2025 World Karate Championships
| 27th Karate World Championships | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex |
| Location | Cairo, Egypt |
| Dates | 27–30 November |
| Competitors | 378 from 86 nations |
| 2025 World Karate Championships | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men | Women | |
| Kata | Kata | |
| 60 kg | 50 kg | |
| 67 kg | 55 kg | |
| 75 kg | 61 kg | |
| 84 kg | 68 kg | |
| +84 kg | +68 kg | |
The 2025 World Karate Championships was held from 27 to 30 November 2025 in Cairo, Egypt with qualification for first time.[1][2][3][4]
Medal table
* Host nation (Egypt)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Egypt* | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | Iran | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Italy | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| Japan | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| Turkey | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 6 | Jordan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 8 | France | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Germany | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11 | Kazakhstan | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | Ukraine | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | China | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Kosovo | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Malaysia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Morocco | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Puerto Rico | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Slovakia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 19 | Greece | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 20 | Algeria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Armenia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Azerbaijan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Chile | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Croatia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| England | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Saudi Arabia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Tunisia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| United States | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Venezuela | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| World Karate Federation-1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| World Karate Federation-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (31 entries) | 12 | 12 | 24 | 48 | |
Medalists
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kata |
Kakeru Nishiyama Japan |
Alessio Ghinami Italy |
Ariel Torres United States |
| Enes Özdemir Turkey | |||
| Kumite −60 kg |
Eray Şamdan Turkey |
Islam Selmani Kosovo |
Christos-Stefanos Xenos Greece |
| Hiromu Hashimoto Japan | |||
| Kumite −67 kg |
Afeef Ghaith Jordan |
Said Oubaya Morocco |
Abdul Vakhkhob Rashidov Uzbekistan |
| Didar Amirali Kazakhstan | |||
| Kumite −75 kg |
Abdalla Abdelaziz Egypt |
Andrii Zaplitnyi Ukraine |
Ernest Sharafutdinov World Karate Federation-1 |
| Suren Harutyunyan Armenia | |||
| Kumite −84 kg |
Youssef Badawy Egypt |
Hasan Arslan Turkey |
Mohammad Al-Jafari Jordan |
| Ivan Kvesić Croatia | |||
| Kumite +84 kg |
Matteo Avanzini Italy |
Saleh Abazari Iran |
Sanad Sufyani Saudi Arabia |
| Ivan Kudzinau World Karate Federation-2 |
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kata |
Grace Lau Hong Kong |
Maho Ono Japan |
Terryana D'Onofrio Italy |
| Aya Hesham Egypt | |||
| Kumite −50 kg |
Gulshan Alimardanova Uzbekistan |
Shahmalarani Chandran Malaysia |
Yorgelis Salazar Venezuela |
| Sara Bahmanyar Iran | |||
| Kumite −55 kg |
Ahlam Youssef Egypt |
Nina Kvasnicová Slovakia |
Anzhelika Terliuga Ukraine |
| Louiza Abouriche Algeria | |||
| Kumite −61 kg |
Atousa Golshadnejad Iran |
Gong Li China |
Assel Kanay Kazakhstan |
| Wafa Mahjoub Tunisia | |||
| Kumite −68 kg |
Thalya Sombé France |
Janessa Fonseca Puerto Rico |
Anastasia Velozo Chile |
| Irina Zaretska Azerbaijan | |||
| Kumite +68 kg |
Johanna Kneer Germany |
Sofya Berultseva Kazakhstan |
Rochelle Walters England |
| Kyriaki Kydonaki Greece |
Participating nations
378 athletes from 88 nations participated:
- Albania (2)
- Algeria (11)
- Angola (3)
- Argentina (2)
- Armenia (2)
