W.A.K.O. World Championships 1990
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The poster for W.A.K.O. World Championships 1990.
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| Promotion | W.A.K.O. | |||
| Date | January 19 (Start) January 21, 1990 (End) |
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| Venue | Palasport Taliercio | |||
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 Mestre, Italy
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W.A.K.O. World Championships 1990 were the seventh world kickboxing championships hosted by the W.A.K.O. organization arranged by W.A.K.O. president Ennio Falsoni. It was the second W.A.K.O. championships in a row to be hosted in Mestre (the Euros were also hosted there), and the fourth time overall in Italy, involving amateur men and women from twenty-eight countries from across the world. Originally, world championships were scheduled to take place in the USA in October 1989, but due to errors in event planning Italy saved the championships by organizing the tournament 3 months later. There were four categories on offer; Full-Contact (men only), Semi-Contact, Light-Contact (men only) and Musical Forms, with each country typically allowed one competitor per weight division (asides from women's Musical Forms). Competitors were allowed to participate in more than one category, however, with double winners in Light and Semi-Contact. By the end of a competitive championships, USA were the top nation, with Poland a close second, and Canada in third. The event was held over three days at the Palasport Taliercio in Mestre Italy, starting on Friday 19 January and ending on Sunday 21 January, 1990.
Returning after being absent at the last European championships, Full-Contact at Mestre was available to men only and consisted of ten weight divisions ranging from 54 kg/118.8 lbs to over 91 kg/+200.2 lbs. All bouts were fought under Full-Contact kickboxing rules - more detail on the rules can be found at the W.A.K.O. website, although be aware that they may have changed slightly since 1990. The most notable winner was future pro boxer Przemysław Saleta who won gold in the -91 kg division. By the end of the championships Poland was the strongest country in Full-Contact with three golds and one bronze.
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