William, an 18 year old, is a student in Grimsby. He achieved two Commonwealth karate gold medals at university. A young karate practitioner mentioned in InYourArea also achieved a double Commonwealth title. Bipasha Paul, from Heritage School, achieved senior gold at the 12th Commonwealth Karate Championship 2026. She advanced from junior bronze.

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