Dear WAKO friends,
It is my pleasure and great honor to invite You and Your Team to take part in WAKO European Kickboxing Cup “SERBIA OPEN” in Belgrade, Serbia, which will be held from 15th to 17th March 2019.
“SERBIA OPEN” is tournament with long tradion and great success and is stilll the place where the sport and friendship meets.
Serbian Kickboxing Federation, as promoter of the event, is ready to host participants from all over the world and to show them warm hospitality and unforgetable moments.
Please, read all information carefully and if you need any additonal help about travel conditions and accommodation in Belgrade, don't hesitate to contact us at:
Tel. +381 11 4066 528
Mob. +381 64 277 64 82
Email:
I look forward to seeing You and Your team in Belgrade.
Mr. Srdjan Bugarčić
Invitation Letter Serbia Open
Accomodation Special Offer
WAKO Extraordinary General Assembly took place at Sheraton Malpensa Hotel in Milan, on 2nd February 2019
Present were representatives of 51 countries which had the right to vote. From three candidates appointed, Mr. Nasser Nassiri, Iran, pulled out his candidacy the day before the General Assembly and two candidates were left: Mrs. Olga Pavlenko, Ukraine and Mr. Roy Baker, Ireland.
Firstly a short presentation of the two candidates, they introduced themselves and presented the plans for the future. Than the voting could start.
After appointing an electoral and scrutinized commission, the conformity and transparency has been confirmed. Votes were held by secret ballot in a controlled but transparent way: each country was called, they came forward one by one receiving voting card, went to the booth, made the decision, and inserted decision in the ballot urn. The best practice.
The commission counted the votes and it was announced that with 47 votes the new WAKO President is Mr. Roy Baker. Three votes were for the opponent and one void vote.
The new WAKO President Mr. Roy Baker thanked to all members of the Assembly, introducing the short speech about the main ideas and the concept of work he would like to have in the organization:
" Thank you for your confidence in me. I promise I will do everything in my power to help the athletes, the coaches, the national federations, the continental federations .
Individual commitment to a group effort is what will make WAKO work. A team will make WAKO work. I will rely on the WAKO Board, administration and the national federations and when we come together, we will move forward. I will rely on my family, who allowed me to go for this. The great things in sport are never done by one person.
Trust me, the presidency is a very tough job. I would like to thank the people who listened to me without judgment, who spoke with me without prejudice, who helped me without entitlement and understood me without pretension. We are responsible for the young children in our sport. They are our future.
The sport of kickboxing has been the fundamental shaper of the person I am today, it gives me confidence, resilience and joy. I gave the most of my life to this sport. And I will continue to do so. Thank you very much."
A short Biography of Mr. Roy Baker:
Roy Baker is a former World and European champion of kickboxing, current president of WAKO Ireland and current president of WAKO Europe. Professionally, he is a director of SSE, which is FTSE 20 company with a multi billion turnover. He has the degree in Credit management, degree in IT Integration and Masters in Management. He is A six sigma lean master Black belt. He is now the first Irishman to be a President of a World governing body of a sport recognized by the IOC. He has two children, who are the very center of his life and he never misses the opportunity to stress that.
Merry Christmas to you, for those that don't celebrate Christmas's, I hope you will surround yourself with loved ones and family. I wish you all a glorious year ahead.
It is with great pride, as the Interim President of WAKO, to hereby announce the best message for the WAKO family ever.
WAKO has been granted today with IOC’s provisional recognition.
The decision was taken by the IOC Executive Board in Tokyo Japan on 30th November 2018 upon the IOC Sports Department’s recommendation.
WAKO has experienced a massive development in the last years and we really feel we all collectively deserve such recognition. All our Hard work, focused attention on development, patience and a dedicated and competent team has finally paid off. When everything is settled it is time to reach for new and higher goals.
Please take this special moment to reflect on how far we have come, but more importantly how far we have to go. To finally achieve this goal is the end of a long but constructive and developing marathon, even though such recognition will lead to obligations for us to follow up and develop.
Since our application was delivered in August 2016, we have seen a great positive and constructive contribution from many people. In acknowledgement of the work, I thank everybody involved, and in particular the International Relations team who constructed the application and lead all the discussions with the IOC: Espen Lund, Chairman, Roy Baker and our former President Borislav Pelevic; tank you also to WAKO Administration and the Legal Committee. All undertook a huge task for our sport and delivered. Bravo to everybody in WAKO, what a fantastic day for our sport! This will have a positive and dramatic effect on our sport in all five Continents.
It is also important to dedicate this recognition to Borislav Pelevic that supported and approved all the work done. Not to say to Ennio Falsoni that founded the WAKO we see today.
We know that such recognition will be very important for the recognition and support for all our national members. We will come back with more specific information about this issue, its consequences and its impact. Congratulations to the WAKO family!
Sincerely yours,
Francesca Falsoni,
WAKO Interim President
Attachments:
Wako recognized by the IOC
Letter from IOC
List of prohibited substances approved by WADA`s Executive Committee
Here is the link
Amendment to the 2014 Prohibited List
2015 Approved Anti Doping Rules
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11050 Belgrade, Serbia.
Contact phone:
+381 63 289 322
Email:
President
Mr. Istvan Kiraly
+ 36 309 400 935
Secretary
Srđan Bugarčić
+ 381 63 289 322
WAKO Europe Board
Istvan Kiraly (HUN)
Salim Kayici (TUR)
Francesca Falsoni (ITA)
Yury Filimonov (RUS)
Nikolaus Gstattner (AUT)
Katarszyna Kocisewska (POL)
Olga Pavlenko (UKR)
Daimi Akin (NOR)
Romeo Desa (HRV)
Tomaz Barada (SVN)
Michaela Kovacova (SVK)
Michail Trantafillou (GRC)