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 - 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 ...

The women's solo "kata" competition kicked off karate's first foray into the Olympics on Thursday, with veteran Sandra Sanchez of Spain taking the maiden gold and leaving her perennial rival and ...

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Karate - Men's Individual Kata - Gold medal match - Nippon Budokan, Tokyo, Japan - August 6, 2021. Ryo Kiyuna of Japan competes. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse The World Karate ...

Karate, debuting in its country of origin, will reportedly feature two categories. From SI: "The Olympic competition will feature 60 athletes in six kumite and two kata demonstration categories.

Scott was joined at the Tokyo Olympics by fellow Team USA karate athletes Ariel Torres ... Eagan who has coached several world medalist in Kata (forms). Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald ...

The initiative has already garnered support from Adidas. Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Karate - Team Japan's team kata performance - Nippon Budokan, Tokyo, Japan - August 6, 2021. Members of Japan's ...

The opening presentation of CP+ 2025 in Yokohama, Japan, saw Canon kick things off in literal fashion, announcing its partnership with the Olympic Council of Asia via a blistering Karate ...

While Karate is not yet an Olympic sport, it is a popular part of the Asian Games. Onu performed an impressive Kata demonstration in front of the enthusiastic audience in Yokohama. As a partner ...