2025 World Karate Championships – Women's 61 kg

Women's kumite 61 kg at the 2025 World Karate Championships
Venue	Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex
Location	Cairo, Egypt
Dates	28–30 November
Competitors	32
Medalists
Atousa Golshadnejad    Iran   Gong Li    China   Assel Kanay    Kazakhstan   Wafa Mahjoub    Tunisia
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The women's kumite 61 kg competition at the 2025 World Karate Championships was held from 28 to 30 November 2025. ^[1]

Results

Group phase

Group A

Pos	Athlete	B	W	D	D0	L	Pts	Score
1	Noursin Aly  (EGY)	3	3	0	0	0	9	11–6		—	1–0	6–6	4–0
2	Ashley Kakiay  (NED)	3	2	0	0	1	6	4–4		0–1	—	3–3	1–0
3	Aurora Graziosi  (ITA)	3	1	0	0	2	3	11–10		6–6	3–3	—	2–1
4	Natalia Bernal  (COL)	3	0	0	0	3	0	1–7		0–4	0–1	1–2	—

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

Group B

Pos	Athlete	B	W	D	D0	L	Pts	Score
1	Gong Li  (CHN)	3	2	0	1	0	6 [a]	5–0		—	1–0	4–0	0–0
2	Emina Sipović  (BIH)	3	2	0	0	1	6 [a]	13–5		0–1	—	4–3	9–1
3	Bárbara Rodrigues  (BRA)[3]	3	1	0	0	2	3	5–8		0–4	3–4	—	2–0
4	Sydney Yvon  (FRA)	3	0	0	1	2	0	1–11		0–0	1–9	0–2	—

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
Notes:

1. Gong (CHN) 1–0 Sipović (BIH)

Group C

Pos	Athlete	B	W	D	D0	L	Pts	Score
1	Fatma Naz Yenen  (TUR)	3	3	0	0	0	9	10–5		—	6–5	2–0	2–0
2	Bárbara Huaiquiman  (CHI)	3	1	0	0	2	3 [a]	12–8		5–6	—	6–0	1–2
3	Anna-Johanna Nilsson  (SWE)	3	1	0	0	2	3 [a]	6–8		0–2	0–6	—	6–0
4	Khadidja Ghelam  (ALG)	3	1	0	0	2	3 [a]	2–9		0–2	2–1	0–6	—

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
Notes:

1. Huaiquiman (CHI) 1–1, Nilsson (SWE) 1–1, Ghelam (ALG) 1–1. Scores obtained: Huaiquiman 12, Nilsson 6, Ghelam 2. Nilsson 6–0 Ghelam.

Group D

Pos	Athlete	B	W	D	D0	L	Pts	Score
1	Oleksandra Sholohova  (UKR)[2]	3	2	0	1	0	6 [a]	11–2		—	0–0	2–1	9–1
2	Maryia Azarava (WKF-2)	3	2	0	1	0	6 [a]	7–0		0–0	—	1–0	6–0
3	Katarzyna Lewandowska  (POL)	3	1	0	0	2	3	3–3		1–2	0–1	—	2–0
4	Constance Abode  (NGR)	3	0	0	0	3	0	1–17		1–9	0–6	0–2	—

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
Notes:

1. Sholohova (UKR) 0–0 Azarava (WKF). Scores obtained: Sholohova 11, Azarava 7.

Group E

Pos	Athlete	B	W	D	D0	L	Pts	Score
1	Iris Webb  (AUS)	3	3	0	0	0	9	9–2		—	1–0	4–1	4–1
2	Zakiah Adnan  (MAS)	3	2	0	0	1	6	7–6		0–1	—	4–4	3–1
3	Lejla Topalovic  (AUT)	3	1	0	0	2	3	7–8		1–4	4–4	—	2–0
4	Reem Khamis  (GER)	3	0	0	0	3	0	2–9		1–4	1–3	0–2	—

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

Group F

Pos	Athlete	B	W	D	D0	L	Pts	Score
1	Atousa Golshadnejad  (IRI)[4]	3	2	0	1	0	6 [a]	10–1		—	2–1	8–0	0–0
2	Sevinch Otaboyeva  (UZB)	3	2	0	0	1	6 [a]	9–6		1–2	—	2–1	6–3
3	Dzeu Nelly  (CMR)	3	1	0	0	2	3	6–12		0–8	1–2	—	5–2
4	Beata Girvica  (LAT)	3	0	0	1	2	0	5–11		0–0	3–6	2–5	—

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
Notes:

1. Golshadnejad (IRI) 2–1 Otaboyeva (UZB)

Group G

Pos	Athlete	B	W	D	D0	L	Pts	Score
1	Sarara Shimada  (JPN)	3	3	0	0	0	9	10–2		—	4–2	2–0	4–0
2	Maryam Ajaray  (BEL)	3	2	0	0	1	6	11–5		2–4	—	2–1	7–0
3	Miruna Mălăuță  (ROU)	3	1	0	0	2	3	3–6		0–2	1–2	—	2–2
4	Jacqueline Factos  (ECU)	3	0	0	0	3	0	2–13		0–4	0–7	2–2	—

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

Group H

Pos	Athlete	B	W	D	D0	L	Pts	Score
1	Wafa Mahjoub  (TUN)	3	3	0	0	0	9	15–1		—	2–1	4–0	9–0
2	Assel Kanay  (KAZ)[1]	3	2	0	0	1	6	12–3		1–2	—	3–1	8–0
3	Nina Radjenovic  (SUI)	3	1	0	0	2	3	6–10		0–4	1–3	—	5–3
4	Hanee Ali  (IND)	3	0	0	0	3	0	3–22		0–9	0–8	3–5	—

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

Elimination phase

	Round of 16 28 November				Quarterfinals 29 November				Semifinals 29 November				Final 30 November
	Assel Kanay  (KAZ)	5
	Noursin Aly  (EGY)	2
					Assel Kanay  (KAZ)	1
					Gong Li  (CHN)	1
	Maryam Ajaray  (BEL)	0
	Gong Li  (CHN)	0
									Gong Li  (CHN)	5
									Oleksandra Sholohova  (UKR)	0
	Sevinch Otaboyeva  (UZB)	6
	Fatma Naz Yenen  (TUR)	2
					Sevinch Otaboyeva  (UZB)	2
					Oleksandra Sholohova  (UKR)	4
	Zakiah Adnan  (MAS)	0
	Oleksandra Sholohova  (UKR)	4
													Gong Li  (CHN)	2
													Atousa Golshadnejad  (IRI)	4
	Maryia Azarava (WKF-2)	6
	Iris Webb  (AUS)	4
					Maryia Azarava (WKF-2)	0
					Atousa Golshadnejad  (IRI)	5
	Bárbara Huaiquiman  (CHI)	0
	Atousa Golshadnejad  (IRI)	0
									Atousa Golshadnejad  (IRI)	4
									Wafa Mahjoub  (TUN)	1
	Emina Sipović  (BIH)	8
	Sarara Shimada  (JPN)	9
					Sarara Shimada  (JPN)	2
					Wafa Mahjoub  (TUN)	6
	Ashley Kakiay  (NED)	1
	Wafa Mahjoub  (TUN)	2

	Bronze medals 30 November
	Assel Kanay  (KAZ)	3
	Oleksandra Sholohova  (UKR)	2
	Maryia Azarava (WKF-2)	6
	Wafa Mahjoub  (TUN)	7

References

1. "Competition Programme" (PDF). WKF . Retrieved 27 November 2025.

External links

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