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#
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Hometown
Cupertino
Quick Facts
- I started karate at the age of 4
- My real life hero is my teammate, Aaron Kaneda, since he's never scared to go into a fight and helps everybody else around him get better
- One of my hobbies is playing basketball
- Beating Edgar Torres in the 2018 Nationals was my biggest win so far because I was really worried about fighting him since I'd never seen him lose and he was a former Panamerican Championship
- My favorite food is tacos
- "It always seems impossible until it's done." - Nelson Mandela
