80 competitors will take part in the event which has been included for the Olympic games in 2020. At 78, sensei Masahiro Nakamoto has been waiting decades for this decision, insisting there is far ...

TOKYO - Karate had its long-awaited moment at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics last week but does it deserve a place in future Games? That is the question that will follow the Japanese martial arts' governing ...

WKF President Antonio Espinós, left, alongside WKF secretary general Toshihisa Nagura, said the Olympics needs karate after the sport's debut at Tokyo 2020 ©Getty Images Karate made its first ...

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The announcement was made following the cancellation of the final qualifying tournaments because of the coronavirus outbreak, meaning the first stage of the Olympic qualification pathway was completed ...

Tokyo’s bid for the 2020 Summer Olympics wasn’t a sexy one. But the promise of efficiency, competence and high-tech wizardry was more than enough to convince members of the International Olympic ...

Karate is one of the new sports added to the Olympics for the first time at the Tokyo Games. The sport traces its roots to Japan where it was... Ancient Japanese Martial Art Karate Strikes For First ...

TOKYO — The ancient martial art of Karate made its debut at the Summer Olympics in Japan this week. The sport was added as a nod to the country where it developed 700 years ago. There are two types of ...