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.
Qualifying system The rule that a country can only have one competitor per category prevails throughout the qualification process.
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.
NOC Men Women TotalKata 60 kg 67 kg 75 kg -84 kg +84 Kata 50 kg 55 kg 61 kg 68 kg +68 1 1 12 5 2 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 1 3 1 1 2 1 3 2 1 Total: 21 NOCs 44 4 4 4 44 4 4 3 4 4 47
Men's events
Kata Qualification method Places Rank NOC Qualified karateka Host nation 1 — Kangwey Yang 2023 World Karate Championships 4 Ali Sofuoğlu Damián Quintero Kakeru Nishiyama Ariel Torres Karate Ranking 3 1 Alessio Ghinami 2 Anthony Vu 3 Roman Hrčka Continental representative 1 — Adam Ellithy
Kumite -60 kg Qualification method Places Rank NOC Qualified karateka Host nation 1 — Leilei Shi 2023 World Karate Championships 3 Christos-Stefanos Xenos Kaisar Alpysbay Angelo Crescenzo Karate Ranking 3 1 Hiromu Hashimoto 2 Eray Şamdan 3 Abdullah Shaaban Continental representative 1 — Abdel Ali Jina
Kumite -67 kg Qualification method Places Rank NOC Qualified karateka Host nation 1 — Weicheng Wang 2023 World Karate Championships 3 Steven Da Costa Nenad Dulović Didar Amirali Fahad Al-Khathami Karate Ranking 3 1 Yugo Kozaki 2 Vinicius Figueira 3 Abdelrahman Al-Masatfa Continental representative 1 — Said Oubaya
Kumite -75 kg Qualification method Places Rank NOC Qualified karateka Host nation 1 — Junbo Xu 2023 World Karate Championships 3 Abdalla Abdelaziz Gábor Hárspataki Andrii Zaplitnyi Karate Ranking 3 1 Enzo Berthon 2 Nurkanat Azhikanov 3 Yusei Sakiyama Continental representative 1 — Mitchell Durham
Kumite -84 kg Qualification method Places Rank NOC Qualified karateka Host nation 1 — Peiqi Duan 2023 World Karate Championships 3 Youssef Badawy Mehdi Khodabakhshi Mohammad Al-Jafari Valerii Chobotar Karate Ranking 3 1 Rikito Shimada 2 Konstantinos Mastrogiannis 3 Ivan Kvesić Continental representative 1 — Brian Timmermans
Kumite +84 kg Qualification method Places Rank NOC Qualified karateka Host nation 1 — Ang Zhai 2023 World Karate Championships 3 Mehdi Filali Taha Mahmoud Sajad Ganjzadeh Karate Ranking 3 1 Ryzvan Talibov 2 Anđelo Kvesić 3 Rob Timmermans Continental representative 1 — Eduard Sagilyan
Women's events
Kata Qualificationmethod Places Rank NOC Qualified karateka Host nation 1 — Yiwei Tao 2023 World KarateChampionships 3 Hikaru Ono Grace Lau Terryana D'Onofrio KarateRanking 3 1 Sakura Kokumai 2 Fatemeh Sadeghi 3 Paola García Continental representative 1 — Valentina Zapata
Kumite -50 kg Qualificationmethod Places Rank NOC Qualified karateka Host nation 1 — Junhui Wang 2023 World KarateChampionships 3 Moldir Zhangbyrbay Erminia Perfetto Yorgelis Salazar KarateRanking 3 1 Ema Sgardelli 2 Sara Bahmanyar 3 Yamina Lahyanssa Continental representative 1 — Cylia Ouikene
Kumite -55 kg Qualificationmethod Places Rank NOC Qualified karateka Host nation 1 — Yuchun Wei 2023 World KarateChampionships 3 Tuba Yakan Ivet Goranova Anzhelika Terliuga KarateRanking 3 1 Valentina Toro 2 Mia Bitsch 3 Hana Furumoto-Deshaies Continental representative 1 — Rina Kodo
Kumite -61 kg Qualificationmethod Places Rank NOC Qualified karateka Host nation 1 — 2023 World KarateChampionships 4 Gong Li Fatma Naz Yenen Noursin Aly Laura Sivert KarateRanking 3 1 Assel Kanay 2 Reem Khamis 3 Sarara Shimada Continental representative 1 — Wafa Mahjoub
Kumite -68 kg Qualificationmethod Places Rank NOC Qualified karateka Host nation 1 — Qiaoqiao Li 2023 World KarateChampionships 3 Irina Zaretska Elena Quirici Ceyco Georgia Zefanya KarateRanking 3 1 Tsubasa Kama 2 Thalya Sombe 3 Eda Eltemur Continental representative 1 — Hadir Hendy
Kumite +68 kg Qualificationmethod Places Rank NOC Qualified karateka Host nation 1 — Qiqi Xu 2023 World KarateChampionships 3 Ayaka Saito María Torres Menna Shaaban Okila Clio Ferracuti KarateRanking 3 1 Sofya Berultseva 2 Johanna Kneer 3 Nancy Garcia Continental representative 1 — Hannah Sullivan
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References
External links The World Games 2025 World Karate Federation