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The World Traditional Karatedo Championships 2026<\/strong> in Vrsar, Croatia, ended on 23 October 2026<\/strong>. The event was organised by the World Traditional Karate-Do Union (WTKU)<\/strong>, and the whole competition, from start lists to results and the medal table, was run in Turniej Generator (tg-app.pl)<\/strong>. Polish athletes won 44 of the 54 categories<\/strong> and topped the country medal table by a wide margin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You\u2019ll find the full results of every category in Turniej Generator<\/a>. Results of the World Traditional Karatedo Children\u2019s Cup 2026<\/strong>, held on 24\u201325 October, are in a separate post: World Traditional Karatedo Children\u2019s Cup 2026<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Header graphic: organiser\u2019s materials \u2013 WTKU<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

World Traditional Karatedo Championships 2026 in numbers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Date<\/strong><\/td>23 October 2026<\/td><\/tr>
Venue<\/strong><\/td>Sportska dvorana Saline, Petalon 1F, 52450 Vrsar, Croatia<\/td><\/tr>
Organiser<\/strong><\/td>World Traditional Karate-Do Union (WTKU)<\/td><\/tr>
Categories held<\/strong><\/td>54<\/td><\/tr>
Athletes<\/strong><\/td>246, including those who competed in team events only<\/td><\/tr>
Countries<\/strong><\/td>16 (13 won medals)<\/td><\/tr>
Starts<\/strong><\/td>474: 381 individual and 93 team<\/td><\/tr>
Medals<\/strong><\/td>182: 54 gold, 54 silver, 74 bronze<\/td><\/tr>
Events<\/strong><\/td>kata, en-bu, fuku-go, kumite \u2013 individual and team<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Athletes came from Poland, the Czech Republic, Ukraine, Israel, the USA, Lithuania, Moldova, Romania, Great Britain, Slovenia, Brazil, Canada, Serbia, Cyprus, Croatia and Italy. Kumite and fuku-go were run as knockouts with two bronze medals, which is why there are more bronzes than golds and silvers. Two of the 56 planned categories (13 and 34) were not held.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Country medal table<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
#<\/th>Country<\/th>Gold<\/th>Silver<\/th>Bronze<\/th>Total<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
1<\/td>Poland<\/td>44<\/td>24<\/td>7<\/td>75<\/td><\/tr>
2<\/td>Ukraine<\/td>3<\/td>13<\/td>17<\/td>33<\/td><\/tr>
3<\/td>Czech Republic<\/td>4<\/td>5<\/td>12<\/td>21<\/td><\/tr>
4<\/td>Israel<\/td>1<\/td>7<\/td>9<\/td>17<\/td><\/tr>
5<\/td>Great Britain<\/td>1<\/td>2<\/td>5<\/td>8<\/td><\/tr>
6<\/td>Romania<\/td>0<\/td>1<\/td>8<\/td>9<\/td><\/tr>
7<\/td>USA<\/td>1<\/td>0<\/td>3<\/td>4<\/td><\/tr>
8<\/td>Brazil<\/td>0<\/td>1<\/td>4<\/td>5<\/td><\/tr>
9<\/td>Lithuania<\/td>0<\/td>1<\/td>4<\/td>5<\/td><\/tr>
10<\/td>Moldova<\/td>0<\/td>0<\/td>2<\/td>2<\/td><\/tr>
11<\/td>Italy<\/td>0<\/td>0<\/td>1<\/td>1<\/td><\/tr>
12<\/td>Serbia<\/td>0<\/td>0<\/td>1<\/td>1<\/td><\/tr>
13<\/td>Slovenia<\/td>0<\/td>0<\/td>1<\/td>1<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
Order as in the Turniej Generator medal summary. A team medal counts once.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Poland won 75 medals, including 44 golds, over four times as many golds as all other countries combined (10). Ukraine<\/strong> came second (3 golds, 33 medals), with the most medals of any visiting team and wins including senior men\u2019s kata. The Czech Republic<\/strong> was third: more golds (4) but fewer medals in total (21). Athletes from Israel, Great Britain and the USA also won gold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Club medal table<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
#<\/th>Club<\/th>Gold<\/th>Silver<\/th>Bronze<\/th>Total<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
1<\/td>Krakowski Klub Karate Tradycyjnego (POL)<\/td>8<\/td>8<\/td>1<\/td>17<\/td><\/tr>
2<\/td>Rokah Karate Israel (ISR)<\/td>1<\/td>7<\/td>9<\/td>17<\/td><\/tr>
3<\/td>Czech Traditional Karate Association (CZE)<\/td>3<\/td>3<\/td>9<\/td>15<\/td><\/tr>
4<\/td>Towarzystwo Sportowe „Sok\u00f3\u0142” (POL)<\/td>4<\/td>3<\/td>1<\/td>8<\/td><\/tr>
5<\/td>Karate Klub Sochaczew (POL)<\/td>3<\/td>0<\/td>1<\/td>4<\/td><\/tr>
6<\/td>MUKS przy Z.O.S.S. STO (POL)<\/td>2<\/td>1<\/td>1<\/td>4<\/td><\/tr>
7<\/td>Czech Shito-Ryu Karate Federation (CZE)<\/td>1<\/td>2<\/td>2<\/td>5<\/td><\/tr>
8<\/td>Kluczborski Klub Karate (POL)<\/td>2<\/td>1<\/td>0<\/td>3<\/td><\/tr>
9<\/td>Akademia Karate Tradycyjnego P\u0142ock (POL)<\/td>0<\/td>3<\/td>1<\/td>4<\/td><\/tr>
10<\/td>Lubelski Klub Karate Tradycyjnego (POL)<\/td>0<\/td>3<\/td>0<\/td>3<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
Top ten, in the same order as the Turniej Generator medal summary. Medals of teams with no club assigned, including national teams drawn from several clubs, count only in the country table.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Krakowski Klub Karate Tradycyjnego<\/strong> won 8 golds and 17 medals. Rokah Karate Israel<\/strong>, the best foreign club, also won 17 medals, and the Czech Traditional Karate Association<\/strong> was third (15 medals, including 3 golds).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Top athletes of the championships<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Two Polish athletes won five gold medals each:<\/p>\n\n\n\n