TOKYO (Reuters) -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 ...

A karateka compete in Olympic kata must pick one of 102 eligible katas recognized by the World Karate Federation. These katas come from four possible styles of karate: Goju-Ryu, Shito-Ryu ...

The women's solo "kata" competition kicked off karate's first foray into the Olympics on Thursday with the 10 karateka performing routines in a hushed, spectator-less Nippon Budokan arena, the ...

Karate is set to make its Olympic debut at the 2021 Olympics in Tokyo. Here is everything you need to know about the Kumite and kata competitions. MLB All-Star Game ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan’s Ryo Kiyuna took men’s kata karate gold on Friday, demonstrating his supremacy in the martial art form that originated in his native Okinawa a day after his compatriot ...

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 ...

Karate is making its Olympic debut in Tokyo but is not guaranteed of future ... to reach the final six at the Olympics — there are two bronze medal matches in kata — wasn’t shocking.

The Olympic competition will be held both in kumite and in kata. Kumite is competitive sparring ands kata is a demonstration of form. The story of karate’s journey to the Olympics would make a ...

The first karate world championships were held in 1970 at the Budokan, the starting point for the sport’s half century pursuit of a spot at the Olympics table.

My Olympic story is uniquely American, bridging my two worlds as a Japanese American. ... Tokyo is the first Games to stage a competition for my sport: the kata discipline of karate.

TOKYO (Reuters) -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 ...

The Olympic competition will be held both in kumite and in kata. Kumite is competitive sparring ands kata is a demonstration of form. The story of karate’s journey to the Olympics would make a pretty ...