Instead, the gold medal match in men’s over-75 kilogram kumite ended with a messy, confusing penalty for a kick that was apparently too spectacular for karate.

Sajad Ganjzadeh of Iran, left, is injured while competing against Tareg Hamedi of Saudi Arabia in their men’s kumite +75kg gold medal bout for karate at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug ...

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 ...

2021 Olympics: Who are the athletes to know in karate? One of the biggest names to watch for in men’s Kumite is France’s Steven Da Costa, who will be competing in the 67 kg weight class.

Karate is one of the five new sports at this year’s Olympics in Tokyo. Karate competitions will take place between August 4 to 7. Karate means “empty hand” in Kanji.

There will be eight total karate events at the Olympics, each with 10 competitors. Kumite competition will feature three weight classes per gender, and there will also be men’s and women’s kata.

Karate is not on the Olympic program in Paris, but Much of the tournament did exactly that. There were numerous exciting bouts that showed off the kumite competitors' striking skills, and ...

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 kumite. Four Americans will be representing the U.S ...

China's Gong Li competes against Switzerland's Elena Quirici (R) in the women's kumite +61kg elimination round of the karate competition during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Nippon Budokan ...

Sajad Ganjzadeh of Iran, left, is injured while competing against Tareg Hamedi of Saudi Arabia in their men’s kumite +75kg gold medal bout for karate at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug ...