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The 12th World Kendo Championships (12WKC)

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1. Promoting Organization:
International Kendo Federation (FIK)
2. Hosting Organization:
The British Kendo Association (BKA)
3. Supporting Organization:
All Japan Kendo Federation (AJKF)
4. Place and Venue:
The Kelvin Hall International Sports Arena
Glasgow, Scotland, Great Britain

Events Term:  July 1 (Tuesday) through July 7 (Monday), 2003

Date Events (Daytime) (Evening)
July 1
(Tuesday)
Referee Seminar
July 2
(Wednesday)
Referee Seminar (Referee Meeting)
EKF General Assembly
July 3
(Thursday)
IKF Board of Directors Meeting (BODM) & General Assembly (GA) IKF Reception
Managers’ Meeting
July 4
(Friday)
Opening Ceremony Goodwill Keiko
Women’s Individual Championship
Women’s Team Championship
Commendation Ceremony
July 5
(Saturday)
Commencing Address Goodwill Keiko
Men’s Individual Championship
Commendation Ceremony
July 6
(Sunday)
Commencing Address Farewell Party
Men’s Team Championship
Commendation and Closing Ceremonies
July 7
(Monday)
AJKF Kendo Seminar & AJKF Dan Examinations

PDF Program and Regulations of the 12th World Kendo Championships (12WKC)

RESULTS

Men’s Team

Date
2003/7/6
1st Place 2nd Place 3rd Place 3rd Place
Japan Korea USA Italy
Fighting Spirit Award
J. CASTRO
(Spain)
C. HAIST
(Germany)
S. KRISHNASAMY
(Singapore)
S. GIBSON
(Great Britain)
D. TAGUCHI
(Canada)
P. VAN LAECKEN
(Belgium)
N.KIRARY
(Hungary)
J. SATO
(Brazil)

PDF 12WKC Men’s Team Final Tournament

Men’s Individual

Date
2003/7/5
1st Place 2nd Place 3rd Place 3rd Place
H. SATO
(Japan)
H. IWASA
(Japan)
M. SATO
(Japan)
K. B. LIM
(Korea)
Fighting Spirit Award
T. JUD
(Swiss)
C. YANG
(USA)
K. ANDO
(Japan)
M. SALONEN
(Finland)
Y. HIRAO
(Japan)
S. ASAOKA
(Canada)
S. PARK
(Korea)
Y. KIM
(Korea)

PDF 12WKC Men’s Individual Final Tournament

Women’s Team

Date
2003/7/4
1st Place 2nd Place 3rd Place 3rd Place
Japan Korea Canada Chinese Taipeo
Fighting Spirit Award
B. KIRALY
(Hungary)
D. CASTELLI
(Italy)
L. CAPRIOGLIO
(France)
S.STOCKL
(Brazil)
M. SMITH
(Australia)
S. LEE
(New Zealand)
G. RIDDOCH
(Great Britain)
K. KIKUNAGA
(USA)

PDF 12WKC Women’s Team Final Tournament

Women’s Individual

Date
2003/7/4
1st Place 2nd Place 3rd Place 3rd Place
K. BABA
(Japan)
Y. TSUBOTA
(Japan)
K. OKADA
(Japan)
S. ASAHINA
(Japan)
Fighting Spirit Award
M. ONAKA
(Brazil)
H. SHI
(Chinese Taipei)
N. SOULAS
(France)
A. BYUN
(Korea)
E. MARSTEN
(USA)
Y. PARK
(Korea)
R. MIKUNI
(USA)
C. SHINZATO
(Japan)

PDF 12WKC Women’s Individual Final Tournament

GALLERY

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DRAWING LOTS

12WKC tournament ladders were drawn in Great Britain on 11th May, 2003.

Participants;
John Howell, President BKA
Geoff Salmon, Vice President BKA
Kichio Uehara, 12WKC Executive Committee member
Arinobu Kurose, 12WKC Executive Committee member

The detail of Drawing Results is as follows.

PDF 12WKC Men’s Team

PDF 12WKC Men’s Individual

PDF 12WKC Women’s Team

PDF 12WKC Women’s Individual