From the 20th to the 24th of April, the President and the General Secretaty of the World Karate Federqtion, Mr. Antonio Espinós and Mr. George Yerolimpos, together with the 1st Vice-president Mr. William Millerson, attended in Las Vegas the USA Karate Open Championships, hosted by the USNKF and its President John DiPasquale, also member of the WKF Executive Committee.
The event marked another participation record, with more than 2000 participants from more than 50 countries in the 5 Continents, within a perfect organization showing the good work of the USNKF and its commitment for the worldwide progress of Karate and in close collaboration with the World Karate Federation.
Before the tournament,three activities were succesfully co-hosted jointly between the WKF and the USNKF, namely a Kumite course by Mr. Antonio Oliva, a Kata course by Mr. Ruben Canedo and a Refereee course by Mr. Con Kassis, Chairman of the WKF Referee Commission. All three activities were very well received and took place with a very high attendance.
