Post date: Aug 17, 2012 9:59:8 AM
The World Karate Federation (WKF) officially launched its third in a row bid to be part of the Olympic Program at the SportAccord Convention in Québec. Karate is up against seven other sports – baseball, softball, squash, wushu, wakeboarding, roller skating and climbing – for inclusion in the 2020 Olympic Games.
WFK President since 1998 Antonio Espinós, believes that karate is ready to be admitted onto the Olympic programme for the first time.
Read the full insidethegames interview with Espinós