Polish Karate Federation
In 2016, the International Olympic Committee adopted a resolution on karate as the thirtieth Olympic discipline to perform at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. The Polish Olympic Committee granted legal membership for the Polish Karate Association. According to the decision of the Ministry of Sport and Tourism in Poland, PZK is the only organization that can represent and use Polish national symbols when participating in foreign competitions.
Karate at the Pan American Games
Karate has been a part of the Pan American Games since the 1995 Pan American Games in Mar del Plata, Argentina, held from March 11 to March 26. There were eleven events, for both men (seven) and women (four), in this inaugural Pan Am event.