- Aruba (1)
- Australia (12)
- Austria (3)
- Azerbaijan (6)
- Belgium (6)
- Benin (1)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina (2)
- Brazil (6)
- Bulgaria (2)
- Burkina Faso (2)
- Burundi (2)
- Cameroon (2)
- Canada (4)
- Chile (9)
- China (4)
- Chinese Taipei (5)
- Colombia (6)
- Croatia (5)
- Czech Republic (2)
- Dominican Republic (4)
- Ecuador (4)
- Egypt (12)
- El Salvador (2)
- England (2)
- France (10)
- Georgia (4)
- Germany (8)
- Greece (9)
- Guatemala (5)
- Guinea (1)
- Hong Kong (5)
- Hungary (2)
- India (5)
- Iran (10)
- Italy (12)
- Japan (12)
- Jordan (5)
- Kazakhstan (8)
- Kosovo (3)
- Kuwait (2)
- Kyrgyzstan (1)
- Latvia (2)
- Libya (2)
- Luxembourg (2)
- Malaysia (3)
- Mexico (4)
- Moldova (1)
- Montenegro (4)
- Morocco (8)
- Nepal (2)
- Netherlands (5)
- New Zealand (6)
- Nigeria (5)
- North Macedonia (2)
- Philippines (1)
- Poland (3)
- Portugal (6)
- Puerto Rico (1)
- Romania (4)
- Rwanda (1)
- Saudi Arabia (5)
- Scotland (1)
- Senegal (2)
- Serbia (3)
- Singapore (1)
- Slovakia (6)
- Slovenia (1)
- South Africa (4)
- South Korea (1)
- Spain (6)
- Sweden (5)
- Switzerland (4)
- Thailand (1)
- Tunisia (5)
- Turkey (9)
- Ukraine (9)
- United States (6)
- Uzbekistan (8)
- Venezuela (4)
- WKF Team 1 (6)
- WKF Team 2 (3)
Para Karate
Medal table
* Host nation (Egypt)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Egypt* | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 2 | Italy | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Croatia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | France | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Hungary | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 6 | Japan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Spain | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Turkey | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 9 | Slovakia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ukraine | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11 | Germany | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | Azerbaijan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Canada | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Kazakhstan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Mexico | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Romania | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (16 entries) | 8 | 8 | 16 | 32 | |
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| K-10 | Nohan Dudon France |
Imai Toshihiro Japan |
José Carreón Mexico |
| Dorin Alexe Romania | |||
| K-21 | Ahmed El-Beltagy Egypt |
Carlos Huertas Spain |
Albert Singer Germany |
| Mike Richter Germany | |||
| K-22 | Mattia Allesina Italy |
Patrick Buwalda Italy |
Stipe Barić Croatia |
| Abdelrahman El-Sherif Egypt | |||
| K-30 | Abdelaziz Abouelnaga Egypt |
Berkay Uslu Turkey |
Pietro Merlo Italy |
| Vidadi Khaligov Azerbaijan |
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| K-10 | Rewan Alamir Egypt |
Marwa Hasany Egypt |
Aiko Kogure Japan |
| Lyazzat Zhussupova Kazakhstan | |||
| K-21 | Olívia Kákosy Hungary |
Federica Yakymashko Italy |
Lucía Sánchez Spain |
| Judy Halawa Egypt | |||
| K-22 | Daniela Topić Croatia |
Lucia Vlková Slovakia |
Natalie Olson Canada |
| Salma Alaaeldin Ebrahim Egypt | |||
| K-30 | Fatma Mahmoud Egypt |
Knarik Airapetian Ukraine |
Nesrin Cavadzade Turkey |
| Jana Radwan Egypt |
Participating nations
115 athletes from 31 nations participated:
- Australia (1)
- Azerbaijan (5)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina (1)
- Canada (3)
- Chile (7)
- Croatia (7)
- Czech Republic (1)
- Egypt (24)
- England (1)
- France (5)
- Germany (4)
- Greece (1)
- Hong Kong (1)
- Hungary (9)
- India (2)
- Iran (6)
- Italy (6)
- Japan (3)
- Kazakhstan (3)
- Mexico (1)
- Netherlands (1)
- Portugal (1)
- Romania (1)
- Saudi Arabia (2)
- Slovakia (1)
- Slovenia (1)
- Spain (4)
- Turkey (2)
- Ukraine (1)
- United States (6)
- WKF Team 1 (4)
References
- ^ "WKF Congress celebrates unity and bright future of Karate". WKF. 24 October 2023. Retrieved 25 November 2025.
- ^ "2025 World Senior Individual Karate Championships Set for Cairo". WKF. 21 November 2025. Retrieved 25 November 2025.
- ^ "Competition Programme" (PDF). WKF. Retrieved 25 November 2025.
- ^ "World Karate Championships". WKF. Retrieved 30 November 2025.