TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's Ryo Kiyuna took men's kata karate gold on Friday, demonstrating his supremacy in the martial art form that originated in his native Okinawa a day after his compatriot conceded ...

Ariel Torres made history on Friday with his bronze medal win in the men’s individual karate kata, the first-ever for Team USA at an Olympic Games. Torres, who ranks as the No. 10 male kata athlete in ...

Ryo Kiyuna won the men's kata final to give hosts Japan their first Olympic gold in the sport of karate ©Getty Images Kiyuna performed an Ohan Dai Kata and received 20.02 for technical performance and ...

TOKYO — The ancient martial art of Karate made its debut at the Summer Olympics in Japan this week. The sport was added as a nod to the country where it developed 700 years ago. There are two types of ...

Karate made its historic debut as an Olympic sport at the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics, following its inclusion on a shortlist in 2015 and final approval in 2016. The sport also featured at the 2018 ...

TOKYO - Karate had its long-awaited moment at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics last week but does it deserve a place in future Games? That is the question that will follow the Japanese martial arts' governing ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -Spain's Sandra Sanchez, known as the "queen of kata", won karate's maiden gold medal on Thursday, defeating perennial rival and hometown favourite Kiyou Shimizu in the sport's ...

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