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 ...

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Karate - Men's -67kg Kumite - Medal Ceremony - Nippon Budokan, Tokyo, Japan - August 5, 2021. Gold medallist Steven Da Costa of France reacts. REUTERS/Carl Recine Steven Da ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.