William, an 18 year old, attends school in Grimsby. He secured two Commonwealth karate gold medals during his academic years. A young karate practitioner featured in InYourArea also achieved a double Commonwealth title. Bipasha Paul, attending Heritage School, achieved 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 achieve a Guinness World Records award for a karate group event. Two schoolgirls from Uran made it to the divisional karate championship. A boy in Mechanicville will begin karate again after open heart surgery.