Steven Da Costa became the first Olympic champion in the history of karate, Thursday in Tokyo, in the category of less than 67 kilos.
The French defeated the Turkish Eray Samdan 5-0 in the final, and brought a seventh gold medal to the French delegation.
And a seventh gold medal for France! Steven Da Costa on Thursday became the first men's Olympic champion in the history of karate, which appears on the Olympic program for the first time, by winning in Tokyo in the final of the -67 kg category. Da Costa, world n ° 1 in his category and already world champion in 2018, beat the Turkish Eray Samdan 5-0 in the final.