When karate makes its Olympics debut on Thursday, it won't just be the competitors out to prove themselves on the world's biggest sporting stage.
The ancient Japanese martial art itself will get a long-awaited shot at persuading a global audience that itafter being snubbed three times in the past - and by the Paris 2024 organisers as well.
When the International Olympic Committee approved karate for Tokyo in 2016, World Karate Federation officials believed they also had it in the bag for Paris given the arguably bigger following the sport has in France than in its native Japan. IOC President Thomas Bach hailed that decision as making the Games "more urban, and offering the opportunity to connect with the younger generation."
"It will be interesting to see how audiences around the world view karate as an Olympic sport," said Takahashi, who chairs the Japan Traditional Karate Association.
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