Infobae3 年
Karate’s first Olympic champions crowned as the sport makes its debut in Tokyo
Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Karate - Women's Individual Kata - Gold medal match - Nippon Budokan, Tokyo, Japan - August 5, 2021. Sandra Sanchez of Spain competes. REUTERS/Carl Recine Karate officially ...
NBC Olympics3 年
Spain's 'queen of kata' takes maiden gold in Games debut
TOKYO - 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 historic debut ...
NBC Olympics3 年
Tokyo Olympics karate in review: Sport debuts with high volume, energy
Karate's debut as an Olympic sport brought some terrific athleticism ... In fact, no nation had more than one gold winner and that's including the two golds awarded in kata. Azerbaijan boasts two ...
Infobae3 年
Karate stars on its Olympic debut as all eight golds go to different nations
Kumite is one of the three main forms of karate, alongside kata ... Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Karate - Women's +61kg Kumite - Medal Ceremony - Nippon Budokan, Tokyo, Japan - August 7, 2021.