Karate at the 2019 Pan American Games

Karate at the XVIII Pan American Games
Karate pictogram
Venue Polideportivo Villa El Salvador
Dates August 9–11, 2019
Competitors 132
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Karate competitions at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru are scheduled to be held between August 9th and 11th, 2019 at the Polideportivo Villa El Salvador, which will also host the gymnastics competitions.

14 medal events are scheduled to be contested. Ten of these events are in kumite (five per gender). A further four events (two per gender) in kata will be contested, after the Panamsports added them to the sports program in March 2017. This will mark the first time kata events are held at the Pan American Games since 2003 in Santo Domingo.[1] A total of 132 athletes will qualify to compete at the games.[2]

The top three medallists (in order of gold, silver than bronze) not already qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics according to the Olympic Standings as of April 6, 2020, will qualify for the said games.[3]


Medallists

Men's events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual kata
Team kata
60 kg
67 kg
75 kg
84 kg
+84 kg

Women's events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Individual kata
Team kata
50 kg
55 kg
61 kg
68 kg
+68 kg

Qualification

A total of 132 karatekas will qualify to compete. Each nation may enter a maximum of 18 athletes (nine per gender). There will be eight athletes qualified in each individual event, along with six teams in the kata team events. This consists of a maximum of one athlete in the individual events (12), and one group of three in each kata team event (six). The host nation, Peru, automatically qualifies the maximum number of athletes (18). The rest of the spots will be awarded across four qualification tournaments.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Notice to visitors :Pan American Games Lima 2019". www.pkfkarate.com/. Panamerican Karate Federation. 4 March 2017. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Qualification System manual" (PDF). www.panamsports.org/. Pan American Sports Organization. 25 April 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  3. ↑ "World Karate Federation (WKF) Qualification System – Games of the XXXII Olympiad – Tokyo 2020" (PDF). www.wkf.net/. World Karate Federation (WKF). 9 May 2018. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
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