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

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