Karate Qualification to Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympic Games

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EKF Senior Championships cancelled over coronavirus outbreak

 

https://www.wkf.net/news-center-new/ekf-senior-championships-cancelled-over-coronavirus-outbreak/1252

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By cancelling the European Championships, WKF will count 2019 results which means the current ranking will remain the same, even though it's really hard to imagine they can have that last K1 event in Madrid but I still consider that as a possibility, this is how ranking looks like and this is the list of 100% qualified athletes.

 

Men's Kata

Damian Quintero - 10117.5 Q

Ali Sofuoglu - 6892.5 Q

Antonio Diaz - 5205 Q

Mattia Busato - 4650 Q

 

 

Men's 60kg

Darkhan Assadilov - 10387.5 Q

Angelo Crescenzo - 8850

Eray Samdan - 7912.5

 

Crescenzo is 100% qualified if less than 32 athletes register which is really possible considering the situation, Samdan needs to win the gold, Creszenzo losing the first round and also needs at least 33 athletes in the draw. looks almost impossible

 

 

Men's 67kg

Steven Dacosta - 8940 Q

Vinicius Figueira - 6832.5

Ali El-Sawy - 6472.5

 

 

Men's 75kg

Bahman Askari - 9262.5 Q

Luigi Busa - 7740 Q

Rafael Aghayev - 7005 Q

Stanislav Horuna - 5707.5

Thomas Scott - 5047.5

 

 

Men's 84kg

Ugur Aktas - 10372.5 Q

Zabihollah Poursheib - 9225

Ivan Kvesic - 7087.5

 

 

Men's +84kg

Sajjad Ganjzadeh - 8617.5

Jonathan Horne - 8062.5

Gogita Arkania - 7080

 

Horne only has to participate in Madrid to qualify, even not participating most probably won't hurt him. but if Horne makes up for almost 600pts difference with Ganjzadeh that will change so many things. Kevsic and Arkania can't do anything themselves, their fates depend on Horne and Ganjzadeh.

 

 

Women's Kata

Sandra Sanchez - 12322.5 Q

Viviana Bottaro - 7275 Q

Grace Lau - 6300 Q

Sakura Kokumai - 5887.5 Q

 

 

Women's 50kg

Serap Ozcelik - 11302.5 Q

Sara Bahmanyar - 5647.5

Bettina Plank - 5197.5

 

 

Women's 55kg

Anzhelika Terliuga - 9472.5 Q

Wen Tzu-Yun - 7080 Q

 

 

Women's 61kg

Yin Xiaoyan - 10545 Q

Giana Lotfy - 7710 Q

Merva Coban - 7027.5 Q

Jovana Prekovic - 5482.5

Haya Jumaa - 5137.5

Rozita Alipour - 5107.5

Gwendoline Philippe - 4890

Leila Heurtault - 4515

 

 

Women's 68kg

Irina Zaretska - 9247.5 Q

Elena Quirici - 6525

Gong Li - 6412.5

Feryal Abdelaziz - 6075

Silvia Semeraro - 5730

 

 

Women's +68kg

Hamideh Abbasali - 6997.5 Q

Meltem Hocaoglu - 5677.5

Eleni Chatziliadou - 5655

Sofya Berultseva - 5467.5

Clio Ferracuti - 5017.5

 

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so in short I can say 2 athletes qualified tonight with this decision

Wen Tzu-Yun

Merva Coban

[Laraja 1,498]

Another Announcemente from WKF, replied by Brazilian Karate Federation

 

Dear WKF National Federations,

 

We have received today an official communication of the Madrid PL host, the Spanish Karate Federation, informing us that the Madrid PL has to be cancelled in the actual circumstances derived from Covid-19 pandemia, which are well known to all.

 

Consequently, the WKF cancel the Madrid PL with immediate effect and no further registrations will be accepted.

 

Regards,

Antonio Espinós

President

 

Is that means the qualification period is finished?

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1 hour ago, Laraja said:

 

Is that means the qualification period is finished?

 

Yes, that's what WKF said earlier.

