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 set to make its Olympic debut in Tokyo. The Olympic karate competition will begin on Wednesday, August 4 and conclude on Saturday, August 7 with all rounds of women's 61+kg and men's 75+kg ...

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Karate - Men's +75kg Kumite - Semifinal - Nippon Budokan, Tokyo, Japan - August 7, 2021. Sajad Ganjzadeh of Iran in action against Ugur Aktas of Turkey. REUTERS/Annegret ...

Karate in the Olympics will consist of kata (forms) and kumite (sparring). A Karate practitioner is called a karateka. The Tokyo 2020 Games will see 80 athletes competing in the two styles.

Men’s kumite +75 kg and women’s kumite +61 kg ... Host nation Japan finally got its first Olympic karate victory in the men’s kata, with Okinawa native Ryo Kiyuna defeating Spain’s ...

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.

Based in Rochester, England, Simon Head is a veteran sports editor who has been covering sport for national and international outlets since 2000, and is one of the longest-tenured MMA journalists ...

Kiyuna said he hoped his win at the Olympics - where karate may not reappear would help spread the martial art further through the world. The home nation fared less well in the sport's "kumite ...