World Cadet, Junior and U21 Karate Championships
The World Cadet, Junior and U21 Karate Championships, also knows as World Karate Championship Junior are the highest level of competition for karate for U21 athletes organized by the World Karate Federation (WKF).[1] Initiated in 1999 held in Sofia, Bulgaria, the competition is held in a different city every two years.[2]
| Competition details | |
|---|---|
| Discipline | Karate |
| Type | Kumite and Kata, biennial |
| Organiser | World Karate Federation (WKF) |
| Divisions | |
| Current weight divisions | Cadet Male -52Kg,-57Kg, -63Kg Female -50Kg, -55Kg, -61Kg, -68Kg and 68+Kg |
| History | |
| First edition | 1999 in Sofia, Bulgaria |
| Editions | 11 (2019) |
| Most recent | 2019 in Santiago, Chile |
Weight divisions
The weight classification in this competition is divided into three categories, which are:
| Female | Male | |||||||||
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| Cadet | -47kg | -54kg | 54+kg | - | - | -52kg | -57kg | -63kg | - | - |
| Junior | -48kg | -53kg | -59kg | 59+kg | - | -55kg | -61kg | -68kg | -76kg | 76+kg |
| U21 | -50kg | -55kg | -61kg | -68kg | 68+kg | -60kg | -67kg | -75kg | -84kg | 84+kg |
List of World Karate Championships Junior
| Edition | Year | Host City | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1999 | Sofia |  Bulgaria |
| 2 | 2001 | Athens |  Greece |
| 3 | 2003 | Marseille |  France |
| 4 | 2005 | Limassol |  Cyprus |
| 5 | 2007 | Istanbul |  Turkey |
| 6 | 2009 | Rabat |  Morocco |
| 7 | 2011 | Malacca |  Malaysia |
| 8 | 2013 | Guadalajara |  Spain |
| 9 | 2015 | Jakarta |  Indonesia |
| 10 | 2017 | Santa Cruz de Tenerife | Spain |
| 11 | 2019 | Santiago |  Chile |
| 12 | 2021[3] | Cape Town |  South Africa |
All-time medals table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Japan (JPN) | 52 | 18 | 27 | 97 |
| 2 |  Egypt (EGY) | 43 | 25 | 46 | 114 |
| 3 | France (FRA) | 36 | 34 | 58 | 128 |
| 4 | Turkey (TUR) | 33 | 28 | 43 | 104 |
| 5 |  Iran (IRI) | 24 | 13 | 32 | 69 |
| 6 | Spain (ESP) | 18 | 21 | 34 | 73 |
| 7 |  Italy (ITA) | 16 | 23 | 37 | 76 |
| 8 |  Russia (RUS) | 5 | 10 | 20 | 35 |
| 9 | Morocco (MAR) | 5 | 5 | 12 | 22 |
| 10 |  Croatia (CRO) | 5 | 3 | 22 | 30 |
| 11 |  England (ENG) | 5 | 3 | 12 | 20 |
| 12 |  Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 5 | 1 | 10 | 16 |
| 13 |  Germany (GER) | 4 | 10 | 28 | 42 |
| 14 | Greece (GRE) | 4 | 5 | 7 | 16 |
| 15 | Indonesia (INA) | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
| 16 |  Serbia (SRB) | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 |
| 17 |  Hungary (HUN) | 4 | 2 | 12 | 18 |
| 18 |  Montenegro (MNE) | 4 | 0 | 6 | 10 |
| 19 |  United States (USA) | 3 | 7 | 8 | 18 |
| 20 |  Algeria (ALG) | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 |
| 21 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH) | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 |
| 22 |  Azerbaijan (AZE) | 2 | 9 | 11 | 22 |
| 23 |  Brazil (BRA) | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 |
| 24 |  Tunisia (TUN) | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| 25 |  Saudi Arabia (KSA) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 26 |  Netherlands (NED) | 2 | 1 | 11 | 14 |
| 27 |  Mexico (MEX) | 2 | 1 | 8 | 11 |
| 28 |  Jordan (JOR) | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 29 |  Venezuela (VEN) | 1 | 8 | 10 | 19 |
| 30 |  Slovakia (SVK) | 1 | 6 | 11 | 18 |
| 31 |  Austria (AUT) | 1 | 5 | 9 | 15 |
| 32 |  Ukraine (UKR) | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 |
| 33 | %253B_Flag_of_Serbia_and_Montenegro_(2003%E2%80%932006).svg.png.webp){kind=small} Serbia and Montenegro (SCG) | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| 34 |  Denmark (DEN) | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 35 | Chile (CHI) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 36 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium (BEL) | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 |
| 37 |  Kuwait (KUW) | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| 38 |  Belarus (BLR) | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 |
| 39 |  Peru (PER) | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 |
| 40 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada (CAN) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 41 |  Senegal (SEN) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Yugoslavia (YUG) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 43 |  China (CHN) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 Luxembourg (LUX) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 45 |  Estonia (EST) | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 46 |  Poland (POL) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 47 |  Thailand (THA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 United Arab Emirates (UAE) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 49 | Bulgaria (BUL) | 0 | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| 50 |  Latvia (LAT) | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 51 |  Vietnam (VIE) | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 52 |  Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 53 |  Norway (NOR) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 54 |  New Zealand (NZL) | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 55 |  North Macedonia (MKD) | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 56 |  Czech Republic (CZE) | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
 Scotland (SCO) | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
| 58 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia (AUS) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 59 |  Finland (FIN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Uzbekistan (UZB) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 61 |  Ecuador (ECU) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Great Britain (GRB) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Taiwan (TAI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 64 | Malaysia (MAS) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
 Portugal (POR) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
| 66 |  Dominican Republic (DOM) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 67 |  Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 68 |  Armenia (ARM) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Colombia (COL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 El Salvador (SLV) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Moldova (MDA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Philippines (PHI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Qatar (QAT) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Saar (SAR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Saudi Arabia (SAU) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| South Africa (RSA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 78 |  Andorra (AND) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Argentina (ARG) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 Hong Kong (HKG) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 India (IND) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 Ireland (IRE) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 Israel (ISR) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 Macau (MAC) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 Romania (ROM) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 Slovenia (SLO) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 Syria (SYR) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 Wales (WAL) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals (89 nations) | 314 | 314 | 621 | 1249 | |
References
- "World Junior Karate Championships | WKF". www.wkf.net. Retrieved 2021-10-16.
- "Results - World Championships Junior | WKF". www.wkf.net. Retrieved 2021-10-16.
- "WKF head upbeat after meeting with 2021 Cadet, Junior and U-21 Champs organisers". www.insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 2021-10-27.
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