Karate at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

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This article details the qualifying phase for karate at the 2020 Summer Olympics (postponed to 2021 [2] due to the COVID-19 pandemic ). 80 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). Host nation Japan has reserved a spot in each of all 8 events, while four are made available to NOCs through a Tripartite Commission Invitation.

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Qualifying standards

The 10 competitors in each event qualify as follows:

Because the World Karate Federation rankings are based on five weight classes instead of the three weight classes featured in the 2020 Olympics, some of the Olympic events are based on a combination of two WKF classes. In those cases, the top 2 from each of the WKF classes qualify for the combined Olympic class (for a total of 4). Where the Olympic class matches the WKF class, the top 4 in that class qualify.

The qualification tournament features the same weight classes as the Olympic weight classes. Only NOCs that have not qualified through Olympic standing for a given division are eligible to enter an athlete in the qualification tournament. The top three finishers in each division at the qualification tournament qualify for the Olympics.

A total of 12 quota places, distributed among the eight events, are available through continental representation. The selection order is as follows:

For each continent, all of the gold medalists at the continental games are considered together. The highest-ranked among this group earns the qualification spot unless that competitor is already qualified or otherwise cannot be selected without violating any of the following limitations: 10 athletes per division, 1 athlete per NOC per division, 2 athletes per NOC through continental representation (affecting only Africa and the Americas). If the highest-ranked gold medalist cannot be entered, then the next-highest ranked gold medalist qualifies if possible. This process goes through all gold medalists by ranking, then all silver medalists by ranking, then all bronze medalists by ranking until the continent's qualifying spots are filled. If none of the medalists can be entered, the highest-ranked eligible athlete from that continent in the rankings (regardless of finish at the continental games) qualifies.

The final four quota spots will be assigned through Tripartite Commission invitation.

Timeline

EventDateVenue
2019 European Games June 21–30, 2019 Flag of Belarus.svg Minsk
2019 Pan American Games July 26 – August 11, 2019 Flag of Peru.svg Lima
WKF Olympic StandingsMay 25, 2021 [3]
World Olympic Qualification Tournament June 11–13, 2021 [4] Flag of France.svg Paris

Qualification summary

NOCMenWomenTotal
67 kg 75 kg +75 kg Kata 55 kg 61 kg +61 kg Kata
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria Green check.svg1
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia Green check.svg1
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Green check.svg1
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan Green check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svg3
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria Green check.svg1
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Green check.svg1
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Green check.svgGreen check.svg2
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei Green check.svgGreen check.svg2
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Green check.svg1
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt Green check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svg5
Flag of France.svg  France Green check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svg3
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia Green check.svg1
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Green check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svg4
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong Green check.svg1
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Green check.svg1
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Green check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svg3
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Green check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svg5
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Green check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svg8
Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan Green check.svg1
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Green check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svg5
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait Green check.svg1
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia Green check.svg1
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco Green check.svg1
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Green check.svg1
Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia Green check.svg1
Flag of Peru.svg  Peru Green check.svg1
Olympic flag.svg  Refugee Olympic Team Green check.svgGreen check.svg2
Russian Olympic Committee flag.svg  ROC Green check.svg1
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia Green check.svg1
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia Green check.svg1
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Green check.svg1
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Green check.svgGreen check.svg2
Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland Green check.svg1
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Green check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svg7
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Green check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svg3
Flag of the United States.svg  United States Green check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svg4
Flag of Venezuela (state).svg  Venezuela Green check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svg3
Total: 37 NOCs111010111010101082

Men's events

67 kg

CompetitionPlacesQualified athletes
Host Country1Flag of Japan.svg  Naoto Sago  (JPN)
WKF Olympic Standings (60 kg)
(as of May 2021)
2Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Darkhan Assadilov  (KAZ)
Flag of Italy.svg  Angelo Crescenzo  (ITA)
WKF Olympic Standings (67 kg)
(as of May 2021)
2Flag of France.svg  Steven Da Costa  (FRA)
Flag of Egypt.svg  Ali El-Sawy  (EGY)
World Qualification Tournament3Flag of Turkey.svg  Eray Şamdan  (TUR)
Flag of Jordan.svg  Abdelrahman Al-Masatfa  (JOR)
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Firdovsi Farzaliyev  (AZE)
Continental Representation2Flag of Latvia.svg  Kalvis Kalniņš  (LAT)
Flag of Venezuela (state).svg  Andrés Madera  (VEN)
Tripartite Commission Invitation0
IOC Invitation1Olympic flag.svg  Hamoon Derafshipour  (EOR)
Total11

75 kg

CompetitionPlacesQualified athletes
Host Country1Flag of Japan.svg  Ken Nishimura  (JPN)
WKF Olympic Standings
(as of May 2021)
4Flag of Italy.svg  Luigi Busà  (ITA)
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Rafael Aghayev  (AZE)
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Stanislav Horuna  (UKR)
Flag of the United States.svg  Tom Scott  (USA) [5]
World Qualification Tournament3Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Nurkanat Azhikanov  (KAZ)
Flag of Germany.svg  Noah Bitsch  (GER)
Flag of Hungary.svg  Gábor Hárspataki  (HUN)
Continental Representation2Flag of Australia.svg  Tsuneari Yahiro  (AUS)
Flag of Egypt.svg  Abdalla Abdelaziz  (EGY)
Tripartite Commission Invitation0
Total10

