Karate India Organisation Explained

Assocname:Karate India Organisation
Abbrev:KIO
Sport:Karate
Jurisdiction: National
Membership:State/UT associations
Aff:World Karate Federation
Region:Asian Karate Federation
Regionyear:2021
Headquarters:Delhi, India
President:Mr. Bharat Sharma
Secretary:Mr. Sanjeev Kumar Jangra
Replaced:Karate Association of India (KAI)
Countryflag:India
Url:www.karateindia.org

The Karate India Organisation (KIO) replaced Karate Association of India (KAI) as the national governing body for karate in India on confirmation from World Karate Federation (WKF) on 15 November 2021.[1]

KIO is incorporated as a non-profitable company under section 8 of Companies Act, 2013 and established for the overall development of karate sport in India affiliated with World Karate Federation (WKF), Asian Karate Federation (AKF), and Commonwealth Karate Federation (CKF) from November 2021 to present.[2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

Since 2019 there have been many disputes from the office bearers of the previous governing body (KAI), WKF de-recognition of Karate Association of India in accordance with the WKF Statutes and on 22 June 2020. Due to which the Sports Authority of India (SAI) and the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India (MYAS) has de-recognized karate, and its governing federations are no more considered as National Sports Federation (NSF) under the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India (MYAS) which is one of the major backlashes faced by karate in India since 2020.[7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13]

On 15 November 2021, in Dubai at the 25th Senior World Karate Championship, the WKF Congress decided to permanently disaffiliate the Karate Association of India (KAI) from the WKF and give permanent affiliate recognition membership to KIO. WKF also notified to the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) and Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports about the decision taken by the WKF Congress in Dubai, UAE, for the permanent affiliate KIO as the WKF member in India. Thus ratifying the earlier decision of the WKF Executive Committee (WKF EC), in accordance with the Olympic Charter Rule 28 to bring relief to the affected karate athletes of the whole country (India).[14] [15]

KAI was National Sports Federation for Karate Sports in India recognized by Government of India, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports until 2020 and was affiliated with WKF, AKF, SAKF and CKF from September 2013 to September 2020.[16] [17] [18]

KIO now is only association or federation to select the athletes to represent country at Asian Games, World Karate Championships, Asian Karate Championships, Commonwealth Karate Championships, South Asian Karate Championship, World Youth Cup, Karate 1 Premier League, USA Open Karate Championship and other Good Will International Tournaments.[19] [20]

Tournaments

National Karate Championship

World Karate Championships

Senior World Karate Championship 2021

Senior World Karate Championship 2023

Junior World Karate Championship 2022

Asian Karate Championships

Senior Asian Karate Championship 2021

Senior Asian Karate Championship 2022

Senior Asian Karate Championship 2023

Affiliated associations

KIO has 36 state/province members all over India along with Services Sports Control Board (SSCB), Army, CRPF, ITBP, Assam Rifles and many police forces as Corporate Members.

State/Unit Name of the affiliated Organisation
Karnataka Akhil Karnataka Sports Karate Association
Nagaland All Nagaland Karate Do Association
Jammu and Kashmir Amateur Karate Do Association of Jammu and Kashmir
Arunachal PradeshArunachal Pradesh Amateure Karate Association
Chandigarh Chandigarh Karate Association
Chhattisgarh Chhattisgarh Karate Association
Dadar Nagar & Daman Diu Dna Sports & All Daman and Diu Karate Do Association
Haryana Haryana United Karate Association
Delhi Karate Association of Delhi
Himachal PradeshKarate Association of Himachal Pradesh
Uttarpradesh Karate Association of Uttarpradesh
Maharashtra Karate Do Association of Maharashtra
Gujarat Karate Do Federation Gujarat
Kerala Karate Kerala Association
West Bengal Karate Do Association of Bengal
Manipur Manipur Amateure Karate Do Association
Meghalaya Meghalaya State Karate Do Federation
Madhyapradesh MP Sports Karate Association
Orrissa Orrissa State Karate Do Association
Punjab Punjab Karate Association
Rajasthan Rajasthan Karate Association
Sikkim Sikkim State Karate Do Association
Andaman Nicobar Sports Karate Do Association A&N Iselands
Bihar State Karate Association of Bihar
Tamilnadu Tamilnadu Sports Karate Do Association
Telangana Telangana Sports Karate Do Association
Goa Traditional Karate Association of Goa
Assam Unified Karate Association of Assam
Tripura United All Style Karate Tripura Association
Puducherry Universal Karate Do Association of Puducherry
Uttarakhand Uttarakhand Karate Association

KAI Presidents

S.No. Name State Tenure
1. Karate R. Thiagarajan Ex Deputy Mayor, 2013 to 2018
2. Lika Tara[25] 08.01.2020 to 26.10.2021
3. Kuldeep Vats[26] 26 November 2021 – present

KAI Secretaries General

S.No. Name State Tenure
1. Bharat Sharma2013 – 2018
2. Ambedkar Gupta [27] Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) 2019 – 2020
3. Rajnesh Chaudhary23 October 2020 – present

Athletes

The following is a list of athletes of the India National Karate Team who have represented India at international-level competitions such as Asian Games, World Karate Championships, Asian Karate Championships, Commonwealth Karate Championships, South Asian Karate Championship, Thailand open Karate Tournament, World Youth Cup, Karate 1 Premier League, USA Open Karate Championship, and other Good Will International Tournaments.[28] [29] [30] [31] [32] [33] [34] [35]

Athletes and results
YEARNAME STATE / UNIT COMPETITION VENUE RANK / POSITION EVENT
2021Aniket Gupta[36] [37] Delhi Istanbul 25th Individual Male Kata
2020Deepika Dhiman[38] [39] Delhi Santiago 9th Female Kumite 55 kg
2020Deepika Dhiman[40] Delhi Santiago 31st Individual Female Kata
2019Aniket Gupta[41] Delhi16th Senior Asian Karate ChampionshipTashkent 15thIndividual Male Kata
2019Pranay Sharma[42] [43] Delhi16th Senior Asian Karate ChampionshipTashkent 5thMale Kumite 67 kg
2019Priyanka Rami[44] Gujarat16th Senior Asian Karate ChampionshipTashkent 13thIndividual Female Kata
2019Deepika Dhiman[45] Delhi16th Senior Asian Karate ChampionshipTashkent 9thFemale Kumite 55 kg
2019Preksha Mittal[46] Haryana16th Senior Asian Karate ChampionshipTashkent 7thFemale Kumite Above 68 kg
2019Bobby SharmaPunjab18th AKF CADET, JUNIOR and U21 Asian Karate ChampionshipsKota Kinabalu Junior Kumite 48 kg
2019Durga Das[47] Madhya Pradesh18th AKF CADET, JUNIOR and U21 Asian Karate ChampionshipsKota Kinabalu

Malaysia

U21 Kumite 55 kg
2018Jayendran Sharath KumarKarnatakaAsian Games 2018JakartaParticipateMen's Kumite 75 kg
2018VishalHaryanaAsian Games 2018Jakarta ParticipateMen's Kumite 84 kg
2018Shruti Sharma[48] Haryana17th AKF CADET, JUNIOR and U21 Asian Karate ChampionshipsOkinawa Cadet Kumite 47 kg
2018Amritpal Kaur[49] Delhi17th AKF CADET, JUNIOR and U21 Asian Karate ChampionshipsOkinawa U21 Kumite 55 kg
2018Ananya Anand[50] Bihar17th AKF CADET, JUNIOR and U21 Asian Karate ChampionshipsOkinawa U21 Kumite Above 68 kg
2018Vishal[51] Haryana17th AKF CADET, JUNIOR and U21 Asian Karate ChampionshipsOkinawa U21 Kumite 84 kg

Captain

Aniket Gupta represented India National Team for international competitions such as, World Karate Championship, Asian Karate Championship, Commonwealth Karate Championship and many recognized international tournaments through National Sports Federation of Karate - NSF recognized by Government of India (Ministry of Sports & Youth Affairs) as Team Captain of Indian Karate Team (from 2011–2020).

Coach

The following is a list of coaches of the India National Karate Team who represented India at international competitions, such as: Asian Games, World Karate Championships, Asian Karate Championships, Commonwealth Karate Championships, South Asian Karate Championship, World Youth Cup, Karate 1 Premier League, USA Open Karate Championship and other Good Will International Tournaments.

Coach of National Teams for International Events
YEAR NAME STATE / UNIT COMPETITION VENUE COACH
2019Ratan Gambhir Madhya Pradesh Tashkent Head Coach
2019Sanjeev Kumar Uttarakhand Tashkent Coach
2019Sawan Kumar Tashkent Coach
2019Bharat Yadav HaryanaTashkent Coach
2019Pacha Nobin JomohArunachal Pradesh Tashkent Coach
2019Linza FannyMeghalaya Tashkent Coach
2018 Jaidev SharmaMadhya Pradesh Jakarta Coach

External links

Notes and References

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