Presentation
The World Senior Karate Championships will begin Wednesday, November 21 and will end Sunday, November 25.
During this championships, 16 titles will be awarded to the kata and kumite competitors:
kata categories : individual female kata / individual male kata / female team kata / male team kata
kumite categories : individual female kumite (-50kg/-55kg/-61kg/-68kg/+68kg) / individual male kumite (-60kg/-67kg/-75kg/-84kg/+84kg) / female team kumite / male team kumite.
Karate Paris 2012 in figures
21 it will be the 21st edition of the Senior World Championships.
40 the number of years during which the Karate World Championships have not been organized in France. The last time they have been held in France was in 1972.
1000 the number of competitors expected for this edition.
100 the number of nations.
250 the number of volunteers recruited for this event.
16 the number of titles to be awarded in Paris (10 in individual combat, 2 in individual kata, 2 in team match and 2 in team kata).