After a decades-long campaign, karate is finally set to makes its Olympic debut. The Tokyo2020 competition will feature both kumite — competitive sparring — and kata, a demonstration of form often compared to a gymnastics floor exercise.
A child sits in the Olympic rings on display outside the Olympic Stadium where the athletic events are underway at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2021, in Tokyo.
TOKYO — The history of karate’s journey to the Olympics would make a pretty good backstory for a martial arts movie. This epic quest finally ends Thursday when some of the brightest talents in modern karate step onto the tatami at the Nippon Budokan to begin three historic days of competition in its Olympic debut.
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