The karate competition at the 2022 World Games took place in July 2022,[1] in Birmingham in United States, at the Birmingham Southern College. Originally scheduled to take place in July 2021, the Games were rescheduled for 8 and 9 July 2022 as a result of the 2020 Summer Olympics postponement due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [2]
| Karate at the 2022 World Games | |
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| Venue | Birmingham Southern College |
| Dates | 8–9 July |
| No. of events | 12 |
| Competitors | 94 from 41 nations |
Qualification
editParticipating nations
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Algeria (1)
Australia (1)
Austria (1)
Azerbaijan (3)
Belgium (1)
Brazil (3)
Bulgaria (1)
Canada (3)
Chinese Taipei (2)
Chile (2)
Croatia (2)
Czech Republic (1)
Egypt (7)
Finland (1)
France (2)
Germany (3)
Greece (2)
Hong Kong (1)
Hungary (2)
Italy (5)
Japan (4)
Kazakhstan (3)
Kuwait (1)
Latvia (1)
Luxembourg (1)
Morocco (2)
Netherlands (2)
New Zealand (1)
North Macedonia (1)
Panama (1)
Peru (1)
Philippines (1)
Slovakia (1)
Spain (5)
Sweden (1)
Switzerland (2)
Tunisia (1)
Ukraine (6)
United States (12)
Uzbekistan (1)
Venezuela (2)
Medal table
edit* Host nation (United States)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | Egypt | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Ukraine | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Japan | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Brazil | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Italy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Algeria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Philippines | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 10 | Austria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Croatia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Hungary | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Morocco | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Peru | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Venezuela | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 16 | United States* | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 17 | France | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Greece | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Hong Kong | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Slovakia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Tunisia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Uzbekistan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (22 entries) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 36 | |
Medalists
editMen
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kata |
Kazumasa Moto Japan
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Damián Quintero Spain
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Gakuji Tozaki United States
|
| Kumite 60 kg |
Ayoub Anis Helassa Algeria
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Douglas Brose Brazil
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Angelo Crescenzo Italy
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| Kumite 67 kg |
Vinícius Figueira Brazil
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Yves Martial Tadissi Hungary
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Dionysios Xenos Greece
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| Kumite 75 kg |
Abdalla Abdelaziz Egypt
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Stanislav Horuna Ukraine
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Dastonbek Otabolaev Uzbekistan
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| Kumite 84 kg |
Youssef Badawy Egypt
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Nabil Ech-chaabi Morocco
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Kamran Madani United States
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| Kumite 84 kg |
Babacar Seck Spain
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Anđelo Kvesić Croatia
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Taha Tarek Egypt
|
Women
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kata |
Sandra Sánchez Spain
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Hikaru Ono Japan
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Grace Lau Hong Kong
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| Kumite 50 kg |
Junna Tsukii Philippines
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Yorgelis Salazar Venezuela
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Miho Miyahara Japan
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| Kumite 55 kg |
Anzhelika Terliuga Ukraine
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Ahlam Youssef Egypt
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Trinity Allen United States
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| Kumite 61 kg |
Anita Serogina Ukraine
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Alexandra Grande Peru
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Ingrida Suchánková Slovakia
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| Kumite 68 kg |
Silvia Semeraro Italy
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Alisa Buchinger Austria
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Alizée Agier France
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| Kumite 68 kg |
Sofya Berultseva Kazakhstan
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María Torres Spain
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Chehinez Jemi Tunisia
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References
edit- ^ "The World Games 2022 Sports programme". Retrieved 2020-08-29.
- ^ "2021 WORLD GAMES POSTPONED TO 2022 TO AVOID TOKYO OLYMPIC CLASH". reuters.com. Retrieved 2020-08-29.
External links
edit- The World Games 2022
- World Karate Federation
- Results book Archived 2022-07-10 at the Wayback Machine