Karate at the 2025 World Games – Qualification

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This article details the qualifying phase for karate at the 2025 World Games. 96 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) of twelve event categories. The host nation China has reserved a spot in each of the events.

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Qualifying system

The rule that a country can only have one competitor per category prevails throughout the qualification process. [1] [2]

First qualification

3 Place per Category: Gold, Silver and the Bronze medal winner with the highest ranking of the 2023 World Karate Championships in Budapest.

Second qualification

3 Place per Category: Three first positions in the World Karate Federation Ranking as per 31 March 2025.

Third qualification

1 Place per Category: The person from the host country China.

Fourth qualification

1 Place per Category: The remaining total of 12 places are distributed by continental federation.

Qualification summary

The following table summarises the outcome of qualification for the Karate at the 2022 World Games. Following athletes gained at least one quota place for Chengdu.

NOCMenWomenTotal
Kata 60 kg 67 kg 75 kg -84 kg +84 Kata 50 kg 55 kg 61 kg 68 kg +68
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan Check-green.svg1
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria Check-green.svg1
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Check-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svg12
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt Check-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svg5
Flag of France.svg  France Check-green.svgCheck-green.svg2
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece Check-green.svg1
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong Check-green.svg1
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Check-green.svg1
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia Check-green.svg1
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Check-green.svg1
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Check-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svg3
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Check-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svg3
Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan Check-green.svg1
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Check-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svg3
Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro Check-green.svg1
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia Check-green.svg1
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Check-green.svgCheck-green.svg2
Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland Check-green.svg1
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Check-green.svgCheck-green.svgCheck-green.svg3
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Check-green.svgCheck-green.svg2
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela Check-green.svg1
Total: 21 NOCs44444444434447

Men's events

Kata

Qualification methodPlacesRankNOCQualified karateka
Host nation1—Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Kangwey Yang
2023 World Karate Championships4Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Ali Sofuoğlu [a]
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Spain.svg  Spain Damián Quintero
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Japan.svg  Japan Kakeru Nishiyama
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States Ariel Torres
Karate Ranking31Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Alessio Ghinami
2Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Anthony Vu
3Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia Roman Hrčka
Continental representative1—Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt Adam Ellithy

Kumite -60 kg

Qualification methodPlacesRankNOCQualified karateka
Host nation1—Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Leilei Shi
2023 World Karate Championships3Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Greece.svg  Greece Christos-Stefanos Xenos
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Kaisar Alpysbay
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Italy.svg  Italy Angelo Crescenzo
Karate Ranking31Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Hiromu Hashimoto
2Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Eray Şamdan
3Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait Abdullah Shaaban
Continental representative1—Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco Abdel Ali Jina

Kumite -67 kg

Qualification methodPlacesRankNOCQualified karateka
Host nation1—Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Weicheng Wang
2023 World Karate Championships3Gold medal icon.svgFlag of France.svg  France Steven Da Costa [b]
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro Nenad Dulović
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Didar Amirali
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia Fahad Al-Khathami
Karate Ranking31Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Yugo Kozaki
2Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Vinicius Figueira
3Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan Abdelrahman Al-Masatfa
Continental representative1—Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco Said Oubaya

Kumite -75 kg

Qualification methodPlacesRankNOCQualified karateka
Host nation1—Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Junbo Xu
2023 World Karate Championships3Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Egypt.svg  Egypt Abdalla Abdelaziz
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Gábor Hárspataki
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Andrii Zaplitnyi
Karate Ranking31Flag of France.svg  France Enzo Berthon
2Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Nurkanat Azhikanov
3Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Yusei Sakiyama
Continental representative1—Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Mitchell Durham

Kumite -84 kg

Qualification methodPlacesRankNOCQualified karateka
Host nation1—Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Peiqi Duan
2023 World Karate Championships3Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Egypt.svg  Egypt Youssef Badawy
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Iran.svg  Iran Mehdi Khodabakhshi [c]
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Jordan.svg  Jordan Mohammad Al-Jafari
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Valerii Chobotar
Karate Ranking31Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Rikito Shimada
2Flag of Greece.svg  Greece Konstantinos Mastrogiannis
3Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Ivan Kvesić
Continental representative1—Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Brian Timmermans

