Asian Karate Championships

Asian Karatedo Championships
Abbreviation AKF Championships
Location Asia
Region served Asian Continental countries/regions
Membership 40 Affiliated Countries
Official languages 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.

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Country Member's Joining AKF Championships

  • Afghanistan
  • Bangladesh
  • Bahrain
  • Brunei
  • Cambodia
  • China
  • Hong Kong, China
  • Indonesia
  • India
  • Iran
  • Jordan
  • Japan
  • Kazakhstan
  • Korea
  • Kuwait
  • Lao PDR
  • Lebanon
  • Macau, China
  • Malaysia
  • Mongolia
  • Myanmar
  • Nepal
  • Pakistan
  • Philippines
  • Palestine
  • DPR Korea
  • Qatar
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Singapore
  • Sri Lanka
  • Syria
  • Thailand
  • Tajikistan
  • Timor-Leste
  • Chinese Taipei
  • United Arab Emirates
  • Uzbekistan
  • Vietnam
  • Yemen

List of Top 3 Asian Achievers in 2008 WKF World Championships

Rank Event Gender Category Karateka Country
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

See also

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Countries, teams, association and federation actively joining WKF World Championships.
European Karate Federation (EKF)
Asian Karatedo Federation (AKF)
African Karate Federation (UFAK)
Panamerican Karate Federation (PKF)
Oceanian Karate Federation (OKF)
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