2017 in combat sports

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Amateur boxing[edit]

Fencing[edit]

World fencing events[edit]

Continental fencing events[edit]

2016–17 Fencing Grand Prix[edit]

2016–17 Fencing World Cup[edit]

Judo[edit]

International judo events[edit]

Judo Grand Slam[edit]

  • February 11 & 12: Grand Slam #1 in France Paris[39]
    •  Japan won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • March 10 – 12: Grand Slam #2 in Azerbaijan Baku[40]
  • May 19 – 21: Grand Slam #3 in Russia Yekaterinburg[41]
    •  Japan won the gold medal tally.  Russia won the overall medal tally.
  • October 27 – 29: Grand Slam #4 in United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi[42]
    •  Russia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • December 1 – 3: Grand Slam #5 (final) in Japan Tokyo[43]
    •  Japan won both the gold and overall medal tallies.

Judo Grand Prix[edit]

  • February 24 – 26: Grand Prix #1 in Germany Düsseldorf[44]
    •  Japan won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • March 31 – April 2: Grand Prix #2 in Georgia (country) Tbilisi[45]
    •  Brazil,  Russia, and  Georgia won 3 gold medals each. Brazil and Russia won 10 overall medals each.
  • April 7 – 9: Grand Prix #3 in Turkey Antalya[46]
    •  Russia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • June 16 – 18: Grand Prix #4 in Mexico Cancún[47]
  • June 30 – July 2: Grand Prix #5 in China Hohhot[48]
    •  Japan won the gold medal tally.  Russia won the overall medal tally.
  • September 29 – October 1: Grand Prix #6 in Croatia Zagreb[49]
    •  Japan won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • October 6 – 8: Grand Prix #7 in Uzbekistan Tashkent[50]
  • November 17 – 19: Grand Prix #8 (final) in Netherlands The Hague[51]
    • The  Netherlands won both the gold and overall medal tallies.

Judo Union of Asia (JUA)[edit]

European Judo Union (EJU)[edit]

  • January 9 – November 5: 2017 EJU Open and Cup events

EJU Open[edit]

  • February 4 & 5: EJU Open #1 in Bulgaria Sofia (women only)[55]
    •  Japan won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • February 4 & 5: EJU Open #2 in Portugal Odivelas (men only)[56]
    •  France and  Russia won 2 gold medals each. France won the overall medal tally.
  • February 18 & 19: EJU Open #3 in Austria Oberwart (women only)[57]
    •  Japan won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • February 18 & 19: EJU Open #4 in Italy Rome (men only)[58]
    •  Japan won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • March 4 & 5: EJU Open #5 in Czech Republic Prague (women only)[59]
  • March 4 & 5: EJU Open #6 in Poland Katowice (men only)[60]
    •  Poland won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • June 3 & 4: EJU Open #7 in Romania Bucharest[61]
    •  France won the gold medal tally. France and  Italy won 9 overall medals each.
  • July 22 & 23: EJU Open #8 in Belarus Minsk[62]
    •  Belarus won the gold medal tally. Belarus and  Russia won 6 overall medals each.
  • September 23 & 24: EJU Open #9 (final) in Serbia Belgrade[63]

EJU Cup[edit]

African Judo Union (AJU)[edit]

  • January 14 & 15: AJU Open #1 in Tunisia Tunis[72]
    •  France won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • March 18 & 19: AJU Open #2 in Morocco Casablanca[73]
    •  France won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • November 18 & 19: AJU Open #3 in Senegal Dakar[74]
  • November 25 & 26: AJU Open #4 (final) in Cameroon Yaoundé[75]
    •  Cameroon won both the gold and overall medal tallies.

Pan American Judo Confederation (CPJ)[edit]

Karate[edit]

International karate events[edit]

  • June 26 – July 2: 2017 Karate 1–Youth World Cup in Croatia Umag[80]
    •  Italy won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • September 16 & 17: 2017 Mediterranean Junior & Cadet and U21 Karate Championships in Morocco Tangier[81]
    •  Egypt won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • October 26 – 29: 2017 World U21, Junior, and Cadet Karate Championships in Spain Tenerife[82]
    •  Japan won both the gold and overall medal tallies.

2017 Karate 1-Series A[edit]

  • June 17 & 18: K1-SA #1 in Spain Toledo[83]
    •  Spain won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • September 23 & 24: K1-SA #2 in Turkey Istanbul[84]
    •  Iran won the gold medal tally. Iran and  Japan won 12 overall medals each.
  • October 7 & 8: K1-SA #3 in Austria Salzburg[85]
    •  Japan and  France won 3 gold medals each. Japan won the overall medal tally.
  • November 25 & 26: K1-SA #4 (final) in Japan Okinawa[86]
    •  Japan won both the gold and overall medal tallies.

2017 Karate 1–Premier League[edit]

  • January 27 – 29: K1-PL #1 in France Paris[87]
    •  Japan won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • March 17 – 19: K1-PL #2 in Netherlands Rotterdam[88]
    •  France and  Japan won 4 gold medals each. France won the overall medal tally.
  • March 31 – April 2: K1-PL #3 in United Arab Emirates Dubai[89]
    •  Iran won the gold medal tally.  Turkey won the overall medal tally.
  • April 14 – 16: K1-PL #4 in Morocco Rabat[90]
    •  Egypt won the gold medal tally.  Morocco won the overall medal tally.
  • September 8 – 10: K1-PL #5 (final) in Germany Leipzig[91]
    •  Japan won both the gold and overall medal tallies.

