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 ...

TOKYO — The women’s solo “kata” competition kicked off karate’s first foray into the Olympics on Thursday with the 10 karateka performing routines in a hushed, spec… ...

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 ...

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 ...

Karate is set to make its Olympic debut at the 2021 Olympics in Tokyo. Here is everything you need to know about the Kumite and kata competitions.

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 ...

Karate made its bow at the Olympics on Thursday (Aug 5), starting with the women's solo "kata" competition. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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 ...

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 ...

The women's solo "kata" competition kicked off karate's first foray into the Olympics on Thursday with the 10 karateka performing routines in a hushed, spectator-less Nippon Budokan arena, the ...

REUTERS/Annegret Hilse Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Karate - Women's Individual Kata - Elimination Round - Nippon Budokan, Tokyo, Japan - August 5, 2021. Sandra Sanchez of Spain competes. REUTERS/Carl Recine ...

Olympics-Karate-Okinawa’s Kiyuna mesmerises to win men’s kata gold By Chang-Ran Kim Posted on August 6, 2021 Karate – Men’s Individual Kata – Ranking Round ...