With Karate’s Olympic Future Uncertain, Sakura Kokumai Eyes Strong Showing At Pan Am Games
Kokumai, a 2020 Olympian, will go from the world championships in Hungary right to Chile for the Pan Am Games.
Athlete Bio#
Height
6'4''
Age
36
Hometown
Newfane, NY
Quick Facts
Irr started karate at age 8.Career Highlights
- K1 Premier League Salzburg Silver Medalist (2020)
- K1 Series A Montreal Bronze Medalist (2019)
- Senior Pan American Bronze Medalist (2019, 2017)
- K1 Series A Shanghai Bronze Medalist (2018)
- Senior Pan American Champion (2018)
Olympic Experience
- 1-time Olympian
- Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, 9th (+75kg Kumite - Men)
World Championships Experience
- Most recent: 2021 – 7th (+84kg Kumite - Men), 33th (Team Kumite - Men)
- Years of participation: +84kg Kumite - Men 2016, 2018, 2021; Team Kumite - Men 2018, 2021
- Top finish: 7th – 2018 (+84kg Kumite - Men), 2021 (+84kg Kumite - Men)
