The exact pathway for karatekas to be part of the sport's historic Olympic debut in the Japanese capital is yet to be determined.

WKF tournaments, including their flagship World Championships, feature five men’s and women’s categories, which raises a concern among the governing body as to how they would go about installing an Olympic qualification route and how they select the athletes who will compete at the event itself.

The initial proposal was to have all 10 categories, which were included at the inaugural European Games in Baku last June, before it was whittled down to eight.

Eventually six was the amount put forward by Tokyo 2020.

The topic was discussed during the strategic meetings of the WKF in the French capital.

Karate sport manager Toshie Murata briefed participants on progress reports on the event.

He also revealed the karate test event for Tokyo 2020 will take place in the summer of 2019.

Qualification for next year's Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires was also on the agenda, while it was decided that an extraordinary WKF Congress will be held in Tenerife on October 24.

It will coincide with the 2017 World, Cadet, Junior and U21 Championships.

Members of the Executive Bureau, the WKF Olympic Planning Commission, the WKF Rules Commission and the presidents of all Continental Federations were present in Paris.

"The meetings in Paris represent a significant step forward in our intention to further develop our structures," WKF President Antonio Espinós said.

"We are committed to being prepared for the many opportunities ahead of us, and the fruitful discussions in Paris helped us maximise the promotion, growth and expansion of karate around the world. 

"With the cooperation and hard work of all the parties involved that we saw during the meetings we can continue optimising our progress and setting karate in a successful direction."