William, an 18 year old, studies in Grimsby. He achieved 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 2026 Commonwealth Karate Championship. 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 hailing from Uran won to the divisional karate championship. A boy in Mechanicville will start karate again after open heart surgery.