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
5'5"
Age
31
Hometown
The Colony, TX
Education
Centennial High School Collin College
Career Highlights
- US Team Member
- 3x USA Karate National Champion
- 5x Ozawa Cup International Kumite Champion
- 6x PKC International Kumite Grand Champion
- 4x USKA National Kumite Grand Champion
- 2013 US Open Gold Medalist
- 2013 Jr National Team Member
- K1 Premier League Berlin Bronze Medalist (2018)
World Championships Experience
- Most recent: 2016 – 14th (-50kg Kumite - Women)
- Years of participation: -50kg Kumite - Women 2014, 2016
- Top finish: 14th – 2016 (-50kg Kumite - Women)
