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Jacques Delcourt started the campaign to add karate to the Olympics in the 1970s. Karate failed to receive the required two-thirds majority vote in 2009 during the 121st International Olympic Committee voting to be added to the Olympic Games.
No. Karate is not an olympic game. There are talks going on to include it in Olympics but currently it is yielding no result. However other Martial Arts like judo, taek won do and wushu are in Olympics.
Karate is not an Olympic Sport. Taekwondo, a Korean based sport, has been in the Olympics. One of the challenges is that you have to make the activity a sport, and the rules have to be the same throughout the world. Karate is a combat art and many do not want to water it down.
Karate is not a sport and as such cannot be in the Olympics.
Taekwondo, a Korean sport that draws on many karate techniques, is codified to allow it to be done as a sport.
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Karate is not an Olympic sport. Taekwondo is an Olympic sport and is related to karate.
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When was karate introduced to the Olympic Games?
Karate has not been demonstrated as an Olympic sport yet.
Has US won gold in Olympic karate?
Karate is not an Olympic sport. However, Tai Kwon Do is an Olympic sport and there have been a number of gold medals for the United States in this sport.
What is the maximum age to compete in karate in the Olympics?
Karate is not an Olympic sport.
Is the karate team participating in the 2012 Olympics?
Karate is not one of the Olympic sports. Taekwondo is an Olympic sport and the US is participating.
How many people have won medals in the olymipics through karate?
That would be none, as Karate is not an Olympic sport. Taekwondo is in the Olympics.
Is karate going to be in the Olympics?
If Karate is able to obtain 2/3 votes of the Olympic committee then it can. Recently, the Committee announced that Wrestling is not a part of the Olympics, so karate has got a chance. But still, as there is already taekwondo in the Olympics, they can argue as to why to keep another martial art (karate). Part of the issue with karate is that it is not designed as a sport. There is no single governing body to set rules for competition. Judo was designed as a sport and Taekwondo has been codified to make it a sport, which allows them to be eligible for the Olympics.
Is karate a boy sport?
No, karate is a unisex sport. It is made for both male and female.
Is karate a cruel sport?
No, Karate is not a cruel sport, no it teaches people how to defend themselves and have fun.
Is Kung Fu an Olympic sport?
No it is not an Olympic sport.
Is karate the national sport of any country?
Taekwondo is considered a form of karate and is the national sport of South Korea.
When was bowling an Olympic sport?
Unfortunately, bowling is not an Olympic sport
Is free jumping now an Olympic sport?
No it is not an Olympic sport.
