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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

As the Tokyo 2020 Olympics approaches, there's no question that an increasing number of karate enthusiasts will continue to head to Okinawa. Shindo Yukihiko NHK World ...

Karate has been aiming for Olympic inclusion since the 1970s and Tokyo seemed the perfect time and place to make its debut, given Japan’s love of martial arts. The host country rose to the ...

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.

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Karate - Men's +75kg Kumite - Pool A - Nippon Budokan, Tokyo, Japan - August 7, 2021. Ugur Aktas of Turkey in action against Daniyar Yuldashev of Kazakhstan. REUTERS/Ivan ...

The International Olympic Committee announced ... at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. The IOC voted to include baseball, softball, surfing, skateboarding, karate, and sport climbing.

Hong Kong’s athletes have rocked the Tokyo Olympics this week, winning a bronze in table tennis and another bronze in karate. On Thursday afternoon, the Hong Kong women’s table tennis team ...

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 ...