The World Karate Federation has announced yesterday the first several karatekas that have qualified for the upcoming Olympic Games in Tokyo.
Due to the suspension of the last qualifying tournaments because of the coronavirus pandemic, the first stage of the Olympic qualification pathway has been finalized. The four highest-ranked athletes per gender and Olympic event claim the 32 places allocated by standings. Additionally, the WKF has also confirmed the Japanese athletes who take the host nation quota in each one of the Olympic categories.
Here are the qualified athletes for now:
Male Categories Qualified Athletes |
Female Categories Qualified Athletes |
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Male Kata
Mattia Busato (ITA) |
Female Kata
Viviana Bottaro (ITA) |
Male Kumite -67kg
Darkhan Assadilov (KAZ) |
Female Kumite -55kg
Sara Bahmanyar (IRI) |
Male Kumite -75kg
Rafael Aghayev (AZE) |
Male Kumite -61kg
Merve Coban (TUR) |
Male Kumite +75kg
Ugur Aktas (TUR) |
Female Kumite +61kg
Hamideh Abbasali (IRI) |
The Olympic qualification process will continue as soon as the coronavirus outbreak is over and mass gatherings are permitted again.
No less than 24 athletes will earn the Olympic ticket at the qualification tournament to be held in Paris. Additionally, 12 athletes will get the berth for the Olympic Games by continental representation and up to four karatekas will take the Olympic ticket by the Tripartite Commission invitation places.
Source: www.wkf.net