Due to the cancellation of the last qualifying tournaments because of the coronavirus outbreak, the first stage of the Olympic qualification pathway has been finalized. The four highest-ranked athletes per gender and Olympic event claim the 32 places allocated by standings. Additionally, the WKF has also confirmed the Japanese athletes who take the host nation quota in each one of the Olympic categories.
The qualified athletes in alphabetical order are:
| Male Categories Qualified Athletes | Female Categories Qualified Athletes |
|---|---|
| Male KataMattia Busato (ITA) Antonio Diaz (VEN) Ryo Kiyuna (JPN) Damian Quintero (ESP) Ali Sofuoglu (TUR) | Female KataViviana Bottaro (ITA) Sakura Kokumai (USA) Mo Sheung Grace Lau (HKG) Sandra Sanchez (ESP) Kiyou Shimizu (JPN) |
| Male Kumite -67kgDarkhan Assadilov (KAZ) Angelo Crescenzo (ITA) Steven Dacosta (FRA) Vinicius Figueira (BRA) Naoto Sago (JPN) | Female Kumite -55kgSara Bahmanyar (IRI) Miho Miyahara (JPN) Serap Ozcelik Arapoglu (TUR) Anzhelika Terliuga (UKR) Tzu-Yun Wen (TPE) |
| Male Kumite -75kgRafael Aghayev (AZE) Bahman Asgari Ghoncheh (IRI) Luigi Busa (ITA) Stanislav Horuna (UKR) Ken Nishimura (JPN) | Male Kumite -61kgMerve Coban (TUR) Giana Lotfy (EGY) Jovana Prekovic (SRB) Mayumi Someya (JPN) Xiaoyan Yin (CHN) |
| Male Kumite +75kgUgur Aktas (TUR) Ryutaro Araga (JPN) Sajad Ganjzadeh (IRI) Jonathan Horne (GER) Ivan Kvesic (CRO) | Female Kumite +61kgHamideh Abbasali (IRI) Meltem Hocaouglu (TUR) Elena Quirici (SUI) Ayumi Uekusa (JPN) Irina Zaretska (AZE) |
The Olympic qualification process continues now to allocate the rest of the places to complete the final list of 80 karatekas to participate in Tokyo 2020. No less than 24 athletes will earn the Olympic ticket at the qualification tournament to be held in Paris (France). Additionally, 12 athletes will get the berth for the Olympic Games by continental representation and up to four karatekas will take the Olympic ticket by the Tripartite Commission invitation places.
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