1:47 PM on Aug 6, 2021 CDT
See the top photos (and kicks) from karate's Olympic debut in Tokyo
[18/18] USA’s Tom Scott competes against Egypt’s Abdalla Abdelaziz during the karate men’s kumite -75kg elimination round at the postponed 2020 Tokyo Olympics at Nippon Budokan, on Friday, August 6, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. Scott defeated Abdelaziz 7-6. Scott finished in fourth place in his pool and did not advance to the next round. (Vernon Bryant/The Dallas Morning News)(Vernon Bryant / Staff Photographer)
[1/18] USA’s Tom Scott attempts to kick Japan’s Ken Nishimura during the karate men’s kumite -75kg elimination round at the postponed 2020 Tokyo Olympics at Nippon Budokan, on Friday, August 6, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. Nishimura defeated Scott 2-0. Scott finished in fourth place in his pool and did not advance to the next round. (Vernon Bryant/The Dallas Morning News)(Vernon Bryant / Staff Photographer)
[2/18] USA’s Tom Scott celebrates after scoring a point on Egypt’s Abdalla Abdelaziz during the karate men’s kumite -75kg elimination round at the postponed 2020 Tokyo Olympics at Nippon Budokan, on Friday, August 6, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. Scott defeated Abdelaziz 7-6. Scott finished in fourth place in his pool and did not advance to the next round. (Vernon Bryant/The Dallas Morning News)(Vernon Bryant / Staff Photographer)
[3/18] USA’s Tom Scott is hit in the face by Japan’s Ken Nishimura during the karate men’s kumite -75kg elimination round at the postponed 2020 Tokyo Olympics at Nippon Budokan, on Friday, August 6, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. Nishimura defeated Scott 2-0. Scott finished in fourth place in his pool and did not advance to the next round. (Vernon Bryant/The Dallas Morning News)(Vernon Bryant / Staff Photographer)
[4/18] Germany’s Noah Bitsch competes against Azerbaijan’s Rafael Aghayev during the karate men’s kumite -75kg elimination round at the postponed 2020 Tokyo Olympics at Nippon Budokan, on Friday, August 6, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. Aghayev defeated Bitsch 2-1. (Vernon Bryant/The Dallas Morning News)(Vernon Bryant / Staff Photographer)
[5/18] USA’s Tom Scott competes against Hungary’s Karoly Gabor Harspataki during the karate men’s kumite -75kg elimination round at the postponed 2020 Tokyo Olympics at Nippon Budokan, on Friday, August 6, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. Scott defeated Harspataki 8-3. Scott finished in fourth place in his pool and did not advance to the next round. (Vernon Bryant/The Dallas Morning News)(Vernon Bryant / Staff Photographer)
[6/18] USA’s Tom Scott celebrates after kicking Hungary’s Karoly Gabor Harspataki in the head during the karate men’s kumite -75kg elimination round at the postponed 2020 Tokyo Olympics at Nippon Budokan, on Friday, August 6, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. Scott defeated Harspataki 8-3. Scott finished in fourth place in his pool and did not advance to the next round. (Vernon Bryant/The Dallas Morning News)(Vernon Bryant / Staff Photographer)
[7/18] USA’s Tom Scott claps after defeating Egypt’s Abdalla Abdelaziz during the karate men’s kumite -75kg elimination round at the postponed 2020 Tokyo Olympics at Nippon Budokan, on Friday, August 6, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. Scott defeated Abdelaziz 7-6. Scott finished in fourth place in his pool and did not advance to the next round. (Vernon Bryant/The Dallas Morning News)(Vernon Bryant / Staff Photographer)
[8/18] USA’s Tom Scott prepares to enter the stage to fight against Ukraine’s Stanislav Horuna during the karate men’s kumite -75kg elimination round at the postponed 2020 Tokyo Olympics at Nippon Budokan, on Friday, August 6, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. Scott defeated Harspataki 8-3. Scott finished in fourth place in his pool and did not advance to the next round. (Vernon Bryant/The Dallas Morning News)(Vernon Bryant / Staff Photographer)
[9/18] USA’s Tom Scott prepares to enter the stage to fight Ukraine’s Stanislav Horuna during the karate men’s kumite -75kg elimination round at the postponed 2020 Tokyo Olympics at Nippon Budokan, on Friday, August 6, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. Scott defeated Harspataki 8-3. Scott finished in fourth place in his pool and did not advance to the next round. (Vernon Bryant/The Dallas Morning News)(Vernon Bryant / Staff Photographer)
