William, a young, studies in Grimsby. He won two Commonwealth karate gold medals at university. A teenage karateka featured in InYourArea also achieved a double Commonwealth title. Bipasha Paul, a student at Heritage School, achieved senior gold at the Commonwealth Karate Championship 2026. She advanced from junior bronze.

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