Karate at the 2002 Asian Games
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Karate
was competed by men and women at the 2002 Asian Games
in Busan
, South Korea
. Kata
was contested along with Kumite
. There were 11 gold medals contested for this sport. All competition took place at the Yangsan College
Gymnasium on October 11 and 12.
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,...
was competed by men and women at the 2002 Asian Games
2002 Asian Games
The 2002 Asian Games, also known as XIV Asiad is a multi-sport event held in Busan, South Korea from September 29 to October 14, 2002. Busan is the second city, after Seoul in 1986 to host the Games. A total of 419 events in 38 sports were contested by 7,711 athletes from 44 countries...
in Busan
Busan
Busan , formerly spelled Pusan is South Korea's second largest metropolis after Seoul, with a population of around 3.6 million. The Metropolitan area population is 4,399,515 as of 2010. It is the largest port city in South Korea and the fifth largest port in the world...
, South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
. 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....
was 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....
. There were 11 gold medals contested for this sport. All competition took place at the Yangsan College
Yangsan College
Yangsan College is a private college located in Yangsan City, South Gyeongsang province, South Korea. It offers courses of study in fields including tourism, information technology, and automotive mechanics.-See also:...
Gymnasium on October 11 and 12.
Medal table
| 1 | align=left | |3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | align=left | |2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | align=left | |2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | align=left | |2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | align=left | |1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | align=left | |1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | align=left | |0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| align=left | |0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 9 | align=left | |0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | align=left | |0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | align=left | |0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 12 | align=left | |0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 13 | align=left | |0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| align=left | |0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| align=left | |0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| align=left | |0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| align=left | |0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 11 | 11 | 22 | 44 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Men
| Individual kata | |||
| Kumite −55 kg | |||
| Kumite −60 kg | |||
| Kumite −65 kg | |||
| Kumite −70 kg | |||
| Kumite −75 kg | |||
| Kumite +75 kg | |||
Women
| Individual kata | |||
| Kumite −53 kg | |||
| Kumite −60 kg | |||
| Kumite +60 kg | |||