William, an 18 year old, attends school in Grimsby. He achieved two Commonwealth karate gold medals during his academic years. A karate enthusiast featured in InYourArea also took a double Commonwealth title. Bipasha Paul, a student at Heritage School, achieved senior gold at the 12th Commonwealth Karate Championship 2026. She moved up 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 from Mechanicville will begin karate again after open heart surgery.