# 2021 Asian Karate Championships

The 2021 Asian Karate Championships were the 17th edition of the Senior Asian Karate Championship and were held in Almaty, Kazakhstan from 20 to 22, December 2021. The event was held at the Baluan Sholak Sports Palace.

## Medalists
### Men

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Individual kata | Ryo Kiyuna Japan | Ahmad Zigi Zaresta Yuda Indonesia | Abolfazl Shahrjerdi Iran |
| Individual kata | Ryo Kiyuna Japan | Ahmad Zigi Zaresta Yuda Indonesia | Mohammad Al-Mosawi Kuwait |
| Team kata | Japan Arata Kinjo Ryo Kiyuna Takuya Uemura | Iran Milad Farazmehr Abolfazl Shahrjerdi Ali Zand | Indonesia Albiadi Andi Dharmawan Andi Tomy Aditya Mardana |
| Team kata | Japan Arata Kinjo Ryo Kiyuna Takuya Uemura | Iran Milad Farazmehr Abolfazl Shahrjerdi Ali Zand | Kuwait Mohammad Al-Mosawi Salman Al-Mosawi Mohammad Bader |
| Kumite −55 kg | Andrey Aktauov Kazakhstan | Yasir Bargi Saudi Arabia | Ari Saputra Indonesia |
| Kumite −55 kg | Andrey Aktauov Kazakhstan | Yasir Bargi Saudi Arabia | Pouria Aghdasi Iran |
| Kumite −60 kg | Abdallah Hammad Jordan | Ali Meskini Iran | Abdullah Shaaban Kuwait |
| Kumite −60 kg | Abdallah Hammad Jordan | Ali Meskini Iran | Bader Al-Otaibi Saudi Arabia |
| Kumite −67 kg | Soichiro Nakano Japan | Fahad Al-Khathami Saudi Arabia | Didar Amirali Kazakhstan |
| Kumite −67 kg | Soichiro Nakano Japan | Fahad Al-Khathami Saudi Arabia | Abdelrahman Al-Masatfa Jordan |
| Kumite −75 kg | Yusei Sakiyama Japan | Sultan Al-Zahrani Saudi Arabia | Nurkanat Azhikanov Kazakhstan |
| Kumite −75 kg | Yusei Sakiyama Japan | Sultan Al-Zahrani Saudi Arabia | Ali Asghar Asiabari Iran |
| Kumite −84 kg | Zabihollah Pourshab Iran | Rikito Shimada Japan | Wu Chun-wei Chinese Taipei |
| Kumite −84 kg | Zabihollah Pourshab Iran | Rikito Shimada Japan | Baek Jun-hyeok South Korea |
| Kumite +84 kg | Tareg Hamedi Saudi Arabia | Saleh Abazari Iran | Sulaiman Al-Mulla United Arab Emirates |
| Kumite +84 kg | Tareg Hamedi Saudi Arabia | Saleh Abazari Iran | Adilet Shadykanov Kyrgyzstan |
| Team kumite | Kazakhstan Nurkanat Azhikanov Igor Chikhmarev Abylay Toltay Nurniyaz Yeldashov Spandiyar Yerkebek Daniyar Yuldashev Marat Zhanbyr | Iran Saleh Abazari Mehdi Ashouri Keivan Baban Sajjad Ganjzadeh Saman Heidari Mehdi Khodabakhshi Zabihollah Pourshab | Saudi Arabia Fahad Al-Khathami Mohammed Al-Malki Faraj Al-Nashri Bader Al-Otaibi Sultan Al-Zahrani Tareg Hamedi Sanad Sufyani |
| Team kumite | Kazakhstan Nurkanat Azhikanov Igor Chikhmarev Abylay Toltay Nurniyaz Yeldashov Spandiyar Yerkebek Daniyar Yuldashev Marat Zhanbyr | Iran Saleh Abazari Mehdi Ashouri Keivan Baban Sajjad Ganjzadeh Saman Heidari Mehdi Khodabakhshi Zabihollah Pourshab | Jordan Zaki Abu Qaoud Abdelrahman Al-Masatfa Abdallah Hammad Mahmoud Sajan Omar Shaqrah |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Individual kata | Hikaru Ono Japan | Krisda Putri Aprilia Indonesia | Sakura Alforte Philippines |
| Individual kata | Hikaru Ono Japan | Krisda Putri Aprilia Indonesia | Grace Lau Hong Kong |
| Team kata | Japan Saori Ishibashi Sae Taira Misaki Yabumoto | Indonesia Emilia Sri Hanandyta Anugerah Nurul Lucky Dian Monika Nababan | Iran Najmeh Ghazizadeh Shadi Jafarizadeh Elnaz Taghipour |
| Team kata | Japan Saori Ishibashi Sae Taira Misaki Yabumoto | Indonesia Emilia Sri Hanandyta Anugerah Nurul Lucky Dian Monika Nababan | Hong Kong Ma Ka Man Wong Sze Man Wu Lok Man |
| Kumite −50 kg | Moldir Zhangbyrbay Kazakhstan | Junna Tsukii Philippines | Gu Shiau-shuang Chinese Taipei |
| Kumite −50 kg | Moldir Zhangbyrbay Kazakhstan | Junna Tsukii Philippines | Tsang Yee Ting Hong Kong |
| Kumite −55 kg | Hoàng Thị Mỹ Tâm Vietnam | Ku Tsui-ping Chinese Taipei | Cok Istri Agung Sanistyarani Indonesia |
| Kumite −55 kg | Hoàng Thị Mỹ Tâm Vietnam | Ku Tsui-ping Chinese Taipei | Taravat Khaksar Iran |
| Kumite −61 kg | Sarah Al-Ameri United Arab Emirates | Jamie Lim Philippines | Rozita Alipour Iran |
| Kumite −61 kg | Sarah Al-Ameri United Arab Emirates | Jamie Lim Philippines | Kymbat Toitonova Kyrgyzstan |
| Kumite −68 kg | Kayo Someya Japan | Mobina Heidari Iran | Hồ Thị Thu Hiền Vietnam |
| Kumite −68 kg | Kayo Someya Japan | Mobina Heidari Iran | Assel Kanay Kazakhstan |
| Kumite +68 kg | Yuzuki Sawae Japan | Sofya Berultseva Kazakhstan | Leila Borjali Iran |
| Kumite +68 kg | Yuzuki Sawae Japan | Sofya Berultseva Kazakhstan | Kewalin Songklin Thailand |
| Team kumite | Vietnam Đinh Thị Hương Hồ Thị Thu Hiền Hoàng Thị Mỹ Tâm Nguyễn Thị Ngoan | United Arab Emirates Sarah Al-Ameri Hawraa Al-Ajmi Al-Yazia Ismail Fatma Khasaif | Japan Yuzuki Sawae Kayo Someya Maya Suzuki Sumika Yazawa |
| Team kumite | Vietnam Đinh Thị Hương Hồ Thị Thu Hiền Hoàng Thị Mỹ Tâm Nguyễn Thị Ngoan | United Arab Emirates Sarah Al-Ameri Hawraa Al-Ajmi Al-Yazia Ismail Fatma Khasaif | Kazakhstan Madina Alimanova Sofya Berultseva Sabina Zakharova Moldir Zhangbyrbay |

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Japan | 8 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2 | Kazakhstan | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 3 | Vietnam | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Iran | 1 | 5 | 7 | 13 |
| 5 | Saudi Arabia | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 6 | United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Jordan | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | Indonesia | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 9 | Philippines | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Chinese Taipei | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 11 | Hong Kong | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 11 | Kuwait | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 13 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 14 | South Korea | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | Thailand | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (15 entries) | Totals (15 entries) | 17 | 17 | 34 | 68 |