[10/18] USA’s Tom Scott competes against Ukraine’s Stanislav Horuna during the karate men’s kumite -75kg elimination round at the postponed 2020 Tokyo Olympics at Nippon Budokan, on Friday, August 6, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. Scott defeated Harspataki 8-3. Scott finished in fourth place in his pool and did not advance to the next round. (Vernon Bryant/The Dallas Morning News)(Vernon Bryant / Staff Photographer)
[11/18] Kazakhstan’s Nurkanat Azhikanov kicks Australia’s Tsuneari Yahiro in the torso during the karate men’s kumite -75kg elimination round at the postponed 2020 Tokyo Olympics at Nippon Budokan, on Friday, August 6, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. Azhikanov defeated Yahoo 6-3. (Vernon Bryant/The Dallas Morning News)(Vernon Bryant / Staff Photographer)
[12/18] Australia’s Tsuneari Yahiro attempts to kick Kazakhstan’s Nurkanat Azhikanov in his head during the karate men’s kumite -75kg elimination round at the postponed 2020 Tokyo Olympics at Nippon Budokan, on Friday, August 6, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. Azhikanov defeated Yahoo 6-3. (Vernon Bryant/The Dallas Morning News)(Vernon Bryant / Staff Photographer)
[13/18] Masked officials look over the bouts during the karate men’s kumite -75kg elimination round at the postponed 2020 Tokyo Olympics at Nippon Budokan, on Friday, August 6, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (Vernon Bryant/The Dallas Morning News)(Vernon Bryant / Staff Photographer)
[14/18] A doctor talks to Egypt’s Abdalla Abdelaziz as he examines him after being hit in a bout during the karate men’s kumite -75kg elimination round at the postponed 2020 Tokyo Olympics at Nippon Budokan, on Friday, August 6, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (Vernon Bryant/The Dallas Morning News)(Vernon Bryant / Staff Photographer)
[15/18] USA’s Tom Scott paces before competing in the karate men’s kumite -75kg elimination round at the postponed 2020 Tokyo Olympics at Nippon Budokan, on Friday, August 6, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. Scott finished in fourth place in his pool and did not advance to the next round. (Vernon Bryant/The Dallas Morning News)(Vernon Bryant / Staff Photographer)
[16/18] USA’s Tom Scott celebrates after scoring a point on Egypt’s Abdalla Abdelaziz during the karate men’s kumite -75kg elimination round at the postponed 2020 Tokyo Olympics at Nippon Budokan, on Friday, August 6, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. Scott defeated Abdelaziz 7-6. Scott finished in fourth place in his pool and did not advance to the next round. (Vernon Bryant/The Dallas Morning News)(Vernon Bryant / Staff Photographer)
[17/18] USA’s Tom Scott takes minute to get up after getting hit in the head by Egypt’s Abdalla Abdelaziz during the karate men’s kumite -75kg elimination round at the postponed 2020 Tokyo Olympics at Nippon Budokan, on Friday, August 6, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. Scott defeated Abdelaziz 7-6. Scott finished in fourth place in his pool and did not advance to the next round. (Vernon Bryant/The Dallas Morning News)(Vernon Bryant / Staff Photographer)
[18/18] USA’s Tom Scott competes against Egypt’s Abdalla Abdelaziz during the karate men’s kumite -75kg elimination round at the postponed 2020 Tokyo Olympics at Nippon Budokan, on Friday, August 6, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. Scott defeated Abdelaziz 7-6. Scott finished in fourth place in his pool and did not advance to the next round. (Vernon Bryant/The Dallas Morning News)(Vernon Bryant / Staff Photographer)
[1/18] USA’s Tom Scott attempts to kick Japan’s Ken Nishimura during the karate men’s kumite -75kg elimination round at the postponed 2020 Tokyo Olympics at Nippon Budokan, on Friday, August 6, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. Nishimura defeated Scott 2-0. Scott finished in fourth place in his pool and did not advance to the next round. (Vernon Bryant/The Dallas Morning News)(Vernon Bryant / Staff Photographer)
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