| 2021 World Championships | |
|---|---|
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| Venue | Hamdan Sports Complex |
| Location |  Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
| Dates | 16−21 November |
The 2021 World Karate Championships were held from 16 to 21 November 2021 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. [1] [2]
| 2021 World Championships | |
|---|---|
| | |
| Venue | Hamdan Sports Complex |
| Location | Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
| Dates | 16−21 November |
The 2021 World Karate Championships were held from 16 to 21 November 2021 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. [1] [2]
* Host nation (United Arab Emirates)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Japan | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 2 |  Egypt | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 3 |  Spain | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 |  Italy | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| 5 |  France | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 |  Serbia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 |  Azerbaijan | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 |  Brazil | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Georgia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Uzbekistan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11 |  Ukraine | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 12 |  United States | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 |  Chile | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 North Macedonia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 16 |  Kazakhstan | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 17 |  Croatia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| RKF | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
 Turkey | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 20 |  Bulgaria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Colombia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Hong Kong | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Morocco | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Peru | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (25 entries) | 16 | 16 | 32 | 64 | |
The Hamdan Sports Complex is a multi-purpose sports arena in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The arena was completed in summer 2010. It hosted the 2010 FINA World Swimming Championships, in which 153 countries participated. It also hosted the final games of the 2014 FIBA Under-17 World Championship and the 2015 FIVB Volleyball Men's U23 World Championship. The stadium will host international aquatic events. It has total capacity of 15,000 spectators. Beside aquatic events, such as swimming, it will also accommodate badminton, basketball, karate, swimming, tennis, volleyball and water polo.
Anita Arturivna Serogina is a Ukrainian karateka competing in the kumite 61 kg division and coach. She started karate training at the age of eleven with the coach Tonkoshkur Olexandr.
Ivona Ćavar is a leading women's Bosnian karate competitor.
Bettina Plank is an Austrian karateka. She won one of the bronze medals in the women's 55 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. She is a two-time bronze medalist in the women's 50 kg event at the World Karate Championships and a three-time medalist, including two gold medals, at the European Games.
Alexandra Vanessa Grande Risco is a Peruvian karateka. She is a two-time gold medalist in the women's 61 kg event at the Pan American Games. She also won bronze in this event at the 2021 World Karate Championships in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. In 2021, she represented Peru at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. She competed in the women's 61 kg event.
Viviana Bottaro is an Italian karateka. She won one of the bronze medals in the women's kata event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. Bottaro has also won numerous medals in the women's individual kata and women's team kata events at the World Karate Championships and the European Karate Championships. She is a three-time bronze medalist in the women's individual kata event at the World Karate Championships. She is also the 2014 European champion in this event.
Silvia Semeraro is an Italian karateka. She won the gold medal in the women's kumite 68 kg event at the 2022 World Games held in Birmingham, United States. Semeraro also won the gold medal in the same event at the 2019 European Games held in Minsk, Belarus. She won the silver medal in the women's 68 kg event at the 2021 World Karate Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Mattia Busato is an Italian karateka. He is a four-time bronze medalist at the World Karate Championships. He is also the gold medalist in the men's individual kata event at the 2014 European Karate Championships held in Tampere, Finland.
Ivet Goranova is a Bulgarian karateka. She won the gold medal in the women's 55 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. She also won the gold medal in her event at the 2019 European Games held in Minsk, Belarus.
Asiman Gurbanli is an Azerbaijani karateka. He won the gold medal in the men's kumite +84 kg event at the 2019 European Games held in Minsk, Belarus. He also won one of the bronze medals in the men's +84 kg event at the 2021 World Karate Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Yves Martial Tadissi is a Hungarian karateka. He won the silver medal in the men's 67 kg kumite event at the 2016 World Karate Championships held in Linz, Austria. He is also a four-time bronze medalist in this event at the European Karate Championships.
Michele Martina is an Italian karateka. Born in Tivoli, he won the gold medal in the men's kumite 84 kg event at the 2018 European Karate Championships held in Novi Sad, Serbia. He also won the gold medal in this event at the 2023 European Karate Championships held in Guadalajara, Spain.
Roman Heydarov is an Azerbaijani karateka. He won one of the bronze medals in the men's individual kata event at the 2019 European Games held in Minsk, Belarus.
Halyna Melnyk is a Ukrainian karateka. She won one of the bronze medals in the women's kumite 68 kg event at the 2019 European Games held in Minsk, Belarus.
The Men's +84 kg competition at the 2021 World Karate Championships was held from 16 to 20 November 2021.
The Women's 68 kg competition at the 2021 World Karate Championships was held from 16 to 20 November 2021.
Shara Hubrich is a German karateka. She won the silver medal in the women's 50 kg event at the 2021 World Karate Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. She won the gold medal in the women's 50 kg event at the 2023 European Karate Championships held in Guadalajara, Spain.
Ahlam Youssef is an Egyptian karateka. She won the gold medal in the women's 55 kg event at the 2021 World Karate Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. She also won the gold medal in her event at the 2021 African Karate Championships held in Cairo, Egypt.
Jessie Da Costa is a French karateka. He won one of the bronze medals in the men's kumite 84 kg event at the 2021 World Karate Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. In 2018, he won the silver medal in the men's 84 kg event at the Mediterranean Games held in Tarragona, Spain.
Douglas Brose is a Brazilian karateka. He is a three-time gold medalist in the men's kumite 60 kg event at the World Karate Championships. He also won the gold medal in the men's 60 kg event at the 2015 Pan American Games held in Toronto, Canada.