Asian Karate Championships
Abbreviation | AKF Championships |
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Location | |
Region served | Asian Continental countries/regions |
Membership | 40 Affiliated Countries |
Official language | English is the official language. If any question in respect to the sport or technique of Karate, it will be referred to the original Japanese text. |
Website | http://www.akf-karatedo.com/index.php |
The Asian Karatedo Championships are the highest level of competition for sport karate in Asia. The competition is held in a different country every two years organized by the Asian Karatedo Federation (AKF) under the supervision of World Karate Federation (WKF), the largest international governing body of sport karate with over 180 member countries. It is the only karate organization recognised by the International Olympic Committee and has more than fifty million members. The AKF organizes the Junior and Senior Asian Karatedo Championships in every two years in between the Olympic and Asian Games and participates in WKF World Karate Championships which its member Japan play as a powerhouse country when it comes to sport karate vying for world titles with counterpart opponents from the powerful nations such as France, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Spain and Italy in many world championships.
Country Member's Joining AKF Championships
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Competitions
Year | Date | City and host country | Venue | champion |
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1993 | November | Taipei, Taiwan | ||
1995 | September | Manila, Philippines | ||
1997 | January | Macau, Macau | ||
1999 | December | Singapore, Singapore | ||
2001 | November 24 | Genting, Malaysia | ||
2004 | February 6-8 | Taoyuan City, Taiwan | Ching Yun University | |
2005 | May 17-22 | Macau, Macau | ||
2007 | August 24-26 | Seremban, Malaysia | Nilai Indoor Stadium | Japan |
2009 | September 25–27 | Foshan, China | Nanhai Gymnasium | Japan |
2011 | July 21–24 | Guangzhou, China | Haixia Sports Center | Japan |
2012 | July 14–17 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | Japan | |
2013 | December 5–7 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Iran | |
2015 | August 4–6 | Yokohama, Japan |
List of Top 3 Asian Achievers in 2008 WKF World Championships
Rank | Event | Gender | Category | Karateka | Country |
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Gold Medalist | kumite | male | -80 kg | Satoshi Ibuchi | Japan |
Gold Medalist | kata | female | Individual | Hoang Ngan Nguyen | Vietnam |
Gold Medalist | kumite | female | -53 kg | Natsuki Fujiwara | Japan |
Gold Medalist | kumite | female | Open | Y. Sato | Japan |
Silver Medalist | kumite | male | -60 kg | Darkhan Assadilov | Kazakhstan |
Bronze Medalist | kumite | male | -65 kg | T. Nihei Japan | Japan |
Bronze Medalist | kumite | male | -75 kg | K. Matsuhisa | Japan |
Related Major Karate Championships in Asia
- South East Asian Games (SEA Games)
- Asian Games
- Asian Junior Karate Championships
- 2009 Asian Martial Arts Games
- Asian Youth Games