An Ura Mawashi which he has the secret a few seconds from the end has allowed the Italian Luigi Busa to claim victory in the 1st Karate 1 for a year disputed without Japan and France. The Turks and Iranians are already appearing in top form. Nice win for Elsawy. Results and podiums.

By Florian Fournier / Photo : Kphotos


Male

-60 kg : Samdan, boss at home

Final : Samdan (Tur) b. Farzaliyev (Aze) 1-0
Bronze : Saymatov (Uzb) b. Plakhutin (Rus) 0-0 / Pavlov (Mkd) b. Alpysbair (Kaz) 4-1

  1. Samdan (Tur)
    2. Farzaliyev (Aze)
    3. Saymatov (Uzb) / Pavlov (Mkd)

-67 kg : A tight fight

Final : Elsawy (Egy) b. Uygur (Tur) 3-3
Bronze : Tadissi (Hun) b. Nhuyen (Blr) 4-0 / Sharafutdinov (Rus) b. Muratov (Kaz) 6-2

  1. Elsawy (Egy)
    2. Uygur (Tur)
    3. Tadissi (Hun) / Sharafutdinov (Rus)

-75 kg : a miraculous Ura signed Busa

Final : Busa (Ita) b. Otabolaev (Uzb) 4-2
Bronze : Asiabari (Ira) b. Eltemur (Tur) 3-0 / Bitsch (Ger) b. Shabani (Kos) 0-0

  1. Busa (Ita)
    2. Otabolaev (Uzb)
    3. Asiabari (Ira) / Bitsch (Ger)

-84 kg : Poorshab by forfeit

Final : Poorshab (Ira) b. Yuldashev (Kaz) by forfeit
Bronze : Martina (Ita) b. Kvesic (Cro) 4-0 / Ramadan (Egy) b. Aktas (Tur) 5-4

  1. Poorshab (Ira)
    2. Yuldashev (Kaz)
    3. Martina (Ita) / Ramadan (Egy)

+84 kg : Ganjzadeh eats Talibov

Final : Ganjzadeh (Ira) b. Talibov (Ukr) 7-0
Bronze : Gurbanli (Aze) b. Nishevci (Kos) 4-2 / Arkania (Geo) b. Mahmoud (Egy) 1-0

  1. Ganjzadeh (Ira)
    2. Talibov (Ukr)
    3. Gurbanli (Aze) / Arkania (Geo)

Kata : Quintero, of course

  1. Quintero (Spa)
    2. Sofuoglu (Tur)
    3. Ozdemir (Tur) / Torres Gutierrez (Usa)

-50 kg : Ozcelik, as before

Final : Ozcelik (Tur) b. Hubrich (Ger) 4-2
Bronze : Bahmanyar (Ira) b. Kryva (Ukr) 4-0 / Salma (Egy) b. Morales (Spa) 9-0

  1. Ozcelik (Tur)
    2. Hubrich (Ger)
    3. Bahmanyar (Ira) / Salama (Egy)

-55 kg : Kumizaki in gold

Final : Kumizaki (Bra) b. Toro Meneses (Chi) 1-1
Bronze : Terliuga (Ukr) b. Goranova (Bul) 0-0 / Banaszczyk (Pol) b. Yakan (Tur) 2-0

  1. Kumizaki (Bra)
    2. Toro Meneses (Chi)
    3. Terliuga (Ukr) / Banaszczyk (Pol)

-61 kg : Prekovic by forfeit

Final : Prekovic (Srb) b. Alipourkeshka (Ira) by forfeit
Bronze : Suchankova (Svk) b. Alesaadi (Ira) 6-0 / Coban (Tur) b. Serogina (Ukr) 0-0

  1. Prekovic (Srb)
    2. Alipourkeshka (Ira)
    3. Suchankova (Svk) / Coban (Tur)

-68 kg : Semeraro by forfeit

Final : Semeraro (Ita) b. Abdelaziz (Egy) by forfeit
Bronze : Zaretska (Aze) b. Bougrine (Bel) 10-2 / Buchinger (Aut) b. Rakovic (Mne) 3-1

  1. Semeraro (Ita)
    2. Abdelaziz (Egy)
    3. Zaretska (Aze) / Buchinger (Aut)

+68 kg : Epic final and great win for Berultseva

Final : Berultseva (Kaz) b. Hoacaoglu (Tur) 4-4
Bronze : Kneer (Ger) b. Quintal (Mex) 4-3 / Ferracuti (Ita) b. Nortan (Cro) 5-1

  1. Berultseva (Kaz)
    2. Hocaoglu (Tur)
    3. Kneer (Ger) / Ferracuti (Ita)

Kata F

  1. Sanchez (Spa)
    2. Bozan (Tur)
    3. Casale (Ita) / D’Onofrio (Ita)