The WKF Karate World Championships also known as the World Karate Championships; are the highest level of competition for Karate.[1][2][3] The competition is held in a different Country every two years.[4] The most recent events include Madrid in 2002; Monterrey in 2004; Tampere in 2006; Tokyo in 2008, and Belgrade in 2010.[5][6]
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| Year | Host City | Country |
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| 1970 | Tōkyō | Japan |
| 1972 | Paris | France |
| 1975 | Long Beach, California | United Kingdom |
| 1977 | Tōkyō | Netherlands |
| 1980 | Madrid | Spain |
| 1982 | Taipei | Japan |
| 1984 | Maastricht | United Kingdom |
| 1986 | Sydney | Japan |
| 1988 | Cairo | Japan |
| 1991 | Tokyo | Italy |
| 1990 | Mexico City | Japan |
| 1992 | Granada | Spain |
| 1994 | Kota Kinabalu | Japan |
| 1996 | Sun City | United Kingdom |
| 1998 | Rio de Janeiro | France |
| 2000 | Munich | France |
| 2002 | Madrid | Spain |
| 2004 | Monterrey | Japan |
| 2006 | Tampere | Italy |
| 2008 | Tōkyō | Japan |
| 2010 | Belgrade | Serbia |
| 2012 | Paris | France |
| 2014 | Bremen | Germany |
| 2016 | Linz | Austria |
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