+75 kg

CompetitionPlacesQualified athletes
Host Country1Flag of Japan.svg  Ryutaro Araga  (JPN)
WKF Olympic Standings (84 kg)
(as of May 2021)
2Flag of Turkey.svg  Uğur Aktaş  (TUR)
Flag of Croatia.svg  Ivan Kvesić  (CRO)
WKF Olympic Standings (+84 kg)
(as of May 2021)
2Flag of Iran.svg  Sajjad Ganjzadeh  (IRI)
Flag of Germany.svg  Jonathan Horne  (GER)
World Qualification Tournament3Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Tareg Hamedi  (KSA)
Flag of Georgia.svg  Gogita Arkania  (GEO)
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Daniel Gaysinsky  (CAN)
Continental Representation2Flag of the United States.svg  Brian Irr  (USA)
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Daniyar Yuldashev  (KAZ)
Tripartite Commission Invitation0
Total10

Kata

CompetitionPlacesQualified athletes
Host Country1Flag of Japan.svg  Ryo Kiyuna  (JPN)
WKF Olympic Standings
(as of May 2021)
4Flag of Spain.svg  Damián Quintero  (ESP)
Flag of Turkey.svg  Ali Sofuoğlu  (TUR)
Flag of Venezuela (state).svg  Antonio Díaz  (VEN)
Flag of Italy.svg  Mattia Busato  (ITA)
World Qualification Tournament3Flag of the United States.svg  Ariel Torres  (USA)
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Wang Yi-ta  (TPE)
Flag of South Korea.svg  Park Hee-jun  (KOR)
Continental Representation0
Tripartite Commission Invitation1Flag of Kuwait.svg  Mohammad Al-Mosawi  (KUW)
Re-allocation of unused quota1Flag of Germany.svg  Ilja Smorguner  (GER)
IOC Invitation1Olympic flag.svg  Wael Shueb  (EOR)
Total11

Women's events

55 kg

CompetitionPlacesQualified athletes
Host Country1Flag of Japan.svg  Miho Miyahara  (JPN)
WKF Olympic Standings (50 kg)
(as of May 2021)
2Flag of Turkey.svg  Serap Özçelik  (TUR)
Flag of Iran.svg  Sara Bahmanyar  (IRI)
WKF Olympic Standings (55 kg)
(as of May 2021)
2Flag of Ukraine.svg  Anzhelika Terliuga  (UKR)
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Wen Tzu-yun  (TPE)
World Qualification Tournament3Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Ivet Goranova  (BUL)
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Moldir Zhangbyrbay  (KAZ)
Russian Olympic Committee flag.svg  Anna Chernysheva  (ROC)
Continental Representation2Flag of Egypt.svg  Radwa Sayed  (EGY)
Flag of Austria.svg  Bettina Plank  (AUT)
Tripartite Commission Invitation0
Total10

61 kg

CompetitionPlacesQualified athletes
Host Country1Flag of Japan.svg  Mayumi Someya  (JPN)
WKF Olympic Standings
(as of May 2021)
4Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Yin Xiaoyan  (CHN)
Flag of Egypt.svg  Giana Farouk  (EGY)
Flag of Serbia.svg  Jovana Preković  (SRB)
Flag of Turkey.svg  Merve Çoban  (TUR)
World Qualification Tournament3Flag of Morocco.svg  Btissam Sadini  (MAR)
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Anita Serogina  (UKR)
Flag of Venezuela (state).svg  Claudymar Garcés  (VEN)
Continental Representation1Flag of Peru.svg  Alexandra Grande  (PER)
Tripartite Commission Invitation0
Re-allocation of unused quota1Flag of France.svg  Leïla Heurtault  (FRA)
Total10

+61 kg

CompetitionPlacesQualified athletes
Host Country1Flag of Japan.svg  Ayumi Uekusa  (JPN)
WKF Olympic Standings (68 kg)
(as of May 2021)
2Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Irina Zaretska  (AZE)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Gong Li  (CHN)
WKF Olympic Standings (+68 kg)
(as of May 2021)
2Flag of Iran.svg  Hamideh Abbasali  (IRI)
Flag of Turkey.svg  Meltem Hocaoğlu  (TUR)
World Qualification Tournament3Flag of Switzerland.svg  Elena Quirici  (SUI)
Flag of Italy.svg  Silvia Semeraro  (ITA)
Flag of Egypt.svg  Feryal Abdelaziz  (EGY)
Continental Representation2Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Sofya Berultseva  (KAZ)
Flag of Algeria.svg  Lamya Matoub  (ALG)
Tripartite Commission Invitation0
Total10

Kata

CompetitionPlacesQualified athletes
Host Country1Flag of Japan.svg  Kiyou Shimizu  (JPN)
WKF Olympic Standings
(as of May 2021)
4Flag of Spain.svg  Sandra Sánchez  (ESP)
Flag of Italy.svg  Viviana Bottaro  (ITA)
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Grace Lau  (HKG)
Flag of the United States.svg  Sakura Kokumai  (USA)
World Qualification Tournament3Flag of Turkey.svg  Dilara Bozan  (TUR)
Flag of France.svg  Alexandra Feracci  (FRA)
Flag of Germany.svg  Jasmin Jüttner  (GER)
Continental Representation1Flag of New Zealand.svg  Alexandrea Anacan  (NZL)
Tripartite Commission Invitation1Flag of North Macedonia.svg  Puleksenija Jovanoska  (MKD)
Total10

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