France's Filali Mehdi celebrates after stunning Olympic champion Sajjad Ganjzadeh of Iran to make the men's over-84kg final ©WKF

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Spain’s Damián Quintero has moved within one victory of sealing his first world individual kata title ©WKF
Spain’s Damián Quintero has moved within one victory of sealing his first world individual kata title ©WKF


Japan's Hikaru Ono showcased her class in her performances to move through the women's individual kata gold-medal contest ©WKF
Japan's Hikaru Ono showcased her class in her performances to move through the women's individual kata gold-medal contest ©WKF


Hong Kong's Grace Lau has secured a showdown with Japan's Hikaru Ono for women's individual kata gold ©WKF
Hong Kong's Grace Lau has secured a showdown with Japan's Hikaru Ono for women's individual kata gold ©WKF


Athletes graced the tatamis in Budapest for the first time at the Karate World Championships ©WKF
Athletes graced the tatamis in Budapest for the first time at the Karate World Championships ©WKF


Indonesia's Ceyco Georgia Zefanya throws a punch in her women's under-68kg semi-final defeat to Azerbaijan's Iryna Zaretska ©WKF
Indonesia's Ceyco Georgia Zefanya throws a punch in her women's under-68kg semi-final defeat to Azerbaijan's Iryna Zaretska ©WKF


Two athletes collide with punches in one of many gripping matches on display ©WKF
Two athletes collide with punches in one of many gripping matches on display ©WKF


Emotions were running high on a thrilling opening day of competition in the Hungarian capital ©WKF
Emotions were running high on a thrilling opening day of competition in the Hungarian capital ©WKF


Several Russian and Belarusian karateka competed as individual neutral athletes after the WKF lifted the outright ban on their participation in time for the Karate Worl Championships ©WKF
Several Russian and Belarusian karateka competed as individual neutral athletes after the WKF lifted the outright ban on their participation in time for the Karate Worl Championships ©WKF


The Papp László Budapest Sports Arena provided a superb stage for competition as athletes contested the women's and men's indivdual kata competition as well as the kumite classes of men's over-84kg, men's under-84kg, women's over-68kg and women's under-68kg ©WKF
The Papp László Budapest Sports Arena provided a superb stage for competition as athletes contested the women's and men's indivdual kata competition as well as the kumite classes of men's over-84kg, men's under-84kg, women's over-68kg and women's under-68kg ©WKF