Even the body now recognized by the International Olympic Committee, the World Karate Federation (WKF), does not command universal support. A karate team member in a practice session at Tokyo’s ...

a snub that shocked the World Karate Federation given karate's popularity in France, where the Olympics will have surfing, climbing and skateboarding carried over from the Tokyo Games. If youth is ...

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.

Roars echoed through Tokyo’s Nippon Budokan arena as karate made its Olympic debut. Just as Wimbledon enjoys iconic status as a venue for tennis, the Budokan is at the heart of martial arts ...

Sport climbing Sport climbing, a new Olympic sport at the Tokyo Games, involves three separate disciplines and requires both speed and power. Karate Karate will be a new sport at the Tokyo ...

A Ukrainian karateka made a powerful statement at the 2025 Karate 1-Youth League in Guadalajara, refusing to stand on the ...

including three that went to Tokyo Olympics and one up-and-coming athlete,” Baldis said. “Hungary is very passionate for the sport of karate, and the arena was full with electricity as the ...

Scott was joined at the Tokyo Olympics by fellow Team USA karate athletes Ariel Torres (Florida) and Sakura Kokomai (California). Kokumai was a featured instructor at the USA Elite Training Camp ...

She's the queen of Karate's kata -- a floor routine that ... Athletes competing in the Tokyo Olympics will stay at the Olympic Village, which will be equipped with unique facilities and services ...

Objective To describe the incidence of injuries and illnesses sustained during the Tokyo Summer Olympic Games from 23 July to 8 August 2021 ... (27%), BMX freestyle (22%), skateboarding (21%), karate ...