Karate India Organisation

Karate India Organisation
SportKarate
JurisdictionIndia
MembershipState/UT associations
AbbreviationKIO
Founded2020 (2020)
AffiliationWorld Karate Federation
Affiliation date15 November 2021 (15 November 2021)
Regional affiliationAsian Karate Federation
Affiliation date2021
HeadquartersDelhi, India
LocationDelhi, India
PresidentBharat Sharma
SecretarySanjeev Kumar Jangra
ReplacedKarate Association of India (KAI)
Official website
www.karateindia.org
India

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[citation needed]

National Karate Championship

  • The National Championships are held annually for Senior, U-21, Junior, Cadet and Sub Junior levels.
  • KIO is the only sports body to promote karate across India at the school, college, university and corporate levels, not only as a martial art of self defense but also as a sport. Karate has been a medal event in Olympic, School Games, National Games, SAF Games & Asian Games, World Games, Youth Olympic, and karate has been recognised by the International Olympic Committee.

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 Pradesh Arunachal 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 Pradesh Karate 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

KIO Presidents

S.No. Name State Tenure
1. Vijay Tiwari[23] Chhattisgarh 2020 – 2024
2. Bharat Sharma[24] Delhi 2024 – present

KIO Secretaries General

S.No. Name State Tenure
1. Sanjeev Kumar Jangra[25] Uttrakhand 2020 – present

KAI Presidents

S.No. Name State Tenure
1. Karate R. Thiagarajan Ex Deputy Mayor, Tamil Nadu 2013 to 2018
2. Likha Tara[26] Arunachal Pradesh 08.01.2020 to 26.10.2021
3. Kuldeep Vats[27] Delhi 26 November 2021 – present

KAI Secretaries General

S.No. Name State Tenure
1. Bharat Sharma Delhi 2013 – 2018
2. Ambedkar Gupta [28] Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) 2019 – 2020
3. Rajnesh Chaudhary Haryana 23 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.[29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36]

Athletes and results
YEAR NAME STATE / UNIT COMPETITION VENUE RANK / POSITION EVENT
2021 Aniket Gupta[37][38] Delhi Karate 1 Premier League Istanbul  Turkey 25th Individual Male Kata
2020 Deepika Dhiman[39][40] Delhi Karate 1 Premier League Santiago  Chile 9th Female Kumite 55 kg
2020 Deepika Dhiman[41] Delhi Karate 1 Premier League Santiago  Chile 31st Individual Female Kata
2019 Aniket Gupta[42] Delhi 16th Senior Asian Karate Championship Tashkent  Uzbekistan 15th Individual Male Kata
2019 Pranay Sharma[43][44] Delhi 16th Senior Asian Karate Championship Tashkent  Uzbekistan 5th Male Kumite 67 kg
2019 Priyanka Rami[45] Gujarat 16th Senior Asian Karate Championship Tashkent  Uzbekistan 13th Individual Female Kata
2019 Deepika Dhiman[46] Delhi 16th Senior Asian Karate Championship Tashkent  Uzbekistan 9th Female Kumite 55 kg
2019 Preksha Mittal[47] Haryana 16th Senior Asian Karate Championship Tashkent  Uzbekistan 7th Female Kumite Above 68 kg
2019 Bobby Sharma Punjab 18th AKF CADET, JUNIOR and U21 Asian Karate Championships Kota Kinabalu  Malaysia  Bronze Junior Kumite 48 kg
2019 Durga Das[48] Madhya Pradesh 18th AKF CADET, JUNIOR and U21 Asian Karate Championships Kota Kinabalu

Malaysia

 Bronze U21 Kumite 55 kg
2018 Jayendran Sharath Kumar Karnataka Asian Games 2018 Jakarta

 Indonesia

Participate Men's Kumite 75 kg
2018 Vishal Haryana Asian Games 2018 Jakarta  Indonesia Participate Men's Kumite 84 kg
2018 Shruti Sharma[49] Haryana 17th AKF CADET, JUNIOR and U21 Asian Karate Championships Okinawa  Japan  Bronze Cadet Kumite 47 kg
2018 Amritpal Kaur[50] Delhi 17th AKF CADET, JUNIOR and U21 Asian Karate Championships Okinawa  Japan  Bronze U21 Kumite 55 kg
2018 Ananya Anand[51] Bihar 17th AKF CADET, JUNIOR and U21 Asian Karate Championships Okinawa  Japan  Bronze U21 Kumite Above 68 kg
2018 Vishal[52] Haryana 17th AKF CADET, JUNIOR and U21 Asian Karate Championships Okinawa  Japan  Bronze 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).

S.No. Name State Tenure
1. Aniket Gupta[53][54] Delhi 23 October 2011 – present

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
2019 Ratan Gambhir Madhya Pradesh 16th Senior Asian Karate Championship Tashkent  Uzbekistan Head Coach
2019 Sanjeev Kumar Uttarakhand 16th Senior Asian Karate Championship Tashkent  Uzbekistan Coach
2019 Sawan Kumar SSCB Karate Team 16th Senior Asian Karate Championship Tashkent  Uzbekistan Coach
2019 Bharat Yadav Haryana 16th Senior Asian Karate Championship Tashkent  Uzbekistan Coach
2019 Pacha Nobin Jomoh Arunachal Pradesh 16th Senior Asian Karate Championship Tashkent  Uzbekistan Coach
2019 Linza Fanny Meghalaya 16th Senior Asian Karate Championship Tashkent  Uzbekistan Coach
2018 Jaidev Sharma Madhya Pradesh Asian Games 2018 Jakarta  Indonesia Coach

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