On November 6, the official opening of the World Championship and WORLD JUNIOR Championship, as well as the international IASKF all-STYLE karate festival, took place in Orel

429 athletes from such countries as: Austria, Azerbaijan, Angola, Armenia, Benin, Guinea, Germany, Greece, Georgia, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, Cameroon, Kyrgyzstan, Congo, Ivory Coast, Cuba, Moldova, Republic of Abkhazia, Republic of Belarus, Russia, Tajikistan, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Turkey and Uzbekistan.

Competitions will be held until November 11 in three groups of disciplines of all-style karate: full contact, limited contact and full contact in protective equipment.