Karate at the 2025 World Games – Qualification

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This article details the qualifying phase for karate at the 2025 World Games. 96 quota places for the Games are entitled to the karatekas coming from their respective NOCs, based on the results at designated tournaments supervised by World Karate Federation. Each NOC could enter a maximum of eight karatekas (one in each division) of twelve event categories. The host nation China has reserved a spot in each of the events.

Qualifying system[edit]

The rule that a country can only have one competitor per category prevails throughout the qualification process.[1][2]

First qualification[edit]

3 Place per Category: Gold, Silver and the Bronze medal winner with the highest ranking of the 2023 World Karate Championships in Budapest.

Second qualification[edit]

3 Place per Category: Three first positions in the World Karate Federation Ranking as per 31 March 2025.

Third qualification[edit]

1 Place per Category: The person from the host country China.

Fourth qualification[edit]

1 Place per Category: The remaining total of 12 places are distributed by continental federation.

Qualification summary[edit]

The following table summarises the outcome of qualification for the Karate at the 2022 World Games. Following athletes gained at least one quota place for Chengdu.

NOC Men Women Total
Kata 60 kg 67 kg 75 kg -84 kg +84 Kata 50 kg 55 kg 61 kg 68 kg +68
 Azerbaijan Yes 1
 Bulgaria Yes 1
 China Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 12
 Egypt Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 5
 France Yes Yes 2
 Greece Yes 1
 Hong Kong Yes 1
 Hungary Yes 1
 Indonesia Yes 1
 Iran Yes 1
 Italy Yes Yes Yes 3
 Japan Yes Yes Yes 3
 Jordan Yes 1
 Kazakhstan Yes Yes Yes 3
 Montenegro Yes 1
 Serbia Yes 1
 Spain Yes Yes 2
 Switzerland Yes 1
 Turkey Yes Yes Yes 3
 Ukraine Yes Yes 2
 Venezuela Yes 1
Total: 21 NOCs 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 47

Men's events[edit]

Kata[edit]

Qualification method Places Rank NOC Qualified karateka
Host nation 1 —  China
2023 World Karate Championships 3 1st place, gold medalist(s)  Turkey Ali Sofuoğlu
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Spain Damián Quintero
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Japan Kakeru Nishiyama
Karate Ranking 3 1
2
3
Continental representative 1 —

Kumite -60 kg[edit]

Qualification method Places Rank NOC Qualified karateka
Host nation 1 —  China
2023 World Karate Championships 3 1st place, gold medalist(s)  Greece Christos-Stefanos Xenos
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Kazakhstan Kaisar Alpysbay
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Italy Angelo Crescenzo
Karate Ranking 3 1
2
3
Continental representative 1 —

Kumite -67 kg[edit]

Qualification method Places Rank NOC Qualified karateka
Host nation 1 —  China
2023 World Karate Championships 3 1st place, gold medalist(s)  France Steven Da Costa
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Montenegro Nenad Dulović
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Kazakhstan Didar Amirali
Karate Ranking 3 1
2
3
Continental representative 1 —

Kumite -75 kg[edit]

Qualification method Places Rank NOC Qualified karateka
Host nation 1 —  China
2023 World Karate Championships 3 1st place, gold medalist(s)  Egypt Abdalla Abdelaziz
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Hungary Gábor Hárspataki
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Ukraine Andrii Zaplitnyi
Karate Ranking 3 1
2
3
Continental representative 1 —

Kumite -84 kg[edit]

Qualification method Places Rank NOC Qualified karateka
Host nation 1 —  China
2023 World Karate Championships 3 1st place, gold medalist(s)  Egypt Youssef Badawy
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Iran Mehdi Khodabakhshi
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Jordan Mohammad Al-Jafari
Karate Ranking 3 1
2
3
Continental representative 1 —

Kumite +84 kg[edit]

Qualification method Places Rank NOC Qualified karateka
Host nation 1 —  China
2023 World Karate Championships 3 1st place, gold medalist(s)  France Mehdi Filali
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Egypt Taha Mahmoud
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Serbia Đorđe Tešanović
Karate Ranking 3 1
2
3
Continental representative 1 —

Women's events[edit]

Kata[edit]

Qualification
method		 Places Rank NOC Qualified karateka
Host nation 1 —  China
2023 World Karate
Championships 		3 1st place, gold medalist(s)  Japan Hikaru Ono
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Hong Kong Grace Lau
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Italy Terryana D'Onofrio
Karate
Ranking 		3 1
2
3
Continental representative 1 —

Kumite -50 kg[edit]

Qualification
method		 Places Rank NOC Qualified karateka
Host nation 1 —  China
2023 World Karate
Championships 		3 1st place, gold medalist(s)  Kazakhstan Moldir Zhangbyrbay
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Italy Erminia Perfetto
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Venezuela Yorgelis Salazar
Karate
Ranking 		3 1
2
3
Continental representative 1 —

Kumite -55 kg[edit]

Qualification
method		 Places Rank NOC Qualified karateka
Host nation 1 —  China
2023 World Karate
Championships 		3 1st place, gold medalist(s)  Turkey Tuba Yakan
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Bulgaria Ivet Goranova
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Ukraine Anzhelika Terliuga
Karate
Ranking 		3 1
2
3
Continental representative 1 —

Kumite -61 kg[edit]

Qualification
method		 Places Rank NOC Qualified karateka
Host nation 1 —
2023 World Karate
Championships 		3 1st place, gold medalist(s)  China Gong Li
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Turkey Fatma Naz Yenen
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Egypt Noursin Aly
Karate
Ranking 		3 1
2
3
Continental representative 1 —

Kumite -68 kg[edit]

Qualification
method		 Places Rank NOC Qualified karateka
Host nation 1 —  China
2023 World Karate
Championships 		3 1st place, gold medalist(s)  Azerbaijan Irina Zaretska
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Switzerland Elena Quirici
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Indonesia Ceyco Georgia Zefanya
Karate
Ranking 		3 1
2
3
Continental representative 1 —

Kumite +68 kg[edit]

Qualification
method		 Places Rank NOC Qualified karateka
Host nation 1 —  China
2023 World Karate
Championships 		3 1st place, gold medalist(s)  Japan Ayaka Saito
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Spain María Torres
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Egypt Menna Shaaban Okila
Karate
Ranking 		3 1
2
3
Continental representative 1 —

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Chengdu 2025 World Games QUALIFICATION SYSTEM" (PDF). wkf.net. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  2. ^ "WKF announces first qualified athletes for The World Games 2025". wkf.net. Retrieved 22 February 2024.

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