William, an 18-year-old, studies in Grimsby. He won two Commonwealth karate gold medals at university. A teenage karateka covered by InYourArea also took a double Commonwealth title. Bipasha Paul, from Heritage School, won senior gold at the 2026 Commonwealth Karate Championship. She advanced from junior bronze.

Ryan Dev Varma, a resident of Tripura, was the first person from his state to get a Guinness World Records award for a karate group event. Two schoolgirls from Uran won to the divisional karate championship. A boy from Mechanicville will begin karate again after open heart surgery.