Olympics 2020

Tokyo Olympics karate in review: Sport debuts with high volume, energy

China's Gong Li takes a kick to the face from Switzerland's Elena Quirici

By NBC Olympics

Published August 7, 2021 11:56 PM

(Photo by Alexander NEMENOV / AFP)

Karate’s debut as an Olympic sport brought some terrific athleticism, solid contact, and — yes — a whole lot of yelling to our screens and the Nippon Budokan.

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