# 2022 World Cadet, Junior and U21 Karate Championships

The 2022 World Cadet, Junior and U21 Karate Championships, was a karate event held in Konya, Turkey from 26 to 30 October 2022.

## Age divisions

Cadets 14-16 / Juniors 16-18 / Espoirs 18-21

## Medal table

* Host nation (Turkey)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Japan | 10 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
| 2 | Turkey* | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 |
| 3 | Egypt | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 4 | Algeria | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Kazakhstan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Azerbaijan | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | Jordan | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 8 | Germany | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | Saudi Arabia | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Vietnam | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 | France | 1 | 1 | 8 | 10 |
| 12 | Italy | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 |
| 13 | Montenegro | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 14 | Croatia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | Greece | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Iran | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Morocco | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 18 | Spain | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 19 | Indonesia | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 20 | North Macedonia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 21 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 22 | Hungary | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 22 | Netherlands | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 22 | Tunisia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 25 | Czech Republic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | Estonia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | Poland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 28 | Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 29 | Slovakia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 30 | Argentina | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | Australia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | Canada | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | El Salvador | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | England | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | Libya | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | Philippines | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | Romania | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | Scotland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | Slovenia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | Thailand | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (40 entries) | Totals (40 entries) | 35 | 35 | 69 | 139 |

## U-21
### Men

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Kata | Sakichi Abe Japan | Duc Anh Nguyen Vietnam | Enes Özdemir Turkey |
| Kata | Sakichi Abe Japan | Duc Anh Nguyen Vietnam | Alessio Ghinami Italy |
| Kumite −60 kg | Aminagha Guliyev Azerbaijan | Pavle Dujaković Bosnia and Herzegovina | Nikita Filipov Ukraine |
| Kumite −60 kg | Aminagha Guliyev Azerbaijan | Pavle Dujaković Bosnia and Herzegovina | Mohamed Salah Egypt |
| Kumite −67 kg | Abdallah Hammad Jordan | Said Oubaya Morocco | Iván Gómez Campanario Spain |
| Kumite −67 kg | Abdallah Hammad Jordan | Said Oubaya Morocco | Ryoma Kitashiro Japan |
| Kumite −75 kg | Alireza Heydari Iran | Ömer Faruk Yürür Turkey | Hasan Masarweh Jordan |
| Kumite −75 kg | Alireza Heydari Iran | Ömer Faruk Yürür Turkey | Sebastiaan van Teeffelen Netherlands |
| Kumite −84 kg | Matteo Fiore Italy | Vitomir Trajkovski North Macedonia | Mohammed Aljafari Jordan |
| Kumite −84 kg | Matteo Fiore Italy | Vitomir Trajkovski North Macedonia | Achraf Hbila Morocco |
| Kumite +84 kg | Sanad Sufyani Saudi Arabia | Stefan Stojanovikj North Macedonia | Anes Bostandzic Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Kumite +84 kg | Sanad Sufyani Saudi Arabia | Stefan Stojanovikj North Macedonia | James Francis England |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Kata | Mirisa Ohuchi Japan | Damayanti Marzella Indonesia | Nourhan Sewidan Egypt |
| Kata | Mirisa Ohuchi Japan | Damayanti Marzella Indonesia | Sakura Alforte Philippines |
| Kumite −50 kg | Cylia Ouikene Algeria | Hiba Fellaoui Morocco | Gabriella Izaguirre El Salvador |
| Kumite −50 kg | Cylia Ouikene Algeria | Hiba Fellaoui Morocco | Ema Sgardelli Croatia |
| Kumite −55 kg | Louiza Abouriche Algeria | Bella Samasheva Kazakhstan | Sonia Villalobos Spain |
| Kumite −55 kg | Louiza Abouriche Algeria | Bella Samasheva Kazakhstan | Tylla Levacher France |
| Kumite −61 kg | Gülbahar Gözütok Turkey | Reem Khamis Germany | Iosune Urra Beraza Spain |
| Kumite −61 kg | Gülbahar Gözütok Turkey | Reem Khamis Germany | Jennifer Zameto France |
| Kumite −68 kg | Thalya Sombe France | Sudenur Aksoy Turkey | Tsubasa Kama Japan |
| Kumite −68 kg | Thalya Sombe France | Sudenur Aksoy Turkey | Elizabeta Molnar Slovenia |
| Kumite +68 kg | Sara Terazawa Japan | Martina Šáchová Czech Republic | Niamh Junner Scotland |
| Kumite +68 kg | Sara Terazawa Japan | Martina Šáchová Czech Republic | Milena Jovanovic Montenegro |

