(Photo courtesy Focus Taiwan)
A special event at this year’s Olympics has been the addition of the home country’s sport of Karate.
It is a demonstration sport and isn’t a permanent sport as of yet. The action is high paced in the kumate portion with the artistic and technical side showing in the kata portion.
Kata
Gold – Sandra Sánchez (ESP)
Silver – Kiyou Shimizu (JPN)
Bronze – Grace Lau (HKG); Viviana Bottaro (ITA)
Kumate
55 kg/121 lbs
Gold – Ivet Goranova (BUL)
Silver – Anzhelika Terliuga (UKR)
Bronze – Bettina Plank (AUT); Wen Tzu-yun (TPE)
Pool Stage
Pool A
| Athlete | Wins | Draws | Losses | Points |
| Ivet Goranova (BUL) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Wen Tzu-yun (TPE) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Sara Bahmanyar (IRI) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Serap Özçelik (TUR) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Pool B
| Athlete | Wins | Draws | Losses | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anzhelika Terliuga (UKR) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Bettina Plank (AUT) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Miho Miyahara (JPN) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Moldir Zhangbyrbay (KAZ) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Radwa Sayed (EGY) | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
Medal Round
| Semi-finals | Finals |
| Ivet Goranova (BUL) def. (4-3) Bettina Plank (AUT) | |
| Ivet Goranova (BUL) def. (5-1) Anzhelika Terliuga (UKR) | |
| Anzhelika Terliuga (UKR) def. (4-4 criteria) Wen Tzu-yun (TPE) |
61kg/135 lbs
Gold – Jovana Preković (SRB)
Silver – Yin Xiaoyan (CHN)
Bronze – Giana Farouk (EGY); Merve Çoban (TUR)
Pool Stage
Pool A
| Athlete | Wins | Draws | Losses | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yin Xiaoyan (CHN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Merve Çoban (TUR) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Leïla Heurtault (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Claudymar Garces Sequera (VEN) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Mayumi Someya (JPN) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Pool B
| Athlete | Wins | Draws | Losses | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giana Farouk (EGY) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jovana Preković (SRB) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Btissam Sadini (MAR) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Alexandra Grande (PER) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Anita Serogina (UKR) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Medal Round
| Semi-finals | Finals |
| Yin Xiaoyan (CHN) def. (1-1 criteria) Giana Farouk (EGY) | |
| Jovana Preković (SRB) def. (criteria) Yin Xiaoyan (CHN) | |
| Jovana Preković (SRB) def. (2-0) Merve Çoban (TUR) |
Over 61kg/135 lbs
Gold – Feryal Abdelaziz (EGY)
Silver – Irina Zaretska (AZE)
Bronze – Gong Li (CHN); Sofya Berultseva (KAZ)
Pool Stage
Pool A
| Athlete | Wins | Draws | Losses | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irina Zaretska (AZE) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Sofya Berultseva (KAZ) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Silvia Semeraro (ITA) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Ayumi Uekusa (JPN) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Meltem Hocaoğlu (TUR) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Pool B
| Athlete | Wins | Draws | Losses | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feryal Abdelaziz (EGY) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Gong Li (CHN) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Elena Quirici (SUI) (lost in total points scored) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Hamideh Abbasali (IRI) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Lamya Matoub (ALG) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Medal Round
| Semi-finals | Finals |
| Irina Zaretska (AZE) def. (7-2) Gong Li (CHN) | |
| Feryal Abdelaziz (EGY) def. (2-0) Irina Zaretska (AZE) | |
| Feryal Abdelaziz (EGY) def. (5-4) Sofya Berultseva (KAZ) |
