Karate's debut as an Olympic sport brought some terrific athleticism ... In fact, no nation had more than one gold winner and that's including the two golds awarded in kata. Azerbaijan boasts two ...

TOKYO - Spain's Sandra Sanchez, known as the "queen of kata", won karate's maiden gold ... the reigning world champion in the men's -67kg category beat Turkey's Eray Samdan in the final. Kazakhstan's ...

The women's solo "kata" competition kicked off karate's first foray into the Olympics on Thursday ... with the world champion in the men's -67kg category, France's Steven Da Costa, losing one ...