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 ...

“The Olympics has changed that. Karate has become much more mainstream ... the two-person sparring of kumite has been curtailed by the mosaic of local restrictions on contact sports, with ...

TOKYO, Aug 7 -- The final bout of karate's historic debut at the Olympics ended in uproar on Saturday when Saudi Arabian Tareg ... Turkey's Ugur Aktas and Japan's Ryutaro Araga took the bronze medals ...

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Karate - Men's +75kg Kumite - Semifinal - Nippon Budokan, Tokyo, Japan - August 7, 2021. Sajad Ganjzadeh of Iran in action against Ugur Aktas of Turkey. REUTERS/Annegret ...

Karate, debuting in its country of origin, will reportedly feature two categories. From SI: "The Olympic competition will feature 60 athletes in six kumite and two kata demonstration categories.

Karate in the Olympics will consist of kata (forms) and kumite (sparring). A Karate practitioner is called a karateka. The Tokyo 2020 Games will see 80 athletes competing in the two styles.

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Karate - Men's +75kg Kumite - Pool A - Nippon Budokan, Tokyo, Japan - August 7, 2021. Ugur Aktas of Turkey in action against Daniyar Yuldashev of Kazakhstan. REUTERS/Ivan ...

Youngsters from Lanarkshire Karate Academy got the new year off to a flying start with a host of medal wins at the Meadowbank ...

It was the the first time for karate to appear in the Olympics, and possibly the last. Mr Yahiro competed in the 75kg kumite division. Although he could not bring home a medal, Mr Yahiro says ...