Karate at the 2025 World Games
| Karate at the 2025 World Games | |
|---|---|
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| Venue | Jianyang Cultural and Sports Centre Gymnasium |
| Dates | 8–9 August |
| No. of events | 12 |
| Competitors | 95 from 37 nations |
The karate competition at the 2025 World Games took place from 8 to 9 August 2025, in Chengdu in China, at the Jianyang Cultural and Sports Centre Gymnasium.[1][2] The discipline had twelve events, six for men and six for women.
Qualification
A total of eight karatekas qualified for each event. Three spots were given at the 2023 World Karate Championships, other three came from the WKF World Rankings. The remaining two were given to the host nation and a continental quota.[3]
Medal table
* Host nation (China)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Germany | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 |  Japan | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 |
| 3 |  Ukraine | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 |  Iran | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Jordan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 6 |  China* | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 France | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Hong Kong | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Morocco | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Switzerland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Turkey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 12 |  Croatia | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 13 |  Spain | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 |  Azerbaijan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Kazakhstan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 United States | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 17 |  Egypt | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Italy | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 19 |  Chile | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Greece | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (20 entries) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 36 | |
Medalists
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kata |
Kakeru Nishiyama Japan
|
Ariel Torres United States
|
Alessio Ghinami Italy
|
| Kumite 60 kg |
Eray Şamdan Turkey
|
Hiromu Hashimoto Japan
|
Christos-Stefanos Xenos Greece
|
| Kumite 67 kg |
Said Oubaya Morocco
|
Yugo Kozaki Japan
|
Abdelrahman Al-Masatfa Jordan
|
| Kumite 75 kg |
Enzo Berthon France
|
Yusei Sakiyama Japan
|
Abdalla Abdelaziz Egypt
|
| Kumite 84 kg |
Mohammad Al-Jafari Jordan
|
Ivan Kvesić Croatia
|
Rikito Shimada Japan
|
| Kumite +84 kg |
Ryzvan Talibov Ukraine
|
Anđelo Kvesić Croatia
|
Saleh Abazari Iran
|
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kata |
Grace Lau Hong Kong
|
Maho Ono Japan
|
Paola García Spain
|
| Kumite 50 kg |
Sara Bahmanyar Iran
|
Moldir Zhangbyrbay Kazakhstan
|
Ema Sgardelli Croatia
|
| Kumite 55 kg |
Mia Bitsch Germany
|
Anzhelika Terliuga Ukraine
|
Valentina Toro Chile
|
| Kumite 61 kg |
Gong Li China
|
Sarara Shimada Japan
|
Noursin Ali Egypt
|
| Kumite 68 kg |
Elena Quirici Switzerland
|
Irina Zaretska Azerbaijan
|
Tsubasa Kama Japan
|
| Kumite +68 kg |
Johanna Kneer Germany
|
María Torres Spain
|
Clio Ferracuti Italy
|
Participating nations
Algeria (1)
Aruba (1)
Australia (2)- Azerbaijan (1)
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Canada (2)- Chile (1)
- China (11)
Colombia (1)- Croatia (3)
- Egypt (6)
- France (5)
- Germany (3)
- Greece (2)
- Hong Kong (1)
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Individual Neutral Athletes (1)
Indonesia (1)- Iran (3)
- Italy (5)
- Japan (9)
- Jordan (2)
- Kazakhstan (6)
Kuwait (1)
Montenegro (1)- Morocco (2)
Netherlands (1)
Slovakia (1)
Saudi Arabia (1)- Spain (2)
- Switzerland (1)
Sweden (1)
Tunisia (1)- Turkey (6)
Venezuela (1)- Ukraine (4)
- United States (3)
References
- ^ "Qualifications for TWG 2025 by sport, Chengdu (CHN)". theworldgames. 2 November 2023. Retrieved 2025-05-23.
- ^ "Venues World Games 2025". theworldgames. 28 May 2025. Retrieved 2025-05-28.
- ^ "World Karate Federation Chengdu 2025 World Games Qualification System" (PDF). wkf.net. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
External links
- The World Games 2025 Archived 2022-12-05 at the Wayback Machine
- World Karate Federation
- Results book
