Karate at the 2025 World Games – Men's kata
| Men's kata at the 2025 World Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Jianyang Cultural and Sports Centre Gymnasium | |||||||||
| Location | Chengdu, China | |||||||||
| Dates | 8 August | |||||||||
| Competitors | 8 from 8 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Karate at the 2025 World Games | ||
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| Men | Women | |
| kata | ||
| 60 kg | 50 kg | |
| 67 kg | 55 kg | |
| 75 kg | 61 kg | |
| 84 kg | 68 kg | |
| +84 kg | +68 kg | |
The men's kata competition in karate at the 2025 World Games took place on 8 August 2025 at the Jianyang Cultural and Sports Centre Gymnasium in Chengdu, China.[1]
Results
Pool round
Pool A
| Pos | Athlete | B | W | L | PF | PA | 
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| 1 | Ariel Torres (USA)
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3 | 3 | 0 | 126.0 | 115.1 | — | 42.1 | 41.6 | 42.3 | |
| 2 | Adam El-Lithy (EGY)
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3 | 2 | 1 | 118.9 | 118.3 | 39.3 | — | 40.1 | 39.5 | |
| 3 | Tarık Koç (TUR)
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3 | 1 | 2 | 116.5 | 120.1 | 37.8 | 39.4 | — | 39.3 | |
| 4 | Yang Kangwei (CHN)
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3 | 0 | 3 | 113.2 | 121.1 | 38.0 | 36.8 | 38.4 | — |
Source: Chengdu 2025
Pool B
| Pos | Athlete | B | W | L | PF | PA | 
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| 1 | Kakeru Nishiyama (JPN)
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3 | 3 | 0 | 129.7 | 121.9 | — | 44.0 | 43.0 | 42.7 | |
| 2 | Alessio Ghinami (ITA)
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3 | 2 | 1 | 125.0 | 123.7 | 41.6 | — | 41.7 | 41.7 | |
| 3 | Anthony Vu (SWE)
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3 | 1 | 2 | 121.2 | 124.0 | 40.6 | 40.1 | — | 40.5 | |
| 4 | Roman Hrčka (SVK)
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3 | 0 | 3 | 118.6 | 124.9 | 39.7 | 39.6 | 39.3 | — |
Source: Chengdu 2025
Finals
| Semi-finals | Gold medal bout | |||||
| Alessio Ghinami (ITA) | 41.9 | |||||
| Ariel Torres (USA) | 43.6 | |||||
| Ariel Torres (USA) | 43.6 | |||||
| Kakeru Nishiyama (JPN) | 44.4 | |||||
| Adam El-Lithy (EGY) | 41.6 | |||||
| Kakeru Nishiyama (JPN) | 44.5 | |||||
| Bronze medal bout | ||||||
| Alessio Ghinami (ITA) | 43.2 | |||||
| Adam El-Lithy (EGY) | 41.2 | |||||
References
- ^ "The World Games 2025, Chengdu (CHN)". www.theworldgames.org. Retrieved 6 August 2025.