W.A.K.O. held its first amateur world championships in 1978 in West Berlin,[1] after having previously staged two European championships the two years previously. It followed this with a second world championships a year later in Tampa, Florida. During the 1980s the world championships were held every other year except for in 1985 when a feud within the W.A.K.O. organization led to two versions of the championships being held on the same date – one in London, the other in Budapest.[2]
In the 1990s W.A.K.O. held its world championships intermittently with at least one every other year although in 1993 the organization again had a temporary political dispute which like 1985 meant two championships in one year.[3] Also, the outbreak of the Balkan War resulted in the 1995 world championships being moved to Kiev and in 1997 to Gdańsk.[4] By the turn-of-the-twemtieth-century, the organization began introducing two different world championships every two years - one typically covering forms of kickboxing such as full-contact, semi-contact and musical forms, while the other types such as Thai-boxing, low-kick kickboxing and later K-1 rules. Of late W.A.K.O. have begun to get involved with the SportAccord World Combat Games, hosting male and female full contact, semi contact and low kick kickboxing competitions at the 2010 event,[5] with the 2009 world championships (both events) being used as qualifiers.[6]
List of World Championships
W.A.K.O. Amateur Kickboxing World Championships[7]
| Start |
End |
No: |
Event: |
Location: |
Venue: |
| 2013-11-30 |
2013-12-08 |
19 |
W.A.K.O. World Championships 2013 (Antalya) |
 Antalya, Turkey |
|
| 2013-09-28 |
2013-10-06 |
19 |
W.A.K.O. World Championships 2013 (Guarujá) |
 Guarujá, São Paulo, Brazil |
|
| 2011-11-26 |
2011-11-21 |
18 |
W.A.K.O. World Championships 2011 (Dublin) |
 Dublin, Ireland |
|
| 2011-10-29 |
2011-10-22 |
18 |
W.A.K.O. World Championships 2011 (Skopje) |
 Skopje, Macedonia |
|
| 2009-11-23 |
2009-11-29 |
17 |
W.A.K.O. World Championships 2009 (Lignano Sabbiadoro) |
 Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy |
Lignano Sabbiadoro Sports Hall |
| 2009-10-19 |
2009-10-26 |
17 |
W.A.K.O. World Championships 2009 (Villach) |
 Villach, Austria |
Stadthalle Villach |
| 2007-11-26 |
2007-12-02 |
16 |
W.A.K.O. World Championships 2007 (Coimbra) |
 Coimbra, Portugal |
Pavilhão Multiusos de Coimbra |
| 2007-09-24 |
2007-10-01 |
16 |
W.A.K.O. World Championships 2007 (Belgrade) |
 Belgrade, Serbia |
Pionir Hall |
| 2005-11-28 |
2005-12-05 |
15 |
W.A.K.O. World Championships 2005 (Szeged) |
 Szeged, Hungary |
Városi Sportcsarnok |
| 2005-09-19 |
2005-09-25 |
15 |
W.A.K.O. World Championships 2005 (Agadir) |
 Agadir, Morocco |
Palais des Sports |
| 2003-11-00 |
2003-11-00 |
14 |
W.A.K.O. World Championships 2003 (Yalta) |
 Yalta, Ukraine |
|
| 2003-10-21 |
2003-10-26 |
14 |
W.A.K.O. World Championships 2003 (Paris) |
 Paris, France |
Palais des Sports Marcel-Cerdan |
| 2001-11-21 |
2001-11-25 |
13 |
W.A.K.O. World Championships 2001 (Belgrade) |
 Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro |
|
| 2001-10-17 |
2001-10-23 |
13 |
W.A.K.O. World Championships 2001 (Maribor) |
 Maribor, Slovenia |
|
| 1999-11-00 |
1999-11-00 |
12 |
W.A.K.O. World Championships 1999 (Caorle) |
Caorle, Italy |
|
| 1999-10-13 |
1999-10-17 |
12 |
W.A.K.O. World Championships 1999 (Bishkek)[8] |
 Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan |
|
| 1997-00-00 |
1997-00-00 |
11 |
W.A.K.O. World Championships 1997 |
 Gdańsk, Poland |
|
| 1995-11-25 |
1995-11-28 |
10 |
W.A.K.O. World Championships 1995 |
Kiev, Ukraine |
|
| 1993-11-25 |
1993-11-28 |
9 |
W.A.K.O. World Championships 1993 (Budapest) |
Budapest, Hungary |
|
| 1993-11-04 |
1993-11-06 |
9 |
W.A.K.O. World Championships 1993 (Atlantic City) |
 Atlantic City, NJ, USA |
Trump Taj Mahal |
| 1991-10-12 |
1991-10-13 |
8 |
W.A.K.O. World Championships 1991 |
 London, England, UK |
Wembley Centre |
| 1990-01-19 |
1990-01-21 |
7 |
W.A.K.O. World Championships 1990 |
Mestre, Italy |
Palasport Taliercio |
| 1987-10-10 |
1987-10-11 |
6 |
W.A.K.O. World Championships 1987 |
 Munich, West Germany |
Olympiahalle |
| 1985-11-02 |
1985-11-02 |
5 |
W.A.K.O. World Championships 1985 (Budapest) |
Budapest, Hungary |
|
| 1985-11-02 |
1985-11-02 |
5 |
W.A.K.O. World Championships 1985 (London) |
London, England, UK |
Wembley Centre |
| 1983-10-22 |
1983-10-22 |
4 |
W.A.K.O. World Championships 1983 |
London, England, UK |
Wembley Centre |
| 1981-00-00 |
1981-00-00 |
3 |
W.A.K.O. World Championships 1981 |
Milan, Italy |
|
| 1979-11-03 |
1979-11-04 |
2 |
W.A.K.O. World Championships 1979 |
Tampa, Florida, USA |
Hillsborough Community College |
| 1978-11-05 |
1978-11-05 |
1 |
W.A.K.O. World Championships 1978 |
West Berlin |
|
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See also
References
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