Asian Karate Championships

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

• 39 Affiliated Countries

Asian Junior Karate Championships

Year	Edition	Date	City and host country	Venue	champion
1992	1	September	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
1994	2	September	Hanoi, Vietnam
1996	3	September	Taichung, Taiwan
1998	4	November	Macau, Macau
2000	5	August 21-28	Macau, Macau
2002	6	September 20-23	Tokyo, Japan
2005	7	May 17-22	Macau, Macau
2006	8	August 25-27	Singapore, Singapore
2008	9	August 28-30	Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
2010	10	August 1–8	Hong Kong, Hong Kong
2011	11	July 21–24	Guangzhou, China	Haixia Sports Center
2012	12	July 14–17	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
2013	13	28 November - 5 December	Dubai, United Arab Emirates		Japan
2014	14	August 4–10	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia		Iran

Asian Senior Karate Championships

Year	Edition	Date	City and host country	Venue	champion
1993	1	November	Taipei, Taiwan
1995	2	September	Manila, Philippines
1997	3	January	Macau, Macau
1999	4	December	Singapore, Singapore
2001	5	November 24	Genting, Malaysia
2004	6	February 6-8	Taoyuan City, Taiwan	Ching Yun University
2005	7	May 17-22	Macau, Macau
2007	8	August 24-26	Seremban, Malaysia	Nilai Indoor Stadium	Japan
2009	9	September 25–27	Foshan, China	Nanhai Gymnasium	Japan
2011	10	July 21–24	Guangzhou, China	Haixia Sports Center	Japan
2012	11	July 14–17	Tashkent, Uzbekistan		Japan
2013	12	December 5–7	Dubai, United Arab Emirates		Iran
2015	13	August 4–6	Yokohama, Japan		Japan

Related Major Karate Championships in Asia

• South East Asian Games (SEA Games)
• Karate at the Asian Games
• 2009 Asian Martial Arts Games
• Asian Youth Games

See also

• World Karate Championships

External links

• Asian Karate Championships
• Asian Karatedo Federation Official Website
• World Karate Federation Official Website
• Championship winners and hosts - World Karate Federation.
• WKF Karate Records
• AKF Senior, Junior and Cadet Championship results and information

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