Olympic athlete targeted in anti-Asian rant in Orange County Los Angeles Times


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She saw the man before she heard him. Sakura Kokumai, a karate champion slated to represent the United States in the 2021 Olympic Games, was wearing headphones as she warmed up on a recent weeknight for a run at Grijalva Park in Orange. “This guy was yelling, and I looked over my shoulder to see if there was anybody in the direction he was looking at, but I didn’t see anybody” said Kokumai, 28. “That’s when I knew this guy was yelling at me.” The man’s verbal attack grew increasingly aggressive, and she starting taking video of him with her...