General Rules

• In all Karate 1 Premier League events it is mandatory for athletes to wear their Karategi with BLUE and RED embroidery on the shoulders

• Athletes are only allowed to compete for the country shown in their international passport. Wrong registered athletes have to change their accreditation and need to pay the penalty fee.

• All entry fees have to be paid online via the available Paypal link.

• The number of entries in the category does not exceed 64

• The payment has to be done within 30 minutes after the registration If the payment process exceeds 30 minutes, the entry will be automatically deleted from the waiting list.

• Please note that the passports of all participants have to be shown at the registration session.

1st phase: 2021-08-01 12:00 to 2021-08-15 12:00 (GMT +0)

• Who can do the registration: National Federations only via WKF SportsID System (https://wkf.sportsid.org)

• Which athletes can be registered: registration allowed only for the TOP 50 of the ranking (by 1st of August) as long as the number of athletes per countries does not exceed two (2).

2nd phase: 2021-08-16 12:00 to 2021-08-30 12:00 (GMT +0)

• Who can do the registration: any individual via the Sportdata system

• Which athletes can be registered: registration allowed only for the TOP 50 of the ranking (by 1st of August) as long as the number of athletes per countries does not exceed two (2).

3rd phase: 2021-08-31 12:00 to 2021-09-16 12:00 (GMT +0)

• Who can do the registration: any individual and National Federation

• Which athletes can be registered: registration allowed only for the TOP 200 of the ranking (by 1st of August) as long as the total number of registered athletes per category does not exceed sixty four (64).

• 3rd phase: entries will be accepted by first come first serve policy.

• Please note that the back numbers to be used in Premier League events 2021 will be the same as those already provided for Premier League events 2020.

• New back numbers will only be delivered to those athletes who have not participated in a PL event 2020.

• Due to the prevention measures for the Covid-19 pandemic the sewing of the back number on the karategis must be done by the competitor himself/herself.

KARATE IN TIMES OF CORONAVIRUS

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pu7nK2xB4o

Due to the current emergency health situation it is mandatory to respect and properly follow the WKF Covid-19 Protocol:

• https://www.wkf.net/pdf/WKF_COVID_protocol.pdf
• https://issuu.com/karatewkf/docs/wkf_covid_19_protocol?fr=sODJhODIyNDE5ODQ

On registration day all participants must submit the 3 following documents (I, II, III) printed:

I) Proof of COVID Status (1 of the following)

i. A Negative COVID-19 RT-PCR Test result taken at most 72 hours before the onsite registration in English. No antigen tests will be accepted.

ii. A COVID-19 Vaccination Certificate showing that they were fully vaccinated at least 2 weeks before the day of registration. * WKF Protocol for more specifications

iii. A COVID-19 Recover Official Certificate. They must have tested positive at least 2 weeks and at most 6 months (180 days) before registration day. *WKF Protocol for more specifications

II) Completed WKF Health Questionnaire (https://www.wkf.net/pdf/HEALTH_QUESTOINNAIRE.pdf)

III) Waiver of Liability Form/Terms of Responsibility (Individual, Team, Parental Consent)