| Karate at the 2023 Arab Games | |
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| Venue | La Coupole Arena |
| Location | Algiers, Algeria |
| Dates | 13-14 July |
At the 2023 Arab Games , the karate events were held at La Coupole Arena in Algiers, Algeria from 13 to 14 July. A total of 14 events were contested. [1]
* Host nation (Algeria)
| Rank | NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Algeria (ALG)* | 5 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| 2 |  Jordan (JOR) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 3 |  Morocco (MAR) | 2 | 6 | 2 | 10 |
| 4 |  Saudi Arabia (KSA) | 2 | 1 | 8 | 11 |
| 5 |  Tunisia (TUN) | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 6 |  Palestine (PLE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 |  Libya (LBA) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 8 |  United Arab Emirates (UAE) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 |  Iraq (IRQ) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 |  Mauritania (MTN) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Qatar (QAT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 Syria (SYR) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals (12 entries) | 14 | 14 | 28 | 56 | |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| -50 kg |  Cylia Ouikene (ALG) |  Chaimae El Hayti (MAR) |  Islem Ben Hassen (TUN) |
 Hawraa Alajmi (UAE) | |||
| -55 kg | Louiza Abouriche (ALG) |  Leen Ameen Mohamad Mansour (JOR) | Chirine Zarati (TUN) |
 Malak Saeed S Alkhulaidi (KSA) | |||
| -61 kg | Wafa Mahjoub (TUN) | Chaima Midi (ALG) | Sara Alameri (UAE) |
| Fatima-Zahra Chajai (MAR) | |||
| -68 kg | Nissrine Brouk (MAR) |  Hala Alqadi (PLE) | Karima Mekkaoui (ALG) |
| Joud Raed Mohammad Aldrous (JOR) | |||
| +68 kg | Isra Ben Taieb (TUN) | Chaima Oudira (ALG) |  Hafed Salma Mohamed Mostafa (LBA) |
| Almosallam Shamsa Ayman A (KSA) | |||
| Kata Individual | Aicha Narimane Dahlab (ALG) | Aya Ennesyry (MAR) | Meriem Tlili (TUN) |
| Manal Abdullah Z Alzaid (KSA) | |||
| Kata Team | Morocco (MAR) Aya Ennesyry Sanae Agalmam Wissal Khalfi | Algeria (ALG) Aicha Narimane Dahlab Sara Hanouti Rayane Salakedji | Tunisia (TUN) Meriem Tlili Nour Tlili Zeineb Tlili |
| Saudi Arabia (KSA) Malak Saeed S Alkhulaidi Monarah Ayed M Alotaibi Manal Abdullah Z Alzaid |
Iraq (6) Palestine (5) Jordan (8) Saudi Arabia (15) Algeria (16) Morocco (14) Tunisia (14)
Qatar (2)
Mauritania (2) Libya (5)
Syria (1) United Arab Emirates (4)
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