Karate_at_the_Youth_Olympic_Games
Karate at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics
Karate competition
Karate at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics was held from 17 to 18 October at Europa Pavilion in Buenos Aires, Argentina. This marked the debut of Karate at the Youth Olympics.
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| Venue | Europa Pavilion |
| Dates | 17–18 October |
| No. of events | 6 (3 boys, 3 girls) |
| Competitors | 48 (24 boys, 24 girls) from 33 nations |
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Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) could enter a maximum of 6 competitors, 3 per gender and one per event. As hosts, Argentina was given 4 quotas, 2 per gender. A further four places, two per gender, were granted by the Tripartite Commission. The remaining 40 places were to be decided in various ways; namely, the Youth Olympic Rankings and two qualification tournaments. Furthermore, all continents are guaranteed at least one athlete representation.[1]
To be eligible to participate in these events, athletes must have been born between 1 January 2001 and 31 December 2002.[1]
Boys
More information Event, Location ...
| Event | Location | Date | Places | -61 kg | -68 kg | +68 kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host Nation | - | - | - |  Rodrigo Tello (ARG) | Juan Salsench (ARG) | |
| Youth Olympic Rankings[2][3] | - | 1 June 2018 | 2 |  Masaki Yamaoka (JPN) Fahik Vaseli (MKD) |  Rosario Ruggiero (ITA) Abilmansur Batyrgali (KAZ) |  Enes Bulut (TUR) Tomáš Kósa (SVK) |
| Karate Qualification Tournament 1[4] |  Umag | 29 June 2018 | 2 |  Mohammad Al-Assiri (KSA) Abdallah Hammad (JOR) |  Robert Shyroian (UKR) Kotaro Nakamura (JPN) | Keisei Sakiyama (JPN) Robert Avakimov (RUS) |
| Karate Qualification Tournament 2[4] | Umag | 30 June 2018 | 2 |  Alireza Faraji (IRI) Pedro de la Roca (GUA) |  Yassine Sekouri (MAR) Quentin Mahauden (BEL) | Nabil Ech-Chaabi (MAR) Navid Mohammadi (IRI) |
| Continental Representation | - | - | - |  Raukawa Jefferies (NZL) | ||
| Reallocation | - | - | - | Oussama Edari (MAR) |  Sean McCarthy (IRL) | |
| Tripartite Invitation | - | - | - |  Bojan Bošković (MNE) | ||
| TOTAL | 8 | 8 | 8 |
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Girls
More information Event, Location ...
| Event | Location | Date | Places | -53 kg | -59 kg | +59 kg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host Nation | - | - | - | |||
| Youth Olympic Rankings[2][3] | - | 1 June 2018 | 2 | Damla Ocak (TUR) Rinka Tahata (JPN) |  Charlotte Hope (GBR) Kokoro Sakaji (JPN) |  Kyriaki Kydonaki (GRE) Laura Lyok (DEN) |
| Karate Qualification Tournament 1[4] | Umag | 29 June 2018 | 2 |  Aika Okazaki (THA) Yasmin Nasr El-Gewily (EGY) | Anna Chernysheva (RUS) Mobina Heidari (IRI) |  Janessa Fonseca (PUR) Annika Sælid (NOR) |
| Karate Qualification Tournament 2[4] | Umag | 30 June 2018 | 2 | Fatemeh Khonakdar (IRI) Dildora Alikulova (UZB) |  Zsófia Baranyi (HUN) Ivana Perović (SRB) | Sakura Sawashima (JPN) Lauren Salisbury (GBR) |
| Continental Representation | - | - | - | |||
| Reallocation | - | - | - |  Tânia Barros (POR) Catalina Valdés (CHI) |  Assia Oukhattou (FRA) Marta Ossipova (EST) | Negin Altooni (IRI) |
| Tripartite Invitation | - | - | - |  Sarah Al-Ameri (UAE) | ||
| TOTAL | 8 | 8 | 8 |
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Summary
More information NOC, Boys ...
