Karate at the 2025 World Games – Qualification

This article details the qualifying phase for karate at the 2025 World Games. 96 quota places for the Games are entitled to the karatekas coming from their respective NOCs, based on the results at designated tournaments supervised by World Karate Federation. Each NOC could enter a maximum of eight karatekas of twelve event categories. The host nation China has reserved a spot in each of the events.

Qualifying system

The rule that a country can only have one competitor per category prevails throughout the qualification process.

First qualification

3 Place per Category: Gold, Silver and the Bronze medal winner with the highest ranking of the 2023 World Karate Championships in Budapest.

Second qualification

3 Place per Category: Three first positions in the World Karate Federation Ranking as per 31 March 2025.

Third qualification

1 Place per Category: The person from the host country China.

Fourth qualification

1 Place per Category: The remaining total of 12 places are distributed by continental federation.

Qualification summary

The following table summarises the outcome of qualification for the Karate at the 2022 World Games. Following athletes gained at least one quota place for Chengdu.