Croatia named new host of the 2021 European Karate Championships Croatia will host the 2021 European Karate Championships after the withdrawal of Sweden, the European Karate Federation has confirmed. The Istrian town of Poreč will host the event from May 19 – 23, 2021. Porec was awarded the hosting rights after the Croatian Karate Federation provided an approach that met conditions to host the Championship during the pandemic. Among the conditions was the central location in Europe and previous experience hosting experience. The 2021 European Karate Championships will also act as part of the qualification process for the Tokyo Olympics. “The Executive Committee defined precise parameters in order to assure the viability of the event taking into account the limitations imposed by the pandemic, including travelling,” said World and European Karate President Antonio Espinós.