TOKYO - Spain's Sandra Sanchez, known as the "queen of kata", won karate's maiden gold medal on Thursday, defeating perennial rival and hometown favourite Kiyou Shimizu in the sport's historic debut ...

TOKYO (REUTERS) - Japan's Ryo Kiyuna took men's kata ... of the kata is scored based on speed, rhythm, balance and other factors. Kiyuna said he hoped his win at the Olympics - where karate ...

Karate's debut as ... not one of them host Japan. In fact, no nation had more than one gold winner and that's including the two golds awarded in kata. Azerbaijan boasts two silver winners in Rafael ...

The women's solo kata competition kicked off karate's first foray into the Olympics on Thursday ... the two "queens of kata" — Japan's Kiyou Shimizu and Spain's Sandra Sanchez — scored head ...

Karate means “empty hand” in Kanji. Many believe the sport originated in Japan ... in the Olympics: Kumite and Kata. Both divisions of the competition will be split 50/50 between men and ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan’s Ryo Kiyuna took men’s kata ... the kata is scored based on speed, rhythm, balance and other factors. Kiyuna said he hoped his win at the Olympics – where karate ...

TOKYO (Reuters ... of kata", won karate's maiden gold medal on Thursday, defeating perennial rival and hometown favourite Kiyou Shimizu in the sport's historic debut at the Olympic Games in ...

Karate's debut as an Olympic sport brought some terrific athleticism, solid contact, and -- yes -- a whole lot of yelling to our screens and the Nippon Budokan. There was the kata, which did not ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's Ryo Kiyuna took men's kata ... of the kata is scored based on speed, rhythm, balance and other factors. Kiyuna said he hoped his win at the Olympics - where karate may ...

TOKYO, Aug 5 (Reuters) - Spain ... kata", won karate's maiden gold medal on Thursday, defeating perennial rival and hometown favourite Kiyou Shimizu in the sport's historic debut at the Olympic ...

TOKYO, Aug 6 (Reuters) - Japan's Ryo Kiyuna took men's ... of the kata is scored based on speed, rhythm, balance and other factors. Kiyuna said he hoped his win at the Olympics - where karate ...