The execution 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 not reappear would help spread the martial ...

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 ...

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.

There was much rejoicing in Okinawa Prefecture over Ryo Kiyuna becoming the first Okinawan native to win an Olympic gold medal ... 6 achievement in karate’s “kata” event in Tokyo also ...

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Karate - Team Japan's team kata performance - Nippon Budokan, Tokyo, Japan - August 6, 2021. Members of Japan's national team perform. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse Adidas was the ...

Hong Kong’s athletes have rocked the Tokyo Olympics this week, winning a bronze in table tennis and another bronze in karate ... in women’s individual kata. Soo’s father, Soo Chun-wah ...