JapanтАЩs Ryo Kiyuna became the first athlete from Okinawa Prefecture to win Olympic gold with a victory in the menтАЩs kata competition on Friday at Nippon Budokan.
KiyunaтАЩs win is also the first gold for Japan in karate, which is making its debut at the Tokyo Games.
SpainтАЩs Damian Quintero, KiyunaтАЩs opponent in the semifinal, took silver while bronze medals were awarded to American Ariel Torres Gutierrez and TurkeyтАЩs Ali Sofuoglu.
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