| NOC | Boys | Girls | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -61 kg | -68 kg | +68 kg | -53 kg | -59 kg | +59 kg | ||
| Argentina | X | X | 2 | ||||
| Belgium | X | 1 | |||||
| Chile | X | 1 | |||||
| Denmark | X | 1 | |||||
| Egypt | X | 1 | |||||
| Estonia | X | 1 | |||||
| France | X | 1 | |||||
| Great Britain | X | X | 2 | ||||
| Greece | X | 1 | |||||
| Guatemala | X | 1 | |||||
| Hungary | X | 1 | |||||
| Iran | X | X | X | X | X | 5 | |
| Ireland | X | 1 | |||||
| Italy | X | 1 | |||||
| Japan | X | X | X | X | X | X | 6 |
| Jordan | X | 1 | |||||
| Kazakhstan | X | 1 | |||||
| Macedonia | X | 1 | |||||
| Montenegro | X | 1 | |||||
| Morocco | X | X | X | 3 | |||
| New Zealand | X | 1 | |||||
| Norway | X | 1 | |||||
| Portugal | X | 1 | |||||
| Puerto Rico | X | 1 | |||||
| Russia | X | X | 2 | ||||
| Saudi Arabia | X | 1 | |||||
| Serbia | X | 1 | |||||
| Slovakia | X | 1 | |||||
| Thailand | X | 1 | |||||
| Turkey | X | X | 2 | ||||
| Ukraine | X | 1 | |||||
| United Arab Emirates | X | 1 | |||||
| Uzbekistan | X | 1 | |||||
| 33 NOCs | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 48 |
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Medal table
More information Rank, Nation ...
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | Japan (JPN) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | Iran (IRI) | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 3 | Belgium (BEL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Egypt (EGY) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Norway (NOR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Saudi Arabia (KSA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7 | Morocco (MAR) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Russia (RUS) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ireland (IRL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Italy (ITA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| North Macedonia (MKD) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Serbia (SRB) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Turkey (TUR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Uzbekistan (UZB) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 17 | Thailand (THA) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals (17 entries) | 6 | 6 | 12 | 24 | |
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Boys events
More information Event, Gold ...
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boys' 61 kg details |
Mohammed Ayed Al Assiri Saudi Arabia |
Masaki Yamaoka Japan |
Oussama Edari MoroccoFahik Veseli  Macedonia |
| Boys' 68 kg details |
Quentin Mahauden Belgium |
Yassine Sekouri Morocco |
Abilmansur Batyrgali KazakhstanRosario Ruggiero  Italy |
| Boys' +68 kg details |
Navid Mohammadi Iran |
Nabil Ech-Chaabi Morocco |
Enes Bulut TurkeySean McCarthy Crean  Ireland |
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- Boys' 61 kg victory ceremony
- Boys' 68 kg victory ceremony
- Boys' +68 kg victory ceremony
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Girls events
More information Event, Gold ...
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Girls' 53 kg details |
Yasmin Nasr Elgewily Egypt |
Rinka Tahata Japan |
Fatemeh Khonakdar Iran Dildora Alikulova  Uzbekistan |
| Girls' 59 kg details |
Kokoro Sakaji Japan |
Anna Chernysheva Russia |
Mobina Heidari Iran Ivana Perovic  Serbia |
| Girls' +59 kg details |
Annika Sælid Norway |
Sakura Sawashima Japan |
Lauren Salisbury Great BritainNegin Altooni Iran |
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- Girls' 53 kg victory ceremony
- Girls' 59 kg victory ceremony
- Girls' +59 kg victory ceremony
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- "Qualification System: Karate" (PDF). World Karate Federation. 20 December 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 October 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
- "Karate powerhouses lead standings for Youth Olympic Games". World Karate Federation. 1 June 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
- "Buenos Aires 2018 Olympic Standing". World Karate Federation. 1 June 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
- "Youth Olympic qualifier concludes in Umag with new karatekas making it to Buenos Aires 2018". World Karate Federation. 1 July 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
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