Japan sent another warning of their strength in the kata disciplines prior to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games as they retained their men's and women's team titles with dazzling displays on the final day of the Karate World Championships here.
By Liam Morgan at the WiZink Centre in Madrid
World Karate Federation (WKF) President Antonio Espinós has admitted the sport will struggle to gain a place on the Paralympic Games programme until considerable improvements are made to their classification system.
Japanese sensation Ryo Kiyuna extended his reign of dominance in the men's kata event with a third consecutive Karate World Championships gold medal as Sandra Sanchez finally overcame Kiyou Shimizu to seal her maiden title in the women's competition here today.
By Liam Morgan at the WiZink Centre in Madrid
France reached a fifth consecutive women's team kumite final at the Karate World Championships as they maintained their pursuit of a successful title defence in style here today.
Spain hosting major karate events in the future is under serious threat after the country's Government refused to allow Kosovo to compete under their own flag at the World Championships here, World Karate Federation (WKF) President Antonio Espinós has warned.
World Karate Federation (WKF) President Antonio Espinós claimed the World Championships here is an "historic event" for the sport as he officially welcomed athletes during an Opening Ceremony today.
Japan and hosts Spain underlined their dominance of the kata discipline at this year's Karate World Championships as they qualified for the men's and women's finals here today.
Italy's Luigi Busa ended Rafael Aghayev’s pursuit of a record-breaking sixth Karate World Championships gold medal with victory over the Azerbaijani star in a hard-fought men’s under-75 kilograms kumite semi-final clash here today.
World Karate Federation (WKF) President Antonio Espinós has been awarded the Order of the Rising Sun, one of the highest honours in Japan.
Defending men's under-84 kilograms champion Ryutaro Araga crashed out of the Karate World Championships and will not be taking home a medal after he was stunned by Belarusian Anton Isakau in the third round here today.
Budapest has added another event to its portfolio after the World Karate Federation (WKF) awarded its 2022 World Championships to the Hungarian capital.
Athletes from Kosovo have been denied the chance to compete under their own flag at the Karate World Championships here by the Spanish Government, insidethegames can reveal.
A host of defending champions will aim to retain their respective titles at the Karate World Championships here this week as all but one of the athletes who claimed gold in 2016 are set to be in action.
At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Iranian judoka Arash Miresmaeili was disqualified for weighing in at nearly four pounds above the limit for his weight class of his under-66 kilograms match against an Israeli opponent Ehud Vaks in the first round. It was claimed Miresmaeili had gone on an eating binge to protest the International Olympic Committee's recognition of the state of Israel. Iran does not recognise the state of Israel, and Miresmaeili's actions won praise from high-ranking Iranian officials. Mohammad Khatami, the country's President at the time, was quoted as saying Miresmaili's actions would be "recorded in the history of Iranian glories". He was later awarded $125,000 by the Government - the same amount given to Olympic gold medallists.
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