Hikaru Ono

Hikaru Ono, born on August 30, 1992, is a Japanese karateka who has achieved significant success in both kata and kumite disciplines. She commenced her international athletic career competing in Kumite, where she secured silver medals in the Female Kumite -50kg category at the Asian Championships in 2011 and 2012, held in Quanzhou, China, and Tashkent, Uzbekistan, respectively. Her early career also saw her earn a silver medal in Team Kumite at the 2011 Asian Championships.

Ono later transitioned her focus significantly to kata, where she achieved prominent global recognition. In 2016, she won a gold medal in Team kata at the World Championships in Linz, Austria. She continued her ascent in the individual kata discipline, securing a silver medal at the 2021 World Karate Championships in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, followed by a gold medal at the 2021 Asian Karate Championships in Almaty, Kazakhstan. The year 2022 further solidified her standing with a silver medal at The World Games in Birmingham, United States, and another gold at the Asian Championships in Tashkent.

Her distinguished career culminated in 2023 when she was crowned the Grand Winner in Female Kata after consistent medal-winning performances throughout the Karate 1-Premier League season, including a silver in Fujairah, bronze in Matoshinhos, and two consecutive gold medals in Rabat and Baku. She also claimed a bronze medal at the closing event in Cairo in the same year. Most notably, Ono won the gold medal in the women’s individual kata event at the 2023 World Karate Championships in Budapest, Hungary, further cementing her status as a leading figure in the sport.