Asian Karatedo Federation (AKF)[edit]

  • July 13 – 15: 2017 AKF Cadet, Junior & U-21 Championships in Kazakhstan Astana[92]
    •  Iran won both the gold and overall medal tallies.[93]
  • July 15 – 17: 2017 Asian Karate Championships in Kazakhstan Astana[94]
    •  Japan won both the gold and overall medal tallies.[95]

European Karate Federation (EKF)[edit]

  • February 17 – 19: 2017 EKF Junior & Cadet and U21 Karate Championships in Bulgaria Sofia[96]
    •  France and  Italy won 6 gold medals each.  Spain won the overall medal tally.
  • May 4 – 7: 2017 EKF Senior Karate Championships in Turkey Kocaeli[97]
    •  Turkey won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • June 3 & 4: 2017 EKF Karate Championships For Regions in Kosovo Pristina[98]
    •  Turkey won both the gold and overall medal tallies.

Panamerican Karate Federation (PKF)[edit]

African Karate Federation (UFAK)[edit]

  • May 29 – June 5: 2017 UFAK Senior Karate Championships in Cameroon Yaoundé[103]
    •  Tunisia won the gold medal tally.  Cameroon won the overall medal tally.

Oceania Karate Federation (OKF)[edit]

Kickboxing[edit]

Kunlun Fight[edit]

International and Continental events[edit]

  • April 24 – 30: 2017 WAKO Asian Kickboxing Championships in Turkmenistan Ashgabat[105]
  • June 16 – 18: 2017 Bolivarian Kickboxing Championships in Ecuador Santo Domingo[107]
    •  Peru won the gold medal tally.  Ecuador won the overall medal tally.
  • September 2 – 10: 2017 WAKO Cadets and Juniors European Championships in North Macedonia Skopje[108]
    •  Russia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • September 28 – October 1: 2017 Central American and Caribbean Region Championships in Trinidad and Tobago Port of Spain
    • Event postponed.
  • November 4 – 12: 2017 WAKO Senior World Championships (All disciplines) in Hungary Budapest
    •  Russia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • November 30 – December 3: 2017 South American Kickboxing Championships in Brazil Foz do Iguaçu[109]
    •  Brazil won both the gold and overall medal tallies.

Open[edit]

  • February 17 – 19: Kickboxing Finnish Open 2017 in Finland Järvenpää[110]
    •  Finland won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • February 24 – 26: Slovak Open 2017 in Slovakia Bratislava[111]
    •  Hungary won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • March 17 – 19: German Open 2017 in Germany Munich[112]
    •  Germany won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • March 24 – 26: Latvia Open 2017 in Latvia Riga
  • April 6 – 9: Turkish Open 2017 in Turkey Antalya[113]
    •  Turkey won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • April 7 & 8: Yokoso Dutch Open in Netherlands Amsterdam[114]
    • The  Netherlands won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • April 8: Bihac Open in  Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • May 5 & 6: Balkan Open in Bosnia and Herzegovina Tešanj
  • May 27: Alpe Adria Open 2017 in Croatia Pula
  • October 13 & 14: Czech Open for Tatami Sports in Czech Republic Prague
  • October 13 & 14: Scandinavian Open 2017 in Norway Oslo[115]
  • November 25: Slovenia Open 2017 in Slovenia Zagorje ob Savi
  • December 8 – 10: Vilnius Open Championship in  Lithuania

WAKO World Cup[edit]

  • March 3 – 5: 2017 Irish Open International (WAKO World Cup) in Republic of Ireland Dublin[116]
  • April 20 – 23: 2017 The Austrian Classics (WAKO World Cup) in Austria Innsbruck[117]
    •  Italy won both the gold and overall medals tallies.
  • May 18 – 21: Hungary World Cup (WAKO World Cup) in Hungary Budapest[118]
    •  Hungary won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • June 16 – 18: Bestfighter (WAKO World Cup ) in Italy Rimini[119]
    •  Italy won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • September 19 – 24: Diamond World Cup (WAKO World Cup) in Russia Anapa[120]
    •  Russia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.

WAKO Europe Cup[edit]

  • January 21 & 22: Golden Glove 2017 in Italy Treviso[121]
    •  Italy won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • February 10 – 12: Karlovac Open 2017 in  Croatia[122]
    •  Hungary won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • September 27 – 30: WAKO K1 European Cup 2017 in Czech Republic Prague[123]
  • November 30 – December 3: 2017 WAKO European Cup in Poland Nowy Sącz[124]
    • Event cancelled.

Mixed martial arts[edit]

Ultimate Fighting Championship[edit]

Taekwondo[edit]

International taekwondo events[edit]

  • February 6 – 9: 2017 WTF European Clubs Taekwondo Championships in Turkey Belek[125]
    •  Turkey won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • April 6 – 9: 2017 European U21 Taekwondo Championships in