Discussions on karate's Olympic future and updates on major events in the sport are among the main topics on the agenda at the World Karate Federation (WKF) Congress here tomorrow.

This year's Karate World Championships in Dubai have been postponed until 2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic.

World Karate Federation (WKF) President Antonio Espinós has hailed the success of last month's World Championships in Madrid, claiming the event was "one of the most outstanding landmark moments in the history of our sport".

Japan sent another warning of their strength in the kata disciplines prior to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games as they retained their men's and women's team titles with dazzling displays on the final day of the Karate World Championships here.

Japanese sensation Ryo Kiyuna extended his reign of dominance in the men's kata event with a third consecutive Karate World Championships gold medal as Sandra Sanchez finally overcame Kiyou Shimizu to seal her maiden title in the women's competition here today.

France reached a fifth consecutive women's team kumite final at the Karate World Championships as they maintained their pursuit of a successful title defence in style here today.

Japan and hosts Spain underlined their dominance of the kata discipline at this year's Karate World Championships as they qualified for the men's and women's finals here today.

Italy's Luigi Busa ended Rafael Aghayev’s pursuit of a record-breaking sixth Karate World Championships gold medal with victory over the Azerbaijani star in a hard-fought men’s under-75 kilograms kumite semi-final clash here today.

Defending men's under-84 kilograms champion Ryutaro Araga crashed out of the Karate World Championships and will not be taking home a medal after he was stunned by Belarusian Anton Isakau in the third round here today.