Italy beat hosts France to secure the women's team kata crown on the final day of the Paris Open ©Denis Boulanger/FFKDA

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Finals across all kumite weight categories and kata events were held today ©Xavier Servolle/WKF

A healthy crowd watched the final day of action at the Pierre de Coubertin Stadium ©Xavier Servolle/WKF

Anne Laure Florentin of France took home the over 68kg title ©Denis Boulanger/FFKDA

Men's kata world champion Ryo Kiyuna was in impressive form once again as he added another gold to his collection ©Denis Boulanger/FFKDA

Frenchman Marvin Garin (left) reached the men's under 67kg final but suffered a nasty injury during his defeat ©Denis Boulanger/FFKDA

The women's kumite events threw up several surprises over the weekend ©Xavier Servolle/WKF

American Thomas Scott won his country's first karate gold medal for 16 years with victory in the men's under 75kg kumite event ©Denis Boulanger/FFKDA

Turkey picked up two gold medals in an impressive showing today ©Xavier Servolle/WKF

Turkey's Enes Erkan lived up to his billing as world champion as he clinched gold in the men's over 84kg kumite weight category ©Denis Boulanger/FFKDA