The remaining six places for the karate tournament at this year’s Tokyo 2020 Olympics were decided on a dramatic last day at World Karate Federation's final qualifier in French capital Paris.
Nine more karateka earned places at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, where the sport is set to make its debut, after making the grade at the World Karate Federation’s final qualifier in Paris.
Amidst emotional scenes at the World Karate Federation’s final qualifier in Paris, nine karateka earned places at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, where the sport will make its debut.
Athletes are set to battle it out for the last available places in the karate tournament at the delayed Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the final qualifier in Paris this week.
Spain’s Sandra Sánchez has been voted the World Games Athlete of the Month for May following her sixth consecutive gold medal at the European Karate Championships.
The World Karate Federation (WKF) has launched a communications campaign called #KarateSpirit as it looks to capitalise on the sport's Olympic debut at Tokyo 2020.
The World Karate Federation (WKF) has announced the first 40 qualifiers for Tokyo 2020, with host nation competitors and the top ranked athletes earning berths at the Games.
Antonio Espinós believes that karate has reached its highest ever point in Europe, despite the challenges of the coronavirus pandemic.
The Turkish men's kata team claimed the country's sixth gold medal of the European Karate Championships in Poreč in Croatia, as Turkey topped the medals table.
Spain's Sandra Sánchez claimed a sixth European title on the penultimate day of the European Karate Championships in Poreč in Croatia in the women's kata event.
Hosts Croatia reached the final of the men’s team kumite on the third day of the European Karate Championships in Porec.
Jana Messerschmidt of Germany secured her place at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics after reaching the final of the women's kumite under-55 kilograms category on the second day of the European Karate Championships in Poreč in Croatia.
Athletes continued their quests to reach Tokyo 2020 on the first day of the European Karate Championships at Poreč in Croatia.
Croatian world champion Ivan Kvesić has revealed he hopes to win the gold medal on home soil at the European Karate Federation Senior Karate Championships for the first time, with the competition set to start in Poreč tomorrow.
The World Karate Federation (WKF) has partnered with MSM PR & Communications as the sport prepares for its Olympic debut.
Canadian show jumper Ian Millar holds the record for the most Olympic appearances by an athlete in any sport. When he competed at London 2012 at the age of 65 it was the tenth time he had competed in the Games since making his debut 30 years earlier at Munich 1972. He had won his only Olympic medal at Beijing 2008 when he was part of Canada’s team that took silver in the team jumping event. Millar won a gold medal in the Pan American Games team jumping event at Toronto 2015. He announced his retirement in 2019.
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