Kosovo Karate Federation

Spain's decision to ban athletes from Kosovo - which it does not recognise - from competing under their national flag at the 2018 World Karate Championship in Madrid has highlighted the hurdles that athletes from disputed countries face, Besim Hasani, head of the Kosovo Olympic Committee, told BIRN on Tuesday.

Kosovo's karate team was not allowed to enter Serbia on Wednesday morning for the European Karate Championship which will be held in Novi Sad on May 10- 13.