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Record numbers in WAKO
During the World Championship in Kickboxing (Disciplines: K1, Low-Kick, Kick-Light, Ligh-Contact) in Skopje, Macedonia, WAKO experience a new record number of participating athletes.
823 athletes from 61 countries representing 5 continents will be present. In total approx 1200 people will be involved. A new big sporthall in the center of Skopje will host the championship and will create a fantastic atmosphere.
Representatives from the 5 participating continents in WAKO met yesterday the Macedonian Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski who also will attend the opening ceremony at the start of the championship.
Today the General Assembly was arranged with the presence of presidents and delegates from the participating countries. The newly elected board of directors will be:
President, Ennio Falsoni, Italy
VP, Richard Leyrer, Hungary
VP, Espen Lund, Norway
VP, Borislav Pelevic, Serbia
VP, Nasser Nassiri, I.R.Iran
VP, Werner Sossna, Germany
VP, Horst Prelog, Canada
Board members:
Roy Baker, Ireland
Vadim Ukraintsev, Russia
Nikolaus Gstättner, Austria
Rene Bosch, Switzerland
Driss El-Hilali Morocco
Salim Kayici, Turkey
Wuy Woong Mah, Korea
Kate Kocizewska, Poland
Emmanuel Essissima, Cameroon
Paulo Zorello, Brazil
Second part of the WAKO World Championships will be in Dublin, Ireland at the end of November in the disciplines Full-Contact, Semi-Contact and Musical Forms. We expect about 700 athletes here as well.