William, an 18-year-old, studies in Grimsby. He won two Commonwealth karate gold medals while at college. A teenage karateka mentioned in InYourArea also won a double Commonwealth title. Bipasha Paul, attending Heritage School, secured senior gold at the Commonwealth Karate Championship 2026. She moved up from junior bronze.

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