Karate at the 2006 Asian Games
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Karate
Karate
is a martial art developed in the Ryukyu Islands in what is now Okinawa, Japan. It was developed from indigenous fighting methods called and Chinese kenpō. Karate is a striking art using punching, kicking, knee and elbow strikes, and open-handed techniques such as knife-hands. Grappling, locks,...

 competed by men and women at the 2006 Asian Games
2006 Asian Games
The 15th Asian Games, officially known as the XV Asiad, is Asia's Olympic-style sporting event that was held in Doha, Qatar from December 1 to December 15, 2006. Doha was the first city in its region and only the second in West Asia to host the games...

 in Doha
Doha
Doha is the capital city of the state of Qatar. Located on the Persian Gulf, it had a population of 998,651 in 2008, and is also one of the municipalities of Qatar...

, Qatar
Qatar
Qatar , also known as the State of Qatar or locally Dawlat Qaṭar, is a sovereign Arab state, located in the Middle East, occupying the small Qatar Peninsula on the northeasterly coast of the much larger Arabian Peninsula. Its sole land border is with Saudi Arabia to the south, with the rest of its...

. Kata
Kata
is a Japanese word describing detailed choreographed patterns of movements practised either solo or in pairs. The term form is used for the corresponding concept in non-Japanese martial arts in general....

 contested along with Kumite
Kumite
Kumite means sparring, and is one of the three main sections of karate training, along with kata and kihon. Kumite is the part of karate in which you train against an adversary, using the techniques learned from the kihon and kata....

in seven weight classes for men and four for women. All competition took place at the Qatar Sports Club Indoor Hall on December 12 and 13.

Medal table

1 align=left |4 3 1 8
2 align=left |3 0 2 5
3 align=left |2 1 0 3
4 align=left |1 2 1 4
5 align=left |1 0 3 4
6 align=left |1 0 2 3
7 align=left |1 0 0 1
8 align=left |0 4 3 7
9 align=left |0 1 1 2
10 align=left |0 1 0 1
align=left |0 1 0 1
12 align=left |0 0 3 3
align=left |0 0 3 3
14 align=left |0 0 2 2
align=left |0 0 2 2
16 align=left |0 0 1 1
align=left |0 0 1 1
align=left |0 0 1 1
Total 13 13 26 52

Men

Individual kata
Kumite −55 kg
Kumite −60 kg
Kumite −65 kg
Kumite −70 kg
Kumite −75 kg
Kumite −80 kg
Kumite +80 kg

Women

Individual kata
Kumite −48 kg
Kumite −53 kg
Kumite −60 kg
Kumite +60 kg

Individual kata

December 12

Kumite −55 kg

December 12

Kumite −60 kg

December 12
1/16 final
Score
8–0
0–1
5–0

Kumite −65 kg

December 13
1/16 final
Score
3–2
4–0
3–6
0–8
5–6
9–1

Kumite −70 kg

December 13
1/16 final
Score
1–2
6–2
5–3
1–5
1–4
6–7

Kumite −75 kg

December 13
1/16 final
Score
1–2
2–1
0–8
3–5

Kumite −80 kg

December 13
1/16 final
Score
1–1

Kumite +80 kg

December 13

Individual kata

December 12

Kumite −48 kg

December 12

Kumite −53 kg

December 12

Kumite −60 kg

December 13

Kumite +60 kg

December 13

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