WAKO World Youth Kickboxing Championships

In 2025, the Palazzo del Turismo in Jesolo was the venue for the WAKO Youth European Kickboxing Championships, hosting thousands of young athletes from all over Europe from September 12 to 21.

The organizational experience gained from this major international event contributed to Jesolo, in the province of Venice, being awarded the world youth championships the following year, confirming the venue as a key location on the WAKO calendar.

The 2025 program for the Youth European Championships featured multiple days of competition in tatami disciplines (Point Fighting, Light Contact, Kick Light, Musical Forms) and ring disciplines (Full Contact, Low Kick, K1-Style), for the Children, Cadets, and Junior categories.