"Karate is a way of life and the Olympics is a catalyst for developing this way of life and making it known to all the youth of the world." Espinos said the Olympics was a "unique opportunity" to ...

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 ...

Sha'Carri Richardson made her long-awaited Olympic debut during the women's 100m preliminary round on Friday. Here's everything else you might have missed from Paris. Katie Ledecky became the most ...

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 ...

Nishiya was 13 years old when she won, the second youngest (by two months) gold medal winner in Olympic history. Karate has been aiming for Olympic inclusion since the 1970s and Tokyo seemed the ...

Kiyuna said he hoped his win at the Olympics - where karate may not reappear would help spread the martial art further through the world. The home nation fared less well in the sport's "kumite ...

AN EDINBURGH Napier student is hoping to make it to the next Olympics after a successful year of karate championships.

They are scored on the difficulty, originality and execution of their tricks. Karate in the Olympics will consist of kata (forms) and kumite (sparring). A Karate practitioner is called a karateka.

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 ...

Karate: Iran vs France at 2018 Youth Olympic Games; Judo: Ukraine vs Belarus at European Youth Olympic Festival 2013; Taekwondo: France vs Turkey at Youth Olympic Games 2010 (Amilcar Orfait ...

Based in Rochester, England, Simon Head is a veteran sports editor who has been covering sport for national and international outlets since 2000, and is one of the longest-tenured MMA journalists ...