Karate at the 2015 Pan American Games explained

Event:Karate
Games:2015
Venue:Mississauga Sports Centre
Dates:July 23–25
Competitors:80
Nations:14
Num Events:10 (5 men, 5 women)
Prev:2011
Next:2019

Karate competitions at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada were held from July 23 to 25 at the Hershey Centre (Mississauga Sports Centre) in Mississauga.[1] Due to naming rights the arena was known as the latter for the duration of the games.[2] [3] The competition was held under the kumite discipline, with men and women each competing in five events each.[4] A total of 80 athletes from 14 nations took part.

Competition schedule

The following was the competition schedule for the karate competitions:[5]

Event↓/Date → Thu 23 Fri 24 Sat 25
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Medalists

Men's events

60 kg
67 kg
75 kg
84 kg
+84 kg

Women's events

50 kg
55 kg
61 kg
68 kg
+68 kg

Participating nations

A total of 14 countries qualified athletes. The number of athletes a nation entered is in parentheses beside the name of the country.

Qualification

See main article: Karate at the 2015 Pan American Games – Qualification. A total of 80 karatekas qualified to compete at the games (eight per weight category). There will be four qualification events for athletes to qualify, and the host nation, Canada, automatically qualified in each of the ten weight categories. A nation may enter a maximum of one athlete per weight category.[6] [7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Competition Schedule . 18 August 2014 . toronto2015.org . . 7 September 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140903164841/http://images.toronto2015.org/system/asset_pdfs/2043/original/pan-am-games-schedule.pdf?1407975204 . 3 September 2014 . dead .
  2. Web site: Mississauga Sports Centre . toronto2015.org . . 11 August 2014.
  3. News: Colpitts . Iain . 10 July 2013 . Pan Am excitement builds in Mississauga . . . . 11 August 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140812205937/http://news.ca.msn.com/ontario/brampton/pan-am-excitement-builds-in-mississauga . 12 August 2014 . dead .
  4. Web site: Karate . toronto2015.org . TO2015. 26 October 2014.
  5. Web site: Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games Ticket Program Guide . 20 April 2015 . toronto2015.org . . 26 April 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150420184712/http://images.toronto2015.org/system/asset_pdfs/4013/original/pan-am-games-ticket-guide-042015.pdf . 20 April 2015 . dead .
  6. Web site: 2014 North American Karate Cup. sportdata.org/ . 26 October 2014.
  7. Web site: Sport Technical Manual Karate . scribd.com/ . . 13 June 2015.