How to Watch Karate at the Tokyo Olympics

A general view shows the Nippon Budokan venue for judo and karate events during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo on July 21, 2021.

Karate is set to make its Olympic debut in Tokyo. The Olympic karate competition will begin on Wednesday, August 4 and conclude on Saturday, August 7 with all rounds of women's 61+kg and men's 75+kg kumite.

Four Americans will be representing the U.S. in karate for the Tokyo Olympics — Sakura Kokumai, Ariel Torres, Brian Irr and Tom Scott — all of whom will be looking to earn a medal in karate's birthplace.

The full schedule for streaming coverage of Olympic karate can be found here.

Date Events How to Stream
8/4, 9 p.m. ET Women's Kata & Men's 67kg Kumite: Elimination Round NBCOlympics.com
8/5, 4 a.m. ET Women's Kata; Women's 55kg & Men's 67kg Kumite: Semis/Final NBCOlympics.com
8/5, 9 p.m. ET Men's Kata & Women's 61kg Kumite: Elimination Round NBCOlympics.com
8/6, 4 a.m. ET Men's Kata; Women's 61kg & Men's 75kg Kumite: Semis/Final NBCOlympics.com
8/7, 1 a.m. ET Women's 61+kg & Men's 75+kg Kumite: All Rounds NBCOlympics.com
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