
This is one of the greatest tournaments with weight classes.The 4 weight classes include Light weight class (70kg or less), Medium weight class (80 kg or less), Light heavy weight class (90 kg or less) and Heavy weight class (over 90 kg). 16 contestants for each weight class who are selected from all over the world join this tournament to win the championship for their classes.
3rd World Weight Category Karate Championships(1 May 2005)
MEN KUMITE -70 KG:
1:Lucian Gogonel/2:Yuzo Suzuki(Japan)/3:Osamu Shiojima(Japan)/4:Felipe Kuwabara(Brasil)
MEN KUMITE -80 KG:
1:Andrews Nakahara(Brasil)/2:Takamitsu Sakurai/3:Hiroyuki Kidachi(Japan)/4:Emil Kostov(Bulgaria)
MEN KUMITE -90 KG:
1:Kentaro Tanaka(Japan)/2:Maxim Dedik(Russia)/3:Fabiano Da Silva(Russia)/4:Kenshin Morimura(Japan)
MEN KUMITE +90 KG:
1:Ewerton Teixeira(Brasil)/2:Lechi Kurbanov/3:Alexandre Pichkunov(Russia)/4:Andrei Stepin(Russia)



