Olympics: 'Queens of kata' kick off karate's Games debut

August 05, 2021 3:47 PMTOKYO (REUTERS) - The women's solo "kata" competition kicked off karate's first foray into the Olympics on Thursday (Aug 5) with the 10 karateka performing routines in a hushed, spectator-less Nippon Budokan arena, the spiritual home of Japanese martial arts in Tokyo.