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2008 World Karate Championships
The 2008 World Karate Championships are the 19th edition of the World Karate Championships, and were held in Tokyo, Japan from November 13 to November 16, 2008. Medalists Men Women Medal table Participating nations 888 athletes from 97 nations competed. * (4) * (7) * (5) * (4) * (11) * (10) * (8) * (3) * (10) * (2) * (5) * (14) * (19) * (10) * (16) * (3) * (13) * (11) * (11) * (7) * (12) * (26) * (10) * (16) * (4) * (3) * (16) * (3) * (15) * (6) * (2) * (5) * (23) * (1) * (22) * (14) * (20) * (5) * (2) * (8) * (7) * (16) * (2) * (4) * (16) * (19) * (4) * (14) * (11) * (1) * (13) * (11) * (1) * (13) * (5) * (15) * (2) * (4) * (5) * (8) * (1) * (9) * (1) * (1) * (1) * (5) * (4) * (3) * (10) * (8) * (6) * (11) * (21) * (9) * (8) * (11) * (18) * (3) * (16) * (9) * (18) * (15) * (20) * (9) * (10) * (5) * (1) * (3) * (10) * (24) * (6) * (19) * (1) * (9) * (13) * (11) * (2) References External links World Karate FederationOfficial WebsiteKarate Records – World Championshi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokyo
Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 million residents ; the city proper has a population of 13.99 million people. Located at the head of Tokyo Bay, the prefecture forms part of the Kantō region on the central coast of Honshu, Japan's largest island. Tokyo serves as Japan's economic center and is the seat of both the Japanese government and the Emperor of Japan. Originally a fishing village named Edo, the city became politically prominent in 1603, when it became the seat of the Tokugawa shogunate. By the mid-18th century, Edo was one of the most populous cities in the world with a population of over one million people. Following the Meiji Restoration of 1868, the imperial capital in Kyoto was moved to Edo, which was renamed "Tokyo" (). Tokyo was devastate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
