo Kvesic (CRO) will all try to keep the continental crown in Yerevan, with the categories of Female Kumite -61kg and 68kg, Male Kata, and Male Kumite -67kg looking for a new champion.

HOW

  • The tournament follows a Knockout competition system.
  • All the elimination rounds of each of the categories are held back-to-back, with the medal bouts being held on Saturday and Sunday.

 

WHAT ELSE

  • The EKF Senior Championships will be even more crucial as the competition is a qualifying event for the upcoming World Senior Individual Championships to be held in Cairo (Egypt) in November. The gold, silver, and highest bronze medallists in each category will earn a direct ticket to the world event in Cairo.

 

WHERE TO WATCH IT LIVE!

  • The full competition, including eliminations and medal bouts will be available LIVE on the WKF YouTube channel and a number of TV networks around the world. For the medal bouts on Saturday and Sunday, restrictions may apply due to geoblocking in territories where agreements with TV networks have been achieved.
  • CLICK HERE to see the full list of TV providers.
  •  CLICK HERE to go to the WKF YouTube channel.

 

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