Kumite +84 kg

Qualification methodPlacesRankNOCQualified karateka
Host nation1—Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Ang Zhai
2023 World Karate Championships3Gold medal icon.svgFlag of France.svg  France Mehdi Filali
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Egypt.svg  Egypt Taha Mahmoud
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Iran.svg  Iran Sajad Ganjzadeh
Karate Ranking31Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Ryzvan Talibov
2Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Anđelo Kvesić
3Flag of Aruba.svg  Aruba Rob Timmermans
Continental representative1—Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Eduard Sagilyan

Women's events

Kata

Qualification
method		PlacesRankNOCQualified karateka
Host nation1—Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Yiwei Tao
2023 World Karate
Championships		3Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Japan.svg  Japan Hikaru Ono
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong Grace Lau
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Italy.svg  Italy Terryana D'Onofrio
Karate
Ranking		31Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Sakura Kokumai
2Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Fatemeh Sadeghi
3Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Paola García
Continental representative1—Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Valentina Zapata

Kumite -50 kg

Qualification
method		PlacesRankNOCQualified karateka
Host nation1—Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Junhui Wang
2023 World Karate
Championships		3Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Moldir Zhangbyrbay
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Italy.svg  Italy Erminia Perfetto
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela Yorgelis Salazar
Karate
Ranking		31Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Ema Sgardelli
2Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Sara Bahmanyar
3Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Yamina Lahyanssa
Continental representative1—Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria Cylia Ouikene

Kumite -55 kg

Qualification
method		PlacesRankNOCQualified karateka
Host nation1—Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Yuchun Wei
2023 World Karate
Championships		3Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Tuba Yakan
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria Ivet Goranova
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Anzhelika Terliuga
Karate
Ranking		31Flag of Chile.svg  Chile Valentina Toro
2Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Mia Bitsch
3Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Hana Furumoto-Deshaies
Continental representative1—Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Rina Kodo

Kumite -61 kg

Qualification
method		PlacesRankNOCQualified karateka
Host nation1———
2023 World Karate
Championships		4Gold medal icon.svgFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Gong Li
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Fatma Naz Yenen
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Egypt.svg  Egypt Noursin Aly
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of France.svg  France Laura Sivert
Karate
Ranking		31Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Assel Kanay
2Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Reem Khamis
3Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Sarara Shimada
Continental representative1—Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia Wafa Mahjoub

Kumite -68 kg

Qualification
method		PlacesRankNOCQualified karateka
Host nation1—Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Qiaoqiao Li
2023 World Karate
Championships		3Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan Irina Zaretska
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland Elena Quirici
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia Ceyco Georgia Zefanya
Karate
Ranking		31Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Tsubasa Kama
2Flag of France.svg  France Thalya Sombe
3Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Eda Eltemur
Continental representative1—Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt Hadir Hendy

Kumite +68 kg

Qualification
method		PlacesRankNOCQualified karateka
Host nation1—Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Qiqi Xu
2023 World Karate
Championships		3Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Japan.svg  Japan Ayaka Saito [d]
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Spain.svg  Spain María Torres
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Egypt.svg  Egypt Menna Shaaban Okila
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Italy.svg  Italy Clio Ferracuti
Karate
Ranking		31Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Sofya Berultseva
2Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Johanna Kneer
3Flag of France.svg  France Nancy Garcia
Continental representative1—Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Hannah Sullivan

Notes

  1. ↑ Originally, Ali Sofuoğlu qualified as the gold medalist in the discipline at the 2023 World Karate Championships, but in April 2025, he received a two-year suspension for anti-doping violations. [3]
  2. ↑ Despite winning gold metal in the 2023 World Karate Championships, Da Costa does not appear in the list of qualified karatekas at the games' official website.
  3. ↑ Despite winning silver metal in the 2023 World Karate Championships, Khodabakhshi does not appear in the list of qualified karatekas at the games' official website.
  4. ↑ Despite winning gold metal in the 2023 World Karate Championships, Saito does not appear in the list of qualified karatekas at the games' official website.

References

  1. ↑ "Chengdu 2025 World Games QUALIFICATION SYSTEM" (PDF). wkf.net. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  2. ↑ "WKF announces first qualified athletes for The World Games 2025". wkf.net. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
  3. ↑ Khalatyan, Rafael (April 8, 2025). "Sofuoglu ban opens door for Quintero". Inside the Games. Retrieved May 2, 2025.
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