Karate India Organisation


The Karate India Organisation ' replaced Karate Association of India ' as the national governing body for karate in India on confirmation from World Karate Federation (WKF) on 15 November 2021.
KIO is incorporated as a non-profitable company under section 8 of Companies Act, 2013 and established for the overall development of karate sport in India affiliated with World Karate Federation (WKF), Asian Karate Federation (AKF), and Commonwealth Karate Federation from November 2021 to present.
Since 2019 there have been many disputes from the office bearers of the previous governing body, WKF de-recognition of Karate Association of India in accordance with the WKF Statutes and on 22 June 2020. Due to which the Sports Authority of India (SAI) and the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India (MYAS) has de-recognized karate, and its governing federations are no more considered as National Sports Federation under the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India (MYAS) which is one of the major backlashes faced by karate in India since 2020.
On 15 November 2021, in Dubai at the 25th Senior World Karate Championship, the WKF Congress decided to permanently disaffiliate the Karate Association of India from the WKF and give permanent affiliate recognition membership to KIO. WKF also notified to the Indian Olympic Association and Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports about the decision taken by the WKF Congress in Dubai, UAE, for the permanent affiliate KIO as the WKF member in India. Thus ratifying the earlier decision of the WKF Executive Committee, in accordance with the Olympic Charter Rule 28 to bring relief to the affected karate athletes of the whole country.
KAI was National Sports Federation for Karate Sports in India recognized by Government of India, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports until 2020 and was affiliated with WKF, AKF, SAKF and CKF from September 2013 to September 2020.
KIO now is only association or federation to select the athletes to represent country at Asian Games, World Karate Championships, Asian Karate Championships, Commonwealth Karate Championships, South Asian Karate Championship, World Youth Cup, Karate 1 Premier League, USA Open Karate Championship and other Good Will International Tournaments.

Tournaments

National Karate Championship

  • The National Championships are held annually for Senior, U-21, Junior, Cadet, and Sub-Junior categories. In addition, the All India Inter-Zone Championship is conducted, featuring top teams from East, North, West, and Central Zones.
  • KIO is the only sports body to promote karate across India at the school, college, university and corporate levels, not only as a martial art of self defense but also as a sport. Karate has been a medal event in Olympic, School Games, National Games, SAF Games & Asian Games, World Games, Youth Olympic, and karate has been recognised by the International Olympic Committee.

World Karate Championships

Senior World Karate Championship 2021

Senior World Karate Championship 2023

Junior World Karate Championship 2022

Asian Karate Championships

Senior Asian Karate Championship 2021

Senior Asian Karate Championship 2022

Senior Asian Karate Championship 2023

Affiliated associations

KIO has 36 state/province members all over India along with Services Sports Control Board, Army, CRPF,, Assam Rifles and many police forces as Corporate Members.
State/UnitName of the affiliated Organisation
KarnatakaAkhil Karnataka Sports Karate Association
NagalandAll Nagaland Karate Do Association
Jammu and KashmirAmateur Karate Do Association of Jammu and Kashmir
Arunachal PradeshArunachal Pradesh Amateure Karate Association
ChandigarhChandigarh Karate Association
ChhattisgarhChhattisgarh Karate Association
Dadar and Nagar Haveli and Daman and DiuDNH Sports & All Daman and Diu Karate Do Association
HaryanaHaryana United Karate Association
DelhiKarate Association of Delhi
Himachal PradeshKarate Association of Himachal Pradesh
Uttar PradeshKarate Association of Uttar Pradesh
MaharashtraKarate Do Association of Maharashtra
GujaratKarate Do Federation Gujarat
KeralaKarate Kerala Association
West BengalKarate Do Association of Bengal
ManipurManipur Amateure Karate Do Association
MeghalayaAll Meghalaya Karate-Do Association
MadhyapradeshMadhya Pradesh Sports Karate Association
OdishaOdisha State Karate Do Association
PunjabPunjab Karate Association
RajasthanRajasthan Karate Association
SikkimSikkim State Karate Do Association
Andaman NicobarSports Karate Do Association Andaman and Nicobar Islands
BiharState Karate Association of Bihar
TamilnaduTamil Nadu Sports Karate Do Association
TelanganaTelangana Sports Karate Do Association
GoaTraditional Karate Association of Goa
AssamUnified Karate Association of Assam
TripuraUnited All Style Karate Tripura Association
PuducherryUniversal Karate Do Association of Puducherry
UttarakhandUttarakhand Karate Association

KAI Secretaries General

Athletes

The following is a list of athletes of the India National Karate Team who have represented India at international-level competitions such as Asian Games, World Karate Championships, Asian Karate Championships, Commonwealth Karate Championships, South Asian Karate Championship, Thailand open Karate Tournament, World Youth Cup, Karate 1 Premier League, USA Open Karate Championship, and other Good Will International Tournaments.
YEARNAMESTATE / UNITCOMPETITIONVENUERANK / POSITIONEVENT
2021Aniket GuptaDelhiKarate 1 Premier LeagueIstanbul Turkey|

Captain

Aniket Gupta represented India National Team for international competitions such as, World Karate Championship, Asian Karate Championship, Commonwealth Karate Championship and many recognized international tournaments through National Sports Federation of Karate - NSF recognized by Government of India as Team Captain of Indian Karate Team.
S.No.NameStateTenure
1.Aniket GuptaDelhi23 October 2011 – present

Coach

The following is a list of coaches of the India National Karate Team who represented India at international competitions, such as: Asian Games, World Karate Championships, Asian Karate Championships, Commonwealth Karate Championships, South Asian Karate Championship, World Youth Cup, Karate 1 Premier League, USA Open Karate Championship and other Good Will International Tournaments.
YEARNAMESTATE / UNITCOMPETITIONVENUECOACH
2019Ratan GambhirMadhya Pradesh16th Senior Asian Karate ChampionshipTashkent Uzbekistan|2020 Summer