2026 European Karate Championship for Adults and Juniors J18

Batumi Sports Palace Location: Lado Asatiani N27, Batumi, Georgia Deadline for National Teams, Officials, Referees and others registration 06.04.2026 EC-2026 in Georgia also is the 1st selection for WC 2027 in Kata (Men and Women). 2nd selection will be at the EC-2026 in Latvia 3-4 of October. Preliminary Schedule 07.05.2026 Thursday: Arrival of Participants,Officials andcountry Delegations 13:30 –Referee Course registration: All referee of categories EKO-C, B and A in both Kumite and Kata are welcome. New referees are also welcome and must have its countries highest national license and a recommendation from its Country Representative. The championship is held in two day and on 3 tatamis. The Referee Course is compulsory for referees who apply for new or refresh license. Participation in referee uniform. The course ends with a written test. For that you need a smart phone or a computer. The test is in English. All rules, regulations and license validity to study can be downloaded from https://www.european-kyokushin.org / ,or https://ekoreferees.eu/ Referee application for the Referee Course and EC participationMust be done on www.ekoreferees.eu. Registration of referees on https://kumitetechnology.com/en/tournament/268/ . This is for notification to the organizer. New license is 50€ and refresh license is 25€, this can be paid by card or cash at the registration before the course. 14:00 –20:00 Referee Course: Participate shall bring all documents (from EKO Homepage), be in referee uniform and with whistle. The theory test will be done online, bring a smart phone or laptop for internet connection (WiFIis provided) 08.05.2026 Friday: 10:00 – 19:00 Weight and Medical control; 10:00 – 15:00 EKO Committees and Board meetings; 16:00 – 18:00 Referee registration and meeting (participation in refereeuniform); 18:30 – 19:00 Coach registration and meeting (Coach participation fee: 40 Euro);All coaches must have a valid Coach Test from 2023, 2024 or 2025. The test is done online on an individual base. A link for this year’s test will be distributed in March to your Country Representative. 19:30 Draws; 20:00 –Official Welcome Reception on behalf of the Host Country, GFKNF, and the Ministry of Sport of Georgia.(By Invitation only! Dress Code –Official) 09.05.2026 Saturday: 1stChampionships Day 06:30 Breakfast 07:30 Transfers to sports hall kata participants and referees 08:00 – 08:30 Referee briefing 08:30 J18 and Adults Kata teams and individuals 10:00 Transfers to spot hall kumite participants 11:50 All J18 and Adults kata participant march-in Opening Ceremony – Taiko Drum Performance 12:45 J18 kumite bouts on 3 tatamis 17:00 Awarding ceremony 18:00 Transfers back to hotels 19:00 EKO Annual General Meeting 10.05.2026Sunday: 2ndChampionships Day 07:00 Breakfast 08:00 Transfers to sports hall 08:30 – 09:00 Referee briefing 09:30 Adults Kumite bouts on 3 tatamis 15:00 Official Opening Ceremony 15:45 Men Semifinals and all finals bouts on Centrale tatami 18:00 Awarding ceremony 19:00 Transfers back to hotels 20:00 Sayonara party (ONLY 18+) 11.05.2026 Monday: 11:00 – Check-out and Departure. OFFICIAL HOTELS GRAND BELLAGIO HOTEL & CASINO BATUMI Opened: 2019 3 Lech and Maria Kaczynski St, Batumi, Georgia White Sails Residential Hotel Opened: 2020 5 Lech and Maria Kaczynski St Batumi, Georgia 100 € night/per person in SINGLE room; 60 € night/per person in TWIN (DBL)room; 55 € night/per person in TRIPLE room; with breakfast, including: • 2 days transfers Hotel-Sport Palace-Hotel; • Sayonara Party (For Adultsonly); • Entrance to the competition venue, with the Accreditation Card. Financial conditions: • Accommodation, flight tickets, transportation and meals for all participants shall be covered byParticipating Country Organization or Club or participant himself; • EKO participation fee - 80 € per each participant; - 40 € per each coach All payments should be paid to EKO by bank transfer IBAN: NL78RABO0103302778 BIC Code: RABONL2U Bank: Rabobank Netherlands Stationsweg 5, 8911AG, Leeuwarden, Netherlands In name of: European Karate Organization • Special accommodation and European Championships package price is valid for stay minimum 3 nights; • The Official Hotel must be booked 06.02 - 06.04.2026 otherwise we cannot guarantee that there will be place; • For staying in other hotels: Sayonara Party ticket-50 €; • Airport Transfer: from/to Batumi International Airport - Official Hotel is Free; • From/to Kutaisi (150 km.) or Tbilisi (400 km.) International Airport-Official Hotel is based on individual arrival/departure schedule and number of passengers • Reservation for Hotel booking available from 06.02.2026; • Deadline for hotel booking and final confirmation 06.04.2026 All Booking/Reservations and payments for accommodation and airport transfersshould be made directly to Trawellin' Ltd before06.04.2026 ✓ Reservation for Hotel booking will be available from 06.02.2026 ✓ Deadline for Hotel booking and final confirmation 06.04.2026 ✓ All meetings, Weight and Medical Control, Referee Course and Sayonara Party will take place in the Official Hotel “Grand Bellagio Hotel Batumi” Trawellin' Ltd, 4 Iakob Nikoladze Str, Tbilisi, 0179 Georgia Tel.: +/995 32/ 229 20 90; Valerian [email removed];[email removed].(Cell):[phone removed] Airport transfers and schedules: Zviad Zaalishvili [email removed][phone removed]