According of the Agreement of cooperation among
Kyokushin World Union (KWU) and World Karate Organization Shinkyokushinkai (WKO) fighters of both organization can participate in tournaments. It happened for first time in 2015 in Khabarovsk, and continues today and will be in the future.
The WKO published on their website:
Please confirm the tournament draw of the 6th World Karate Championship in Weight Categories that will be held in Astana, Kazakhstan on July 1-2, 2017. The updated tournament draw will be announced again at the appropriate timing, once the remaining information has been confirmed.
Here is the DRAW where we can see 12 KWU fighters:
- Omar Magomedov
- Sergo Armenian
- Dawid Ozga
- Shamil Ramazanov
- Kantemir Beslaneev
- Karen Akopyan
- Vasily Samadurov
- Ivan Medvedev
- Hayley-Beth Rowlands
- Emma Markwell
- Guzel Fattakhova
- Aneta Meskauskiene
6WCmensdraw and 6WCwomensdraw
