Karate at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics
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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.
VenueEuropa Pavilion
Dates17–18 October
No. of events6 (3 boys, 3 girls)
Competitors48 (24 boys, 24 girls) from 33 nations
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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 |
Qualification
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
| 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 |
Girls
| 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 |
Summary
| 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 |
Medal summary
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Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | Iran | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 3 | Belgium | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Egypt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Norway | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7 | Morocco | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Russia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Great Britain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ireland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Italy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Kazakhstan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| North Macedonia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Serbia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Turkey | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Uzbekistan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (16 entries) | 6 | 6 | 12 | 24 | |
Boys events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boys' 61 kg |
Mohammed Ayed Al Assiri Saudi Arabia |
Masaki Yamaoka Japan |
Oussama Edari Morocco Fahik Veseli Macedonia |
| Boys' 68 kg |
Quentin Mahauden Belgium |
Yassine Sekouri Morocco |
Abilmansur Batyrgali Kazakhstan Rosario Ruggiero Italy |
| Boys' +68 kg |
Navid Mohammadi Iran |
Nabil Ech-Chaabi Morocco |
Enes Bulut Turkey Sean McCarthy Crean Ireland |
Boys' 61 kg victory ceremony
Boys' 68 kg victory ceremony
Boys' +68 kg victory ceremony
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Girls events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Girls' 53 kg |
Yasmin Nasr Elgewily Egypt |
Rinka Tahata Japan |
Fatemeh Khonakdar Iran Dildora Alikulova Uzbekistan |
| Girls' 59 kg |
Kokoro Sakaji Japan |
Anna Chernysheva Russia |
Mobina Heidari Iran Ivana Perovic Serbia |
| Girls' +59 kg |
Annika Sælid Norway |
Sakura Sawashima Japan |
Lauren Salisbury Great Britain Negin Altooni Iran |
Girls' 53 kg victory ceremony
Girls' 59 kg victory ceremony
Girls' +59 kg victory ceremony
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