Karate at the Summer Olympics
Karate was first included in the Summer Olympic Games at the 2020 Games in Tokyo, Japan. After it was announced to not be included in 2024, in August 2022 it was announced that karate had made the shortlist for inclusion in the 2028 Games, although it was ultimately not selected.
| Karate at the Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC Discipline Code | KTE |
| Events | 8 (men: 4; women: 4) |
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Olympic karate featured two types of events: Kumite and Kata. Sixty competitors from around the world competed in the Kumite competition, and twenty competed in the Kata competition. Both divisions of the competition were split 50/50 between men and women.
It was governed by the World Karate Federation (WKF).
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