 

so the following countries qualified for Tokyo

 

Men's Kata:

Men's 67kg:

Men's 75kg:

Men's +75kg:

Women's Kata:

Women's 55kg:

Women's 61kg:

Women's +61kg:

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and this is how continental quotas stand for now

 

Men's Kata:

Men's 67kg:

Men's 75kg:

Men's +75kg:

Women's Kata:

Women's 55kg:

Women's 61kg:

Women's +61kg:

 

 

here is the detailed list, only athletes in bold are qualified right now. others are next in line

 

Oceania - Men

Tsuneari Yahiro (75kg)

 

Oceania - Women

Alexandra Anacan (Kata)

Kristina Mah (61kg)

 

Africa - Men

Ali El-Sawy (67kg)

Abdalla Abdelaziz (75kg)

Ahmed Shawky (Kata)

Adnane El-Hakimi (Kata)

 

Africa - Women

Feryal Abdelaziz (+61kg)

Radwa Sayed (55kg)

Btissam Sadini (61kg)

Sarah Sayed (Kata)

 

America - Men

Thomas Scott (75kg)

Brian Irr (+75kg)

Andres Madera (67kg)

Joaquin Gonzalez (67kg)

Daniel Gaysinsky (+75kg)

 

America - Women

Alexandra Grande (61kg)

Valeria Kumizaki (55kg)

Tanya Rodriguez (+61kg)

Maria Dmitrova (Kata)

 

Asia - Men

Daniyar Yuldashev (+75kg)

Yermek Ainazarov (75kg)

Dastonbek Otabolaev (75kg)

Sadriddin Saymatov (67kg)

 

Asia - Women

Gong Li (+61kg)

Rozita Alipour (61kg)

Sofya Berultseva (+61kg)

Li Ranran (55kg)

Fatemeh Sadeghi (Kata)

 

Europe - Men

Kalvis Kalnins (67kg)

Asiman Gurbanli (+75kg)

Firdovsi Farzaliyev (67kg)

Mario Hodzic (67kg)

 

Europe - Women

Silvia Semeraro (+61kg)

Bettina Plank (55kg)

Anita Serogina (61kg)

Laura Palacio (+61kg)

Ivet Goranova (55kg)

 

 

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from the list above only the following athletes are 100% guaranteed a spot even if they fail to qualify directly . for the rest anything is possible. if anybody in that list qualifies directly that changes the order completely. for example if Egypt qualifies at 67kg, the African quota goes to 75kg and that will ruin USA's chance at this weight.

 

Men's 75kg

Women's Kata

Men's 67kg

Women's +61kg

 

 

another example, if Gong Li qualifies directly, Asian quota goes to Alipour (61kg) , European quota goes to Italy instead of Austria. then the 3rd African quota will go to a male athlete from Morocco in Kata therefore the last American quota will be a female which will be Brazil. that was an example to show one athlete can makes change for 4 more !

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karate qualification is finished ?

[Jose Luis 47]

I would be remiss if not canceled the world Olympic qualification that gives 3 squares by weight The ranking if you have completed

[thepharoah 2,411]

There're even doubts about having international Olympic tournament in Paris so if it will be cancelled as well they are going to qualify 6 athletes Per each category and it should be with athletes that gained continental quota that's per a member in Egyptian federation 

Edited March 17, 2020 by thepharoah

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personally I think if they can't have the last OQT in France (or anywhere else) that means the situation is still very bad in May and I don't think we will have the Olympics in July. and if they postpone the Olympics itself, there will be enough time to have all these qualifiers.

 

but in case they want to count the ranking to qualify 3 more athletes per weight, this will be the list of qualifiers

 

it will be good for Egypt, Turkey and Kazakhstan, interestingly Turkey will have a full 8 member team !

 

Men's Kata: +

Men's 67kg: +

Men's 75kg: +

Men's +75kg: +

Women's Kata:

Women's 55kg: +

Women's 61kg: +

Women's +61kg: +

Edited March 17, 2020 by MHSN

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WKF announced the list of Qualified athletes so far

https://www.wkf.net/news-center-new/meet-karates-first-qualified-athletes-for-tokyo-2020/1256

 

while we knew it already, the most interesting part is the Japanese names. all high ranked Japanese athletes in each category are qualified . not sure if it was mandatory by WKF or that was Japan's selection criteria.