Karate World Championships
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The WKF Karate World Championships are the highest level of competition for karate. The competition is held in a different city every two years. The most recent events include Madrid in 2002, Monterrey in 2004, and Tampere in 2006. The next world championships are to be held in 2008 in Tokyo.
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| Year | Host City | Winning Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Tōkyō |  Japan |
| 1972 | Parigi |  France |
| 1975 | Long Beach, California | Japan |
| 1977 | Tōkyō |  Netherlands |
| 1980 | Madrid | Japan |
| 1982 | Taipei | Japan |
| 1984 | Maastricht |  United Kingdom |
| 1986 | Sydney | Japan |
| 1988 | Cairo | Japan |
| 1990 | Mexico City | Japan |
| 1992 | Granada |  Spain |
| 1994 | Kota Kinabalu | Japan |
| 1996 | Sun City | United Kingdom |
| 1998 | Rio de Janeiro | France |
| 2000 | Monaco | France |
| 2002 | Madrid | France |
| 2004 | Monterrey | Japan |
| 2006 | Tampere |  Italy |
| 2008 | Tōkyō | |
| 2010 | Belgrade | |
| 2012 | Parigi |
