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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

TOKYO, Japan — The final bout of karate's Olympic debut seemed to have everything that makes combat sports so fascinating, right down to an incredible ending that should have made fans hungry for more ...

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, Japan — The final bout of karate's Olympic debut seemed to have everything that makes combat sports so fascinating, right down to an incredible ending that should have made fans hungry for more ...