## Junior
### Men

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Kata | Rizuki Saito Japan | Furkan Kaynar Turkey | Ivan Martin Montenegro Spain |
| Kata | Rizuki Saito Japan | Furkan Kaynar Turkey | Lucas Hoffmann France |
| Team kata (Junior + Cadet) | Japan | Turkey | France |
| Team kata (Junior + Cadet) | Japan | Turkey | Morocco |
| Kumite −55 kg | Farid Savadov Azerbaijan | Mathias Kerneur France | Waseem Salamaeh Jordan |
| Kumite −55 kg | Farid Savadov Azerbaijan | Mathias Kerneur France | Guido Squillante Italy |
| Kumite −61 kg | Maxim Moskvichyov Kazakhstan | Abdulaziz Alsaif Saudi Arabia | Luka Pejić Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Kumite −61 kg | Maxim Moskvichyov Kazakhstan | Abdulaziz Alsaif Saudi Arabia | Zaid Slassi Morocco |
| Kumite −68 kg | Enes Fatih Kurt Turkey | Ali Mugari Saudi Arabia | Ismaila Cissokho France |
| Kumite −68 kg | Enes Fatih Kurt Turkey | Ali Mugari Saudi Arabia | Rashid Suleymanov Azerbaijan |
| Kumite −76 kg | Emre Saljiu Montenegro | Saif Bani Fares Jordan | Youssef Farag Egypt |
| Kumite −76 kg | Emre Saljiu Montenegro | Saif Bani Fares Jordan | Süleyman Aydemir Turkey |
| Kumite +76 kg | Yusuf Eren Temizel Turkey | Yousef Nofal Jordan | Alisher Taizhan Kazakhstan |
| Kumite +76 kg | Yusuf Eren Temizel Turkey | Yousef Nofal Jordan | Hamza Labid Morocco |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Kata | Aoba Furukawa Japan | Paola García Lozano Spain | Oonah Gamboa Canada |
| Kata | Aoba Furukawa Japan | Paola García Lozano Spain | Jana Khamis Egypt |
| Team kata (Junior + Cadet) | Japan | Egypt | Spain |
| Team kata (Junior + Cadet) | Japan | Egypt | Indonesia |
| Kumite −48 kg | Ganna Aly Egypt | Phuong Thao Nguyen Vietnam | Polina Marchenko Ukraine |
| Kumite −48 kg | Ganna Aly Egypt | Phuong Thao Nguyen Vietnam | Emma Colletti Italy |
| Kumite −53 kg | Nguyen Thi Dieu Ly Vietnam | Nejma Imitik Morocco | Nina Kvasnicova Slovakia |
| Kumite −53 kg | Nguyen Thi Dieu Ly Vietnam | Nejma Imitik Morocco | Rebecca Ortu Italy |
| Kumite −59 kg | Fatma Sorour Egypt | Emma Lili Loyal Hungary | Emina Sipovic Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Kumite −59 kg | Fatma Sorour Egypt | Emma Lili Loyal Hungary | Irene Marturano Italy |
| Kumite +59 kg | Hannah Riedel Germany | Rahma Tolba Egypt | Anna Pia Desiderio Italy |
| Kumite +59 kg | Hannah Riedel Germany | Rahma Tolba Egypt | Maroua Eddarhri Morocco |

