Japan showcased their control of kata as they made it into the women’s and men’s team finals at the Karate World Championships here.

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There was more emotion in the men's kata earlier in the Games, as home favourite Japan's Ryo Kiyuna took gold. In a touching moment, the 31-year-old from Okinawa, the birthplace of the sport ...

Karate is one of the new sports added to the Olympics for the first time at the Tokyo Games. The sport traces its roots to Japan where it was developed 700 years ago.

Ariel Torres Gutierrez of the United States competes in the ranking round of the men's kata for Karate at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, Aug. 6, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan.

Ariel Torres picked up the first-ever Olympic medal for the United States in karate Friday, taking one of the two bronze awarded in in men’s kata. While he can thank skill and training, he ...

Ariel Torres Gutierrez of the United States competes in the ranking round of the men's kata for Karate at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, Aug. 6, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian) Team ...