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World Karate Federation Suspends Zimbabwe Karate Union

3 years agoWed, 17 Mar 2021 12:26:12 GMT
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World Karate Federation Suspends Zimbabwe Karate Union

The World Karate Federation (WKF) has provisionally withdrawn recognition of the Zimbabwe Karate Union (ZKU) with immediate effect for operating in breach of the global governing’s body statutes.

The Zimbabwe Karate Union has continued to administer both semi and full-contact karate in breach of the WKF statutes which were revised in 2018.

Article 5.15 of the WKF constitution states:

National Federations are prohibited from being affiliated with any karate organisation not recognised by WKF. Affiliates are also prohibited from having any sporting relationships with such non-recognised organisations or with any suspended WKF National Federation.

Non-compliance with this prohibition would give rise to disciplinary sanctions. Illegal double affiliation would constitute just grounds for disaffiliation from WKF.

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In a letter dated 5 March 2021, and addressed to ZKU president Stephen Charandura, the WKF wrote:

Kindly note that the provisional disaffiliation of the ZKU will be submitted for the ratification of the WKF Congress at its next meeting.

On that occasion, the ZKU will be granted the opportunity to express its view with regard to disaffiliation of WKF, if it so wishes. Please note that the congress will have the entire discretion to disaffiliate ZKU.

Please note that your federation will, as of today, no longer be entitled to the rights reserved only to WKF members, including but not limited to participating in WKF events, use the WKF logo, name and representing the WKF in Zimbabwe.

Meanwhile, the Zimbabwe National Karate Federation which is for various styles but mainly semi-contact), headed by former ZKU president Sensei Joe Rugwete has not been suspended.

The Zimbabwe National Karate Federation and the Zimbabwe Karate Union went separate ways recently due to disagreements on how to run the institution.

In June last year, then-ZKU president Sensei Rugwete was quoted by the Chronicle as saying the organisation faced suspension or expulsion from the World Karate Federation. Speaking on the way forward back then, he said:

It’s not going to be a decision for the president (himself) and the vice-president (Sensei Tawanda Mufundisi). It’s a decision of members of ZKU, semi and full-contact.

If we don’t comply, we will get expelled, so on this issue, we really need to get both sides, semi-contact, and full-contact.

The parties failed to reach an agreement leading to the formation of the new association, the Zimbabwe National Karate Federation (ZNKF) while the full contact side continued with the ZKU that has been suspended.

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