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World number 1 Quintero on the 'Loneliness' of Karate

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Damian Quintero, has been credited with helping grow the popularity of Karate in his native Spain in the same way that Carolina Marin did for badminton and Javi Fernandez for figure skating. But find out why the favourite for Kata gold at the Olympic debut of the sport in Tokyo nearly chose planes over sport.

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