William, an 18 year old, attends school in Grimsby. He secured two Commonwealth karate gold medals during his academic years. A young karate practitioner covered by InYourArea also took a double Commonwealth title. Bipasha Paul, attending Heritage School, achieved senior gold at the Commonwealth Karate Championship 2026. 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 made it to the divisional karate championship. A boy resident of Mechanicville will begin karate again after open heart surgery.