TOKYO, Aug 7 -- The final bout of karate's historic debut at the Olympics ended in uproar on Saturday when ... and Japan's Ryutaro Araga took the bronze medals in the men's +75kg kumite category.

Karate's debut as an Olympic sport brought some terrific athleticism ... rather a discipline of power and technique, as well as kumite, which was hand (and foot) to hand (and body) competition. Turkey ...

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Karate - Men's +75kg Kumite - Final - Nippon Budokan, Tokyo, Japan - August 7, 2021. Sajad Ganjzadeh of Iran in action against Tareg Hamedi of Saudi Arabia. REUTERS/Ivan ...

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Karate - Men's +75kg Kumite - Pool A - Nippon Budokan, Tokyo, Japan - August 7, 2021. Ugur Aktas of Turkey in action against Daniyar Yuldashev of Kazakhstan. REUTERS/Ivan ...

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.

Youngsters from Lanarkshire Karate Academy got the new year off to a flying start with a host of medal wins at the Meadowbank Kumite Championships earlier this month. On February 1, the Airdrie ...

On the final day, the Arab medal count increased in the under-14 Kumite category, with seven medals awarded ... He added, “There are great efforts being made to bring karate back to the Olympics, ...