Country Medals Table
| Place | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1 | Hungary | 9 | 16 | 18 |
| 2 | Belgium | 9 | 10 | 9 |
| 3 | Ireland | 7 | 9 | 7 |
| 4 | France | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Ukraine | 5 | 10 | 6 |
| 6 | Italy | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Slovakia | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Netherlands | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Romania | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Russia | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | Slovenia | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | India | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Latvia | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | Canada | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Irish Medal Winners
| Competition | Classification | M/F | Medal | Name |
| ASD Kata | 101 2004-2007 | M-F | Silver | Sean Brittland |
| ASD Kumite | 101 2004-2007 | M-F | Silver | Sean Brittland |
| ASD Kata | 101/103 2003 and older | F | Silver | Shauna O’Driscoll |
| ASD Kumite | 101/103 2003 and older | F | Bronze | Kata Connolly |
| ASD Kata | 101/103 2003 and older | M | Gold | Dillion McQuirk |
| ASD Kata | 101/103 2003 and older | M | Silver | Alex Chan |
| ASD Kata | 101/103 2003 and older | M | Bronze | Sam Pidgeon |
| ASD Kumite | 101/103 2003 and older | M | Gold | Dillion McQuirk |
| ASD Kumite | 101/103 2003 and older | M | Silver | Alex Chan |
| ASD Kata | 102 | M-F | Gold | Alex Spencer |
| ASD Kata | 102 | M-F | Silver | Sean Moran |
| ASD Kata | 102 | M-F | Bronze | Isabel Gallagher |
| ASD Kumite | 102 | M-F | Gold | Isabel Gallagher |
| ASD Kumite | 102 | M-F | Silver | Pauric Hooper |
| ASD Kumite | 102 | M-F | Bronze | Lee Caldwell |
| II Kata | 202 | F | Gold | Georgina Harte |
| II Kumite | 202 | F | Silver | Georgina Harte |
| II Kumite | 202 | F | Bronze | Faik Ivett Szabo Beata |
| PI Kata | 301 2001-2003 | M-F | Bronze | Ilya Foley |
| PI Kumite | 301 2001-2003 | M-F | Gold | Ilya Foley |
| PI Kumite | 301 2000 and older | M-F | Bronze | Eoin Watters |
| PI Kumite | Kumite Open Pairs | M-F | Bronze | Ruairi Balley |
| Team Kata | M-F | Gold | Ireland Eoghan Caulfield Dillion McQuirk Alex Chan |
Legend / Key: ASD = Autism Spectrum Disorder; II = Intellectual Impairment; PI = Physical Impairment.
Report
The Irish Kenpo Karate Union, recognised by Sport Ireland, sent a team to the I-Karate Global 2nd Global World Cup in Budapest, Hungary on April 29th 2018, and Ireland came away with 23 medals: 7 gold, 9 silver and 7 bronze, finishing third in the countries medal table, including winning gold in the team event. I-Karate Global is the Inclusive Karate Federation and Categories included Autism Spectrum Disorder, Intellectual Impairment and Physical Impairment.
References:
Logos
[1] I-Karate Global Facebook (2020) Profile Picture, December 12, 2015 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/IKF.net/photos/a.403251783111478/649188898517764/ [Accessed 28 April 2021]
Websites
[2] IKKU (2020)2nd I-Karate Global World Cup Budapest 2018 [Internet] Available from: http://www.ikku.ie/results/budapest.pdf [Accessed 15 October 2019]
Acknowledgements
Thanks to John Wills, John Morahan, John Kane and Louise Wills (nee Kenny).
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Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the
Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive
Last Updated: 28 April 2021
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