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Women’s kumite (varying weight classes) semi-finals/final: Aug.

Men’s kumite (varying weight classes) sem-final/final: Aug.

There are three-minute matches and the first one to an eight-point lead wins. Kumite is a fight between two opponents where points are awarded when competitors lands strikes and kicks with good form on specific areas on their opponent’s body. Kata (forms) is a demonstration of offensive and defensive moves against a virtual opponent and is judged on power, speed, rhythm and balance via a points system. Olympic karate is divided into two disciplines, kata and kumite. Karate, originated in Okinawa, Japan, finally makes its debut in Tokyo to join taekwondo, wrestling and judo in combat sports. An Afghan refugee to Australia, he will compete in karate on the Refugee Olympic Team this year. (ET)Īsif Sultani trains on the outskirts of Sydney, Australia. (ET) or Group A July 31 (Day 8) at 2:50 a.m. When to watch Cyrille Tchatchet II in Tokyo

A medal in the Tokyo Games would be a culmination of a one-in-a-million life story. He later won the British, English and British University and College weightlifting championships in 2017, 20. From there, he was released and transferred to a hostel in Birmingham, where he eventually found a new social circle and coach. Tchatchet’s case was fast-tracked, and he was moved to a London immigration removal centre. But after applying for asylum in England, Mr. After a period of living on the streets of Brighton, England, with no contacts and little clothing, Mr. He didn’t feel safe enough to return to his homeland for reasons he still hasn’t discussed. Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images Cyrille Tchatchet II (Refugee Olympic Team), weightliftingĪfter placing fifth in the 85-kilogram weightlifting competition at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, the then-19-year-old from Cameroon fled his team camp. (ET)Ĭyrille Tchatchet II competes for Cameroon in the men's 85 kg weightlifting at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games. Women’s 100m freestyle heats: July 28 (Day 5) at 6 a.m.Women’s 200m freestyle heats: July 26 (Day 3) at 6 a.m.Women’s 4x100m freestyle heats: July 24 (Day 1) at 8:15 a.m.Oleksiak is already a Canadian legend looking to enhance her legacy. In the Canadian Olympic trials in June, she pulled away to win the women’s 100-metre freestyle in 52.89 seconds. After taking a break in 2018 because there were days she simply didn’t feel like swimming, she’s made a comeback. Oleksiak was also named the CP Female Athlete of the Year in 2016. She became the first Olympic champion born in the 2000s, the first Canadian swimmer to win four medals and the first Canadian summer athlete to win four medals at a single Games. When Penny Oleksiak was winning medals and setting Olympic records in Rio, she was just 16. GABRIEL BOUYS/AFP/Getty Images Penny Oleksiak, swimming (ET)Ĭanada's Penny Oleksiak smiles after winning the women's 100-metre freestyle final in Rio de Janeiro. Women’s 57-kg elimination rounds: July 25 (Day 2) at 10 p.m.A feat she means to replicate at the Tokyo Games. Klimkait had a medal draped around her neck. That world championship happened last month and, when it ended, Ms. But because of pandemic-related health regulations, the fight-off never happened, so Judo Canada decided the next world championship would determine who gets the Olympic spot.

Klimkait admitted that she didn’t think she would have been able to prepare for the fight. In March, 2020, months before a fight-off with teammate and 2019 world champion Christa Deguchi to determine Canada’s lone Olympic spot, she suffered a knee injury. If COVID-19 hadn’t halted the sports world in 2020, judoka Jessica Klimkait most likely wouldn’t be in Tokyo. ATTILA KISBENEDEK/AFP via Getty Images Jessica Klimkait, judo Jessica Klimkait, right, fights Japan's Momo Tamaoki at the 2021 judo world championship in Budapest this past June.