OG 2024 / Guillaume Cossou : « The idea is to get out from the karate world »
He has been in the French team for 7 years (1999-2006), was 3rd at the 2005 Europeans, team world champion in 2004 but it is as general manager of Publicis Sport that Guillaume Cossou, 39 years old, made the trip to the European championships in Spain. The reason ? The launch of a campaign for Olympic karate in Paris 2024, « Belt of Hope ». A clip of « demotivation », a multicolored belt and many actions in perspective. Explanations.
By Ