| Country | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 4 | 1 | 1 | |
| Egypt | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Turkey | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
| France | 2 | 0 | 3 |
This week, the Guardian Girls Karate Project, an initiative against gender-based violence, was acknowledged by the Spanish Sports Council. The program received this recognition from Spain's leading sports officials at the International Conference on Gender Equality in Sports in Madrid.
World Karate Federation (WKF) President Antonio Espinos has described guarantees for Olympic sports to feature at the major continental multi-sport events as "nonsense", claiming it leaves others facing "discrimination".
Jordan clinched the men's team kumite title after beating Egypt in a gripping final on the concluding day of the Karate World Championships here.
By Geoff Berkeley at the Papp Laszlo Budapest Sports Arena
Egypt's Abdalla Abdelaziz broke Hungarian hearts with a dramatic victory over home favourite Gabor Harspataki on a pulsating day of competition at the Karate World Championships here.
Multiple world champions Antonio Diaz of Venezuela and Douglas Brose of Brazil have been re-elected on to the World Karate Federation Athletes' Commission following a vote here.
By Geoff Berkeley at the Papp Laszlo Budapest Sports Arena
World Karate Federation (WKF) President Antonio Espinos has said he is resistant to creating a separate Para Karate World Championships despite a big increase in participation.
Japan have carved out the chance of completing a women's kata and kumite team double here after another successful day at the Karate World Championships.
By Geoff Berkeley at the Papp Laszlo Budapest Sports Arena
The Russian Karate Federation has claimed that athletes from the country had received "warmth" from "most" nations during the World Championships here.
Japan showcased their control of kata as they made it into the women's and men's team finals at the Karate World Championships here.
By Geoff Berkeley at the Papp Laszlo Budapest Sports Arena
Ukraine's Olympic bronze medallist Stanislav Horuna has spoken of his disappointment in World Karate Federation (WKF) for helping to "promote a propaganda of terrorism" by allowing Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete under a neutral banner at the World Championships here.
Emotions ran high here as protests and a technical blunder overshadowed the second day of competition at the Karate World Championships.