| Host city |  Seremban, Malaysia |
|---|---|
| Dates | 24–26 August 2007 |
| Main venue | Nilai Indoor Stadium |
The 2007 Asian Karate Championships are the 8th edition of the Asian Karate Championships, and were held in Nilai Indoor Stadium, Seremban, Malaysia from August 24 to August 26, 2007.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual kata | Nao Morooka  Japan | Cheung Pui Si  Macau | Lim Lee Lee Malaysia |
Ng Pei Yi  Singapore | |||
| Team kata | Japan | Malaysia |  Indonesia |
 Vietnam | |||
| Kumite −48 kg | Vasantha Marial Anthony Malaysia | Vũ Thị Nguyệt Ánh Vietnam | Arisa Nishimura Japan |
| Martinel Prihastuti Indonesia | |||
| Kumite −53 kg | Natsuki Fujiwara Japan | Vathana Gopalasamy Malaysia | Hsu Ching-chun  Chinese Taipei |
| Đào Thị Tú Anh Vietnam | |||
| Kumite −60 kg | Yuka Sato Japan | Regina Niyazova  Uzbekistan | Chan Ka Man  Hong Kong |
| Nguyễn Thị Hải Yến Vietnam | |||
| Kumite +60 kg | Ayaka Arai Japan | Cherli Tugday  Philippines | Aliya Kuanova  Kazakhstan |
| Jamaliah Jamaludin Malaysia | |||
| Kumite open | Yamini Gopalasamy Malaysia | Aliya Kuanova Kazakhstan | Feng Lanlan  China |
Yanisa Torrattanawathana  Thailand | |||
| Team kumite | Japan | Malaysia | Vietnam |
| Chinese Taipei |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | 10 | 2 | 3 | 15 |
| 2 | Malaysia | 4 | 5 | 4 | 13 |
| 3 |  Iran | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 4 |  Kuwait | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 5 | Vietnam | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 6 | Kazakhstan | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 7 | Macau | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Syria | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 9 | Philippines | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Uzbekistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11 | Chinese Taipei | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 12 | Indonesia | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 13 |  Brunei | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| China | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Hong Kong | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Saudi Arabia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Singapore | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Tajikistan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Thailand | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 United Arab Emirates | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (20 entries) | 19 | 19 | 38 | 76 | |
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