On the Record – Karate President Confident Ahead of IOC Presentation

World Karate Federation General Secretary George Yerolimpos and President Antonio Espinos at SportAccord 2012.(ATR)

(ATR) “The time of karate has come,” World Karate Federation President Antonio Espinos tells Around the Rings.

The black belt from Bilbao, Spain goes on the record with ATR’s Matthew Grayson in this wide-ranging interview conducted Wednesday.

Around the Rings: How are preparations coming for next month’s presentation to the IOC Executive Board?

Antonio Espinos: They are going well. I met the whole morning [Wednesday] with a team for the preparations and to go into the last details about the presentation that we will make in May before the Executive Board.

Read the full interview here