World Champions 2016

23rd WKF World Senior Championships, Linz 27-30 October 2016

MEN

Individual kata Ryo Kiyuna, Japan
Team kata 1, Japan 2. France 3. Italy and Spain
Kumite -60 kg Amir Mehdizadeh, Iran
Kumite -67 kg Jordan Thomas, England
Kumite -75 kg Rafael Aghayev,  Azerbaijan
Team kumite 1. Iran 2. Japan 3. Germany and France
Kumite +84 kg Sajjad Ganjzadeh, Iran
Kumite -84 kg Ryutaro Araga, Japan

WOMEN

Individual kata Kiyou Shimizu, Japan
Team kata 1. Japan 2. Spain 3. Italy and Spain
Kumite -50 kg Alexandra Recchia
Team kumite 1. France 2. Spain 3. USA and Egypt
Kumite -61 kg Giana Farouk, Egypt
Kumite -68 kg Alisa Buchinger, Austria
Kumite +68 kg Ayumi Uekusa, Japan
Kumite -55 kg Emilie Thouy, France

MEDALS:

Best nation was Japan with 6 gold, 2 silver and 1 bronze.

The medals for eight best countries.

Place Country Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Japan 6 2 1 9
2 France 3 2 4 9
3 Iran 3 0 3 6
4 Egypt 1 2 2 5
5 Azerbaijan 1 1 1 3
6 Austria 1 0 1 2
7 England 1 0 0 1
8. Spain 0 3 2 5

 

Facts about the World Championships 2016 in Linz.

118 countries were on site making this World Championships the biggest ever. Most participants in women categories was in kata with 65 contestants and in the men’s categories in kumite  -67kg with 90 fighters.

In the women´s team kata was 28 teams and in team kumite 60. For men in team kata was 27 teams and in team kumite 63 teams.

2ND PARA-KARATE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

96 competitors attended in the 2nd Para-Karate World Championships in Linz.  They were competing in 3 categories: Wheelchair user, Blind and visually impaired and Intellectually impaired

 
Text and photo: Leif Almö