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Pradeep Kumar

03/07/21 09:00 AM IST

WAKO India Kickboxing

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The Ministry of Youth affairs & Sports has decided to grant recognition to WAKO India Kickboxing Federation as National Sports Federation (NSF) for promotion and development of the Kickboxing sport in India.  

Details
  • WAKO India Kickboxing Federation is affiliated to World Association of Kickboxing Organizations (WAKO), which is the International Federation for the sport of Kickboxing.
  • International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board at its meeting on 10th June 2021 has approved the recommendation for WAKO to become fully recognized member of the Olympic family of sport.
  • WAKO have been provisionally recognized member of the IOC Since 30 November 2018.
Way forward
  • The full recognition of WAKO will be finally decided by the IOC Session in Tokyo in  July 2021.
  • To be fully included and accepted in the Olympic movement is important for the recognition and development of the sport of kickboxing.
  • It is expected that with government recognition of WAKO India Kickboxing Federation as NSF, the sport of kickboxing will develop at a faster pace in the country.  
Kickboxing
  • It is a sport where two boxers fight in the ring. The game in itself is a self- disciplinary event that teaches patience and self-defence.
  • This tutorial will help you in learning the protocols of the game in all dimensions.
  • Though it is a form of physical sport that involves punches and strikes, but has its own limitations and rules.
  • The players need to hit each other with legal strikes to earn points. Sometimes they try to knockdown each other too.
  • The player having the maximum points at the end of the game is declared as the winner. This game is played by both men and women.
Source: PIB

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