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A total of six weight classes will be held at the 2022 World Games in kickboxing. In each weight there will be eight competitors.
The following table summarises the outcome of qualification for the kickboxing tournament at the 2022 World Games. 29 nations gained at least one quota place for Birmingham. [1]
| NOC | Men | Women | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| −63.5 kg | −75 kg | +91 kg | 52 kg | −60 kg | −70 kg | ||
 Austria |  | 1 | |||||
 Azerbaijan | | 1 | |||||
 Belgium | | 1 | |||||
 Bosnia and Herzegovina | | 1 | |||||
 Brazil | | 1 | |||||
 Bulgaria | | 1 | |||||
 Canada | | 1 | |||||
 Croatia | | 1 | |||||
 Czech Republic | | 1 | |||||
 Finland | | | | 3 | |||
 Germany | | 1 | |||||
 Israel | | | 2 | ||||
 Italy | | | 2 | ||||
 Kazakhstan | | 1 | |||||
 Kyrgyzstan | | 1 | |||||
 Lithuania | | 1 | |||||
 Mexico | | | 2 | ||||
 Montenegro | | 1 | |||||
 Netherlands | | 1 | |||||
 Poland | | | | 3 | |||
 Portugal | | | 2 | ||||
 Romania | | 1 | |||||
 Russia | | | | 3 | |||
 Serbia | | | | 3 | |||
 Slovakia | | | 2 | ||||
 Slovenia | | 1 | |||||
 Ukraine | | | | | | 5 | |
 United States | | | | 3 | |||
 Venezuela | | 1 | |||||
| Total: 29 NOCs | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 48 |
| Competition | Places | Qualified athletes |
|---|---|---|
| WT Rankings | 8 | Vinicius Oliveira Mestriner (BRA) Ognyan Mirchev (BUL) Chingiskhan Tlemissov (KAZ) Ikbol Fozilzhonov (KGZ) Miguel David Martínez Aceves (MEX) Tiago Santos (POR) Viktor Mikhailov (RUS) Orfan Sananzade (UKR) |
| Total | 8 |
| Competition | Places | Qualified athletes |
|---|---|---|
| WT Rankings | 8 | Petr Dvořáček (CZE) Moshe Or (ISR) Alessio Zeloni (ITA) Henrikas Vikšraitis (LTU) Damian Piskorz (POL) Žiga Pečnik (SLO) Vitalii Dubina (UKR) Austin Bybee (USA) |
| Total | 8 |
| Competition | Places | Qualified athletes |
|---|---|---|
| WT Rankings | 8 | Bahram Rajabzadeh (AZE) Ahmed Krnjić (BIH) Anto Širić (CRO) Pirkka Suksi (FIN) Miroslav Vujović (MNE) Asadulla Nasipov (RUS) Roman Shcherbatiuk (UKR) Oscar Higuera (VEN) |
| Total | 8 |
| Competition | Places | Qualified athletes |
|---|---|---|
| WT Rankings | 8 | Stephanie Goode (CAN) Shir Cohen (ISR) Melissa Lisset Martinez Aceves (MEX) Iwona Nieroda-Zdziebko (POL) Staša Veić (SRB) Monika Chochlíková (SVK) Daryna Ivanova (UKR) Jenine Pilla (USA) |
| Total | 8 |
| Competition | Places | Qualified athletes |
|---|---|---|
| WT Rankings | 8 | Stella Hemetsberger (AUT) Hélène Connart (BEL) Katja Pöyhönen (FIN) Sila Roderburg (GER) Sofia Oliveira (POR) Andreea Cebuc (ROU) Milana Bjelogrlić (SRB) Alina Martyniuk (UKR) |
| Total | 8 |
| Competition | Places | Qualified athletes |
|---|---|---|
| WT Rankings | 8 | Vivre Vanhakoski (FIN) Nicole Carassiti (ITA) Dajenka Meijer (NED) Kamila Bałanda (POL) Valeriia Zubchenko (RUS) Aleksandra Krstić (SRB) Alexandra Filipová (SVK) Amanda Ginski (USA) |
| Total | 8 |
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