Mr. Viacheslav Timofeev, President of World Karate Confederation founded by Fritz Wendland, visited Bengaluru, India from Oct 22-31 to look into the preparatory work for the World Karate Championship to be held in 2026. During his visit, he was invited to India National Karate Championship held in Bengaluru, India. In the Championship, seminar on competition regulations was held with the participation of 70 referees from many states of India.