2023 World Karate Championships
| 2023 World Championships | |
|---|---|
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| Venue | László Papp Budapest Sports Arena |
| Location |  Budapest, Hungary |
| Dates | 24–29 October |
The 2023 World Karate Championships was held from 24 to 29 October 2023 in Budapest, Hungary.[1][2][3]
Iranian team's visa problems
The visas of 21 Iranian karateka were not issued for various reasons.[4] These karatekas were present in the men's kata and the women's committee.[5][6]
Medal table
* Host nation (Hungary)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Japan | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 |  Egypt | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 3 |  Turkey | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 |  France | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 |  Spain | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 |  Kazakhstan | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 |  Jordan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 |  Azerbaijan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 China | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Greece | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11 |  Italy | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 12 |  Iran | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 |  Bulgaria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Hong Kong | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Hungary* | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Montenegro | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
.svg.png){kind=small} Switzerland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 18 |  Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 19 |  Venezuela | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 20 |  Croatia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Indonesia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Kosovo | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Saudi Arabia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Serbia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
.png){kind=small} United States | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| – | Individual Neutral Athletes[a] | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (25 entries) | 16 | 16 | 32 | 64 | |
Medalists
Men
Women
Notes
- ^ 12 Russian and 5 Belarusian karatekas participated as Individual Neutral Athletes as a result of sanctions imposed following the 2022 invasion of Ukraine. The World Karate Federation does not include the medals won by these karatekas in the official medal table.
References
- ^ "Competition calendar for 2023 announced".
- ^ "WKF President meets Hungarian delegation to discuss 2023 World Championships in Budapest".
- ^ "WKF Online Registration".
- ^ ایران, عصر. "بعد از عربستان؛ مجارستان هم به ورزشکاران کاراته ایران ویزا نداد !". fa (in Persian). Retrieved 2023-10-26.
- ^ رادیوفردا (2023-10-21). "افزایش "عدم صدور ویزا" برای تیم‌های ورزشی ایران؛ آلبانی به تیم کشتی امید ویزا نداد". رادیو فردا (in Persian). Retrieved 2023-10-26.
- ^ "رد دسته‌جمعی ملی‌پوشان کاراته ایران از سوی سفارت مجارستان!/ ویزای عربستان هم صادر نشد". ایسنا (in Persian). 2023-10-18. Retrieved 2023-10-26.