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 ...

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 ...

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.

demonstrate that Karate deserves to be and to remain in the Olympic programme." There will be 80 karatekas in competition in Tokyo — 60 in Kumite and 20 in Kata. Both divisions will be split 50/ ...

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 ...

The Tokyo Olympics will be the first Games to include karate in its lineup of events. Participants will compete in kata (forms) and kumite (sparring).

The women's solo "kata" competition kicked off karate's first foray into the Olympics on Thursday ... cracking dogi and mid-routine shouts. The "kumite" sparring category presented a more open ...