Country and Delegation Info

Attached to the Info bulletin (newsletter) we have sent a Countryand delegation Info file.

We would like that all delegation filled in this file and returned it to us.

This would be helpful to prepare and program the activities as well as to have necessary contacts in case is necessary.

Sayonara Party

Many have been asking about the Sayonara Party in the Euro Cup 2018.
And we are glad to confirm that there will be one.

We have already placed the information concerning the event in a separate page with all the information. So please check it and if possible let the organization know in advance how many of your delegation will be present.

Please check the Page for the 2018 Sayonara Party in Santarem.

We need to know in advance the number of participants as to inform the Hotel about it to make the arrangements, so information in advance would be much appreciated.

Second Newsletter available for Download

We want to inform that the second Newsletter is already available in the bellow Link:

Second Newsletter for the Euro Wado Cup in Portugal

Also we request that all delegations, as much as possible fill in and return to our e-mail the delegation compiled information in order to help us to better coordinate and prepare for all participants.

You can download it from this external link:
Country delegation info

This is important to know how many people will be coming with each country team, participants in the sayonara party, representatives and contacts in the case that is necessary.

So please fill it in and send us the same to our
e-mail:
europeanwadokaicup2018@gmail.com

Registration and fees

The registrations, as in the past editions, will be done on Sportdata and are already open. The registrations close on 10th November of 2018, and you can find our competition on the link below:

https://www.sportdata.org/karate/set-online/veranstaltung_info_main.php?active_menu=calendar&vernr=3820#a_eventhead

The competition fees will be the ones set by the FWE:

Kata Individual entry Fee: 15€

Kumite Individual entry Fee: 15€

Kata Team entry Fee: 30€

Kumite Team Male Senior entry Fee: 50€

Other Kumite Team entry Fee: 50€

All registered participations will be charged regardless of actual show or not.

Last minute changes due to wrong age or weight will be charged a extra changing fee of 10€.

The Venue - the actual place for the Wado Kai Cup

The competition will take place in the “Pavilhão Gimnodesportivo Municipal de Santarém”. It is the best existing sports facilities in Santarém. It offers good conditions for sports events, functioning as a training facility for several different sports and teams. It has been the place of some Karate competitions in the past, as well as other major sports events taking place in the city.

            We will have 6 Tatamis for the competition day and a Warm-Up Area.

Location: https://goo.gl/maps/3cSJSNtYm2p

Accommodation - Where to stay in Santarem

            In terms of accommodation there are several Hotels in Santarem and they are all informed of the event. Inform that you are booking for this event as they may have some discounts or special conditions for you. This will depend on the Hotel policies. The organization of the Cup does not have active part in establishing hotel prices or other conditions.

However, we do recommend that you to stay in the organization HQ Hotel, the “Santarém Hotel”, since this is one of our official sponsors and this is where the organization will be based in logistic terms of transport, coordination and support.

The HQ hotel will be the "Santarém Hotel" which is a 4 stars unit and official sponsor to the event. It is the biggest and best equipped Hotel in the city. It is about 20m walking distance from the Venue where the Euro Cup will take place. 

This is also where the meeting and pre-event activities will take place, and also the “Sayonara Party”. 

The prices for Santarém Hotel are:

●        Single Room                         68,00€

●        Double / Twin Room:           78,00€

●        Extra Bed:                               20,00€

 This prices include a Buffet Breakfast

Useful Link: https://www.santaremhotel.net/en/

Location: https://goo.gl/maps/CdhAKaEJjpC2

Directions to Santarem

The nearest airport is the Lisbon Airport.

From Lisbon airport you can get a subway connection to “Gare do Oriente” where you can find easy connections via Bus or train to “Santarém”.

We advise the use of the train as it is faster and more frequent in terms of connections.  

Useful Links:

            Airport: https://www.aeroportolisboa.pt/en/lis/home

            Subway: http://www.metrolisboa.pt/en/

            Train: https://www.cp.pt/passageiros/en

            Bus: https://www.rede-expressos.pt/en

About the city of Santarem in Portugal

Santarém is a small city overseeing the Tagus river, and not far away from Lisbon, about 70km, with more or less 62200 inhabitants.

            Santarém had an important role in Portuguese History. It is full of History and rich in architecture. Especially the Gothic architecture in religious monuments as it is considered the “Gothic capital of Portugal”. It is also famous for horses and bull fithting and in recent times it was from here that the revolution that led to democracy in Portugal was initiated.

            Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santar%C3%A9m,_Portugal

Useful Link: http://www.cm-santarem.pt/

            Useful App: Playstore – “Município de Santarém”

Date and Location

The 46th European Wado-Kai Cup will take place on 16th and 17th November of 2018 in the city of Santarém, Portugal.

            It’s organized for the FWE by the Associação de Karate-Do Wado Kai (AKWK) and with joined efforts and collaboration with the Wado Bushikai.

Also a major support will be provided by the National Karate Federation – Portugal and the City of Santarém.

For additional information and clarification you can contact the organization by

Oficial E-mail: europeanwadokaicup2018@gmail.com

Our Oficial web presence is

Webpage: http://europeanwadocup2018.akwk.pt/
Blog: https://europeanwadokaicup2018.blogspot.pt/

Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/46th-European-Wado-Kai-Cup-900412926791119/

Additional information about the detailed schedule and program will be provided ASAP.

Official Bulletin

Welcome Message from our President

Dear Wado-Kai Friends,

It is our pleasure to invite you to the 46^th European Wado Kai Cup on the next 16^th and 17^th of November 2018 in Santarém – Portugal.

For us AKWK, and especially for me, it’s an honor and a pleasure to organize, for the first time, this competition in Portugal and in our home city, Santarém.

Santarém is a beautiful old city, full of history and overseeing the Tejo river and the prairies of the Ribatejo. If you have time please enjoy it, I’m sure you will be delighted and very welcomed here.

For more than a decade we (Associação de Karate Wado Kai) have been a member of the FWE and we have participated in all of the championships during this period of time. By doing it we have developed our Karate, but, we have also made friends, while getting to know little pieces of cities and countries around Europe. We have developed friendships and a better understanding of the world through our contact with the other wado Groups and their Nations.

During my many years of practice, since the 80’s, I hoped that one day our Wado Kai Group in Portugal could arrange such a prestigious event.

I finally have the pleasure of seeing it. We are very proud to finally be able to host the European Wado Kai Cup and we hope it goes smoothly and is enjoyable to all. We expect, good attitude, honorable competition and efficient organization. This is our objective and what we are aiming for; and our team will do their best to achieve it and make it happen.

Let’s make this competition a great one, not just one more time, let’s make it excellent and memorable to all that participate in it. We want this Euro Cup to be a great experience that all wish to repeat in the future, and for that, we are counting with you to be present and contribute to it; as athletes, referees, coaches or just supporters of your team. Everyone shall be thinking about joining us in this competition, and I’m looking forward to welcoming you all here in Portugal, in Wado friendship; and may this be a high point of the European Wado life during 2018.

I wish you all a nice journey and a nice stay here in Portugal; and I wish you the best luck for the competition. We welcome you to the 46^th European Wado Kai Cup in Portugal.

GANBATTE KUDASAI !!!

Luis Tome Dos Santos

Presidente da Associação de Karate Wado Kai

Portugal