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At the [[2018 Asian Karate Championships]] held in Amman, Jordan, he won the gold medal in the men's kata event.<ref name="japan_claim_seven_gold_asian_karate_2018">{{Cite news|last=Etchells|first=Daniel|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1067479/japan-claim-seven-gold-medals-at-asian-karate-championships|title=Japan claim seven gold medals at Asian Karate Championships|date=14 July 2018|work=InsideTheGames.biz|access-date=26 April 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> A month later, he won the gold medal in the [[Karate at the 2018 Asian Games – Men's kata|men's kata]] event at the [[2018 Asian Games]] held in Jakarta, Indonesia.<ref name="tokyo_weekender_meet_sensation_tokyo_2020"/><ref name="karate_results_asian_games_2018"/><ref name="unified_korean_team_dragon_boat_2018">{{Cite news|last=Etchells|first=Daniel|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1069203/unified-korean-team-win-dragon-boat-bronze-medal-on-historic-day-at-2018-asian-games|title=Unified Korean team win dragon boat bronze medal on historic day at 2018 Asian Games|date=25 August 2018|work=InsideTheGames.biz|access-date=23 April 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> In the final, he defeated [[Wang Yi-ta]] of Taiwan. In 2019, at the [[2019 Asian Karate Championships|Asian Karate Championships]] held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, he won the gold medal in both the men's individual kata and men's team kata events.<ref name="japan_earn_six_titles_uzbek_golden_2019">{{Cite news|last=Rowbottom|first=Mike|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1082367/asian-karate-championships-in-tashkent|title=Japan earn six titles but Uzbek hosts also golden at Asian Karate Championships|date=20 July 2019|work=InsideTheGames.biz|access-date=23 April 2020|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="asian_karate_championships_results_2019">{{Cite web|url=https://www.wkf.net/imagenes/campeonatos/akf-seniorresultados-16th-akf-senior-championships-15-21-july-tashkent-uzbekistan-001.pdf|title=2019 Asian Karate Championships Results|website=World Karate Federation|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200423202643/https://www.wkf.net/imagenes/campeonatos/akf-seniorresultados-16th-akf-senior-championships-15-21-july-tashkent-uzbekistan-001.pdf|archive-date=23 April 2020|access-date=23 April 2020}}</ref>
He [[Japan at the 2020 Summer Olympics|represented Japan]] at the [[2020 Summer Olympics]] in Tokyo, Japan.<ref name="wkf_announces_first_qualified_2020">{{Cite news|url=https://www.wkf.net/news-center-new/meet-karates-first-qualified-athletes-for-tokyo-2020/1256|title=WKF announces first qualified athletes for Tokyo 2020|date=18 March 2020|work=WKF.net|access-date=18 April 2020|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="wkf_announces_first_forty_tokyo_2020">{{Cite news|last=Shefferd|first=Neil|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1092111/karate-olympic-qualifiers|title=World Karate Federation announces first 40 karatekas to have qualified for Tokyo 2020|date=18 March 2020|work=InsideTheGames.biz|access-date=18 April 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> He won the gold medal in the [[Karate at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's kata|men's kata]] event,<ref name="kiyuna_mesmerises_to_win_kata_gold_2021">{{Cite news|date=6 August 2021|title=Karate-Okinawa's Kiyuna mesmerises to win men's kata gold|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/karate-okinawa-native-kiyuna-mesmerises-mens-kata-contest-2021-08-06/|access-date=7 August 2021}}</ref><ref name="karate_one_games_wonder_drama_emotion_tokyo_2020">{{Cite news|date=8 August 2021|title=Tokyo Olympics: Karate - the one-Games wonder that delivered on drama and emotion|work=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/olympics/58134761|access-date=8 August 2021}}</ref> becoming Japan's first gold medalist from Okinawa.<ref name=olympics.com>{{cite web| title=Sayonara, and bonjour: Japanese stars who shone brightly at Tokyo 2020| url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/en/news/olympics-japan-stars-tokyo-2020|publisher=International Olympic Committee | date=8 August 2021}}</ref> In the final, he defeated [[Damián Quintero]] of Spain.<ref name="karate_results_book_summer_olympics_2020">{{Cite web|title=Karate Results Book|url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/KTE/OG2020-_KTE_B99_KTE-------------------------------.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210810072155/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/resOG2020-/pdf/OG2020-/KTE/OG2020-_KTE_B99_KTE-------------------------------.pdf|archive-date=10 August 2021|access-date=10 August 2021|website=2020 Summer Olympics}}</ref> He was also the flag bearer for Japan during the [[2020 Summer Olympics closing ceremony|closing ceremony]].<ref name="closing_ceremony_flag_bearers_summer_olympics_2020">{{Cite web|title=List of closing ceremony flag bearers|url=https://stillmed.olympics.com/media/Documents/News/2021/08/Tokyo-2020-Closing-Ceremony-Flag-bearers.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211004201903/https://stillmed.olympics.com/media/Documents/News/2021/08/Tokyo-2020-Closing-Ceremony-Flag-bearers.pdf|archive-date=4 October 2021|access-date=16 November 2021|website=2020 Summer Olympics}}</ref> A few months after the Olympics, he won the gold medal in the [[2021 World Karate Championships – Men's individual kata|men's kata]] event at the [[2021 World Karate Championships]] held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.<ref name="kiyuna_makes_history_as_olympic_gold_medallists_retain_titles_karate_world_championships_2021">{{Cite news|last=Morgan|first=Liam|date=20 November 2021|title=Kiyuna makes history as Olympic gold medallists retain titles at Karate World Championships|work=[[Inside the Games|InsideTheGames.biz]]|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1115725/olympic-gold-star-karate-world-champs|url-status=live|access-date=20 November 2021}}</ref><ref name="world_karate_championships_results_book_2021">{{Cite web|title=2021 World Karate Championships Results Book|url=https://www.wkf.net/imagenes/campeonatos/world-championshipsresultados-25th-world-championships-dubai-001.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211121193114/https://www.wkf.net/imagenes/campeonatos/world-championshipsresultados-25th-world-championships-dubai-001.pdf|archive-date=21 November 2021|access-date=21 November 2021|website=World Karate Federation}}</ref> In December 2021, he won the gold medal in both the men's individual and men's team kata events at the [[2021 Asian Karate Championships|Asian Karate Championships]] held in Almaty, Kazakhstan.<ref name="japan_top_medal_table_asian_karate_championships_in_almaty_2021">{{Cite news|last=Burke|first=Patrick|date=22 December 2021|title=Japan top medal table at Asian Karate Championships in Almaty|work=[[Inside the Games|InsideTheGames.biz]]|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1117171/japan-asian-karate-champs-2021|url-status=live|access-date=22 December 2021}}</ref><ref name="results_book_asian_karate_championships_2021">{{Cite web|title=2021 Asian Karate Championships Results Book|url=https://www.sportdata.org/wkf/ausschreibungen/449/ResultBook.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=
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