TOKYO, Aug 5 (Reuters) - 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 ...

TOKYO (REUTERS) - The women's solo "kata" competition kicked off karate's first foray into the Olympics on Thursday (Aug 5), with veteran Sandra Sanchez of Spain taking the maiden gold and leaving her ...

Karate is one of Japan's most revered martial traditions, and is one of the many facets of Japanese culture that hold universal appeal and have been embraced worldwide. Part of karate's appeal lies in ...

Mysuru, won total 13 first place, 15 second and 22 third place trophies and emerged as Overall Champions in the recently held ...

The kata is one of two disciplines of karate (the other kumite, or sparring) and will be introduced to the Olympics for the first (and likely only) time in Tokyo. Hong Kong is fielding Grace Lau ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's Ryo Kiyuna took men's kata karate gold on Friday, demonstrating his supremacy in the martial art form that originated in his native Okinawa a day after his compatriot conceded ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -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 ...