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 |
 |
1 | |||||||||||
 Bulgaria |
|
1 | |||||||||||
 China |
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12 |
 Egypt |
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5 | |||||||
 France |
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2 | ||||||||||
 Greece |
|
1 | |||||||||||
 Hong Kong |
|
1 | |||||||||||
 Hungary |
|
1 | |||||||||||
 Indonesia |
|
1 | |||||||||||
 Iran |
|
1 | |||||||||||
 Italy |
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|
|
3 | |||||||||
 Japan |
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|
|
3 | |||||||||
 Jordan |
|
1 | |||||||||||
 Kazakhstan |
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3 | |||||||||
 Montenegro |
|
1 | |||||||||||
 Serbia |
|
1 | |||||||||||
 Spain |
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|
2 | ||||||||||
 Switzerland |
|
1 | |||||||||||
 Turkey |
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|
3 | |||||||||
 Ukraine |
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|
2 | ||||||||||
 Venezuela |
|
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 | 
|
 Turkey |
Ali Sofuoğlu |
|
 Spain |
Damián Quintero | ||
|
 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 |
|
 Greece |
Christos-Stefanos Xenos |
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 Kazakhstan |
Kaisar Alpysbay | ||
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 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 |
|
 France |
Steven Da Costa |
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|
 Montenegro |
Nenad Dulović | ||
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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 |
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| 2023 World Karate Championships | 3 |
|
 Egypt |
Abdalla Abdelaziz |
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 Hungary |
Gábor Hárspataki | ||
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 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 |
|
Egypt |
Youssef Badawy |
|
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 Iran |
Mehdi Khodabakhshi | ||
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 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 |
|
France |
Mehdi Filali |
|
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Egypt |
Taha Mahmoud | ||
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 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 |
|
Japan |
Hikaru Ono |
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 Hong Kong |
Grace Lau | ||
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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 |
|
Kazakhstan |
Moldir Zhangbyrbay |
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Italy |
Erminia Perfetto | ||
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 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 |
|
Turkey |
Tuba Yakan |
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 Bulgaria |
Ivet Goranova | ||
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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 |
|
China |
Gong Li |
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Turkey |
Fatma Naz Yenen | ||
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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 |
|
 Azerbaijan |
Irina Zaretska |
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 Switzerland |
Elena Quirici | ||
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 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 |
|
Japan |
Ayaka Saito |
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Spain |
María Torres | ||
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Egypt |
Menna Shaaban Okila | ||
| Karate Ranking |
3 | 1 | ||
| 2 | ||||
| 3 | ||||
| Continental representative | 1 | — |
References edit
- ^ "Chengdu 2025 World Games QUALIFICATION SYSTEM" (PDF). wkf.net. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ^ "WKF announces first qualified athletes for The World Games 2025". wkf.net. Retrieved 22 February 2024.