TOKYO (Reuters) -Spain’s Sandra Sanchez, known as the “queen of kata ... only the third Olympic medal for his country and the first outside taekwondo. In the women’s -55kg category ...

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 ...

Being held as an Olympic sport for the first time ever ... 61 kg and +61 kg for women. In kata, where there is one men’s and one women’s competition, karatekas step up individually to perform ...

There will also be two types of karate disciplines in the Olympics: Kumite and Kata. Both divisions of the competition will be split 50/50 between men and women. During the match, two athletes ...

Karate's debut as an Olympic sport brought some terrific ... that's including the two golds awarded in kata. Azerbaijan boasts two silver winners in Rafael Aghayev (men's 75kg) and Irina Zaretska ...

At the Tokyo Olympics, both the men and the women will compete in two karate events at Nippon Budokan: kata, a solo form discipline, and kumite, a sparring discipline. Unlike in traditional ...

Olympics karate key dates, times Women's Kumite ... and is ranked 10th by the World Karate Federation. In women's kata, Sakura Kokumai is ranked No. 6 and took home a silver medal at the 2019 ...

For the first time ever, karate will be a part of the Summer Olympic Games, debuting at the 2021 ... 75 kg and +75 kg) and three women’s Kumite weight divisions (55 kg, 61 kg and +61 kg).

The full schedule for streaming coverage of Olympic karate can be found here. Date Events How to Stream 8/4, 9 p.m. ET Women's Kata & Men's 67kg Kumite: Elimination Round NBCOlympics.com 8/5, 4 a.m.

The full schedule for streaming coverage of Olympic karate can be found here. Date Events How to Stream 8/4, 9 p.m. ET Women's Kata & Men's 67kg Kumite: Elimination Round NBCOlympics.com 8/5 ...