The first karate world championships were held in 1970 at the Budokan, the starting point for the sport’s half century pursuit of a spot at the Olympics table. When the International Olympic ...

By Greg Beacham • Published August 7, 2021 • Updated on August 7, 2021 at 6:22 pm AP Photo/Vincent Thian ...

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.

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 ...

Bottaro, who defeated Kokumai at the 2018 World Championships and along the way in Olympic qualifying, won again, 26.48-25.40, a large margin in karate. Scoring is a combination of technical and ...

For the first time ever, karate will be a part of the Summer Olympic Games, debuting at the 2021 Olympics. Here is what you need to know about the rules of both formats of the sport.

The three-day karate programme will see some 80 competitors from 35 countries and territories – plus the Refugee Olympic Team – vying for eight gold medals at the Nippon Budokan in Tokyo.

By Reuters •Published August 8, 2021•Updated on August 8, 2021 at 2:46 am BOOKMARKER ...

Karate made its debut as an official Olympic sport at the Tokyo Games on Thursday as 120 men and women from around the world vied for medals. The Japanese organizers successfully lobbied for ...

Competitive karate’s detractors have long compared it to a violent game of tag that can be boring for long stretches. There was plenty of action at the Budokan, but also plenty of cagey bouts in ...

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 ...