## Cadet
### Men

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Kata | Ukyo Tatsumi Japan | Jonas Abu Wahib Germany | Azusa Takata Romania |
| Kata | Ukyo Tatsumi Japan | Jonas Abu Wahib Germany | Azusa Takata Australia |
| Kumite −52 kg | Abdalla Aly Eltohamy Egypt | Heidar Safi Germany | Ismayil Khamoyev Azerbaijan |
| Kumite −52 kg | Abdalla Aly Eltohamy Egypt | Heidar Safi Germany | Juki Fukushima Japan |
| Kumite −57 kg | Mohamed Ashraf Egypt | Thomas Krijnen Netherlands | Natthakrit Ingloy Thailand |
| Kumite −57 kg | Mohamed Ashraf Egypt | Thomas Krijnen Netherlands | Nazarii Prannychuk Ukraine |
| Kumite −63 kg | Nazim Douaidi Algeria | İslam Mustafa Ograglı Turkey | Karim Ahmed Egypt |
| Kumite −63 kg | Nazim Douaidi Algeria | İslam Mustafa Ograglı Turkey | Albasheer Alduweebi Libya |
| Kumite −70 kg | Alikhan Kadyrgali Kazakhstan | Waleed Qatamish Jordan | Patricio Montalbetti Argentina |
| Kumite −70 kg | Alikhan Kadyrgali Kazakhstan | Waleed Qatamish Jordan | Saad Yassin Egypt |
| Kumite +70 kg | Ilias Psomas Greece | Saveli Bolotskihh Estonia | Rayen Ghazouani Tunisia |
| Kumite +70 kg | Ilias Psomas Greece | Saveli Bolotskihh Estonia | Adam Tadjer France |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Kata | Azusa Takata Japan | Nadlima Layla Indonesia | Tuğba Süngü Turkey |
| Kata | Azusa Takata Japan | Nadlima Layla Indonesia | Maï-Linh Bui France |
| Kumite −47 kg | Towana Uchida Japan | Zuzanna Dopieralska Poland | Elsa Schmitt France |
| Kumite −47 kg | Towana Uchida Japan | Zuzanna Dopieralska Poland | Anna Yashchyshyn Ukraine |
| Kumite −54 kg | Buse Kılıç Turkey | Maysa Ksantini Tunisia | Jovana Damnjanovic Montenegro |
| Kumite −54 kg | Buse Kılıç Turkey | Maysa Ksantini Tunisia | Alexandra Zeumerova Slovakia |
| Kumite +54 kg | Sara Tomic Croatia | Mireia Villanueva Spain | Anna Kopfer Hungary |
| Kumite +54 kg | Sara Tomic Croatia | Mireia Villanueva Spain | Daria Bulay Ukraine |

## Participating nations

1779 athletes from 98 countries participated:
* Albania (6)
* Algeria (29)
* Argentina (7)
* Armenia (14)
* Australia (25)
* Austria (16)
* Azerbaijan (28)
* Belgium (17)
* Bolivia (1)
* Bosnia and Herzegovina (33)
* Brazil (35)
* Bulgaria (15)
* Cambodia (4)
* Canada (34)
* Chile (21)
* Chinese Taipei (33)
* Colombia (24)
* Costa Rica (3)
* Croatia (37)
* Croatia (2)
* Cyprus (23)
* Czech Republic (25)
* Denmark (24)
* Ecuador (7)
* Egypt (36)
* El Salvador (2)
* England (27)
* Estonia (10)
* Finland (5)
* France (37)
* Georgia (17)
* Germany (35)
* Greece (33)
* Guatemala (1)
* Hong Kong (20)
* Hungary (26)
* Iceland (3)
* India (25)
* Indonesia (17)
* Iraq (16)
* Ireland (12)
* Iran (37)
* Israel (13)
* Italy (38)
* Japan (39)
* Jordan (22)
* Kazakhstan (34)
* Kosovo (19)
* Kuwait (23)
* Kyrgyzstan (12)
* Latvia (21)
* Libya (4)
* Lithuania (7)
* Luxembourg (10)
* Madagascar (2)
* Malaysia (6)
* Malta (10)
* Mexico (32)
* Moldova (3)
* Montenegro (27)
* Morocco (27)
* Nauru (2)
* Netherlands (19)
* New Zealand (15)
* North Macedonia (34)
* Northern Ireland (2)
* Norway (7)
* Pakistan (3)
* Palestine (10)
* Peru (10)
* Philippines (1)
* Poland (30)
* Portugal (27)
* Qatar (2)
* South Korea (2)
* Romania (33)
* San Marino (1)
* Saudi Arabia (20)
* Scotland (14)
* Senegal (8)
* Serbia (34)
* Singapore (2)
* Slovakia (33)
* Slovenia (21)
* South Africa (23)
* Spain (38)
* Sweden (9)
* Switzerland (19)
* Thailand (8)
* Tunisia (14)
* Turkey (39)
* Ukraine (33)
* United Arab Emirates (2)
* United States (36)
* Uzbekistan (17)
* Venezuela (24)
* Vietnam (12)
* Wales (4)