In Olympics history, Karate sport will debut at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. It will happen with two features: Kumite & Kata and eight events in both men & women. In total, 82 competitors will attend from 37 nations.
Kumite: the Kumite competition at the Summer Olympics will consist of just three divisions each, thus:
- Weight classes for men: −67 kg, −75 kg, +75 kg
- Weight classes for women: −55 kg, −61 kg, +61 kg
Kata: Competitors are judged on the power and correctness of their techniques. Under conventional competition rules, one competitor is assigned a blue belt and the other a red belt, and each takes a turn in demonstrating his or her kata.
The outcome of the competition is determined under a flag system, where five judges who each have a blue flag and a red flag raise either to signal which competitor, they believe, won: the one with more flags raised in his or her favor is declared the winner.
Karate Schedule & Fixture: Tokyo 2021 Olympics
Karate is to be held in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics from 5-7 August 2021 at Nippon Budokan. Here is the full Karate schedule, fixture & calendar of the events.
Note: (Japan Standard Time)
5th August 2021
- 03:40 Women’s Kata – Elimination Round – Pool A
- 04:00 Women’s Kata – Elimination Round – Pool B
- 04:25 Women’s Kata – Ranking Round – Pool A
- 04:37 Women’s Kata – Ranking Round – Pool B
- 05:05 Men’s Kumite -67kg – Elimination Round – Pool A Match 1
- 05:26 Men’s Kumite -67kg – Elimination Round – Pool B Match 1
- 10:00 Women’s Kumite -55kg – Elimination Round – Pool A Match 1
- 10:14 Women’s Kumite -55kg – Elimination Round – Pool B Match 1
- 12:30 Women’s Kata – Bronze Medal Bout 1
- 12:40 Women’s Kata – Bronze Medal Bout 2
- 12:50 medal-event – Women’s Kata – Final Bout
- 13:05 Men’s Kumite -67kg – Semi-final Match 1
- 13:22 Women’s Kumite -55kg – Semi-final Match 1
- 13:40 medal-event – Men’s Kumite -67kg – Gold Medal Bout
- 13:50 medal-event – Women’s Kumite -55kg – Gold Medal Bout
6th August 2021
- 03:44 Men’s Kata – Elimination Round – Pool A
- 04:08 Men’s Kata – Elimination Round – Pool B
- 04:33 Men’s Kata – Ranking Round – Pool A
- 04:45 Men’s Kata – Ranking Round – Pool B
- 05:28 Women’s Kumite -61kg – Elimination Round – Pool A Match 1
- 05:42 Women’s Kumite -61kg – Elimination Round – Pool B Match 1
- 10:00 Men’s Kumite -75kg – Elimination Round – Pool A Match 1
- 10:14 Men’s Kumite -75kg – Elimination Round – Pool B Match 1
- 12:30 Men’s Kata – Bronze Medal Bout 1
- 12:40 Men’s Kata – Bronze Medal Bout 2
- 12:50 medal-event – Men’s Kata – Final Bout
- 13:05 Women’s Kumite -61kg – Semi-final Match 1
- 13:22 Men’s Kumite -75kg – Semi-final Match 1
- 13:40 medal-event – Women’s Kumite -61kg – Gold Medal Bout
- 13:50 medal-event – Men’s Kumite -75kg – Gold Medal Bout
7th August 2021
- 07:00 Women’s Kumite +61kg – Elimination Round – Pool A Match 1
- 07:14 Women’s Kumite +61kg – Elimination Round – Pool B Match 1
- 09:50 Men’s Kumite +75kg – Elimination Round – Pool A Match 1
- 10:04 Men’s Kumite +75kg – Elimination Round – Pool B Match 1
- 12:20 Women’s Kumite +61kg – Semi-final Match 1
- 12:37 Men’s Kumite +75kg – Semi-final Match 1
- 12:55 medal-event – Women’s Kumite +61kg – Gold Medal Bout
- 13:05 medal-event – Men’s Kumite +75kg – Gold Medal Bout
How to Watch Live Stream Karate at the Tokyo 2021 Olympics
Here is the TV broadcasting list: You can watch karate matches live stream on your TV set.
- Australia – Seven Network
- Austria – ORF
- Argentina – TVP, DeporTV, TyC Sports
- Bangladesh – BTV
- Belarus – Belteleradio
- Belgium – RTBFVRT
- Bhutan – BBS
- Bolivia – Bolivisión
- Brazil – Grupo Globo, BandSports
- Canada – Bell Media, CBC/Radio-Canada, Sportsnet, TLN
- Chile – TVN
- China – CCTVMigu
- Croatia – HRT
- Cuba – ICRT
- Czech Republic – ČT
- Denmark – DR
- Ecuador – RTS, TVC
- Ethiopia – ETV
- Fiji – Fiji TV, Mai TV
- France – France Télévisions, Eurosport
- Germany – ARD, ZDF
- Greece – ERT
- Hong Kong – DAZN, i-Cable, PCCW, TVB
- India – Doordarshan
- Japan – Japan Consortium
- Malaysia – Astro, RTM, Unifi TV
- Nepal – NTV
- Netherlands – NOS
- New Zealand – SkyTVNZ
- Portugal – RTP
- Sweden – Kanal 5
- Switzerland – SRG, SSR
- United Kingdom – BBC, Eurosport
- United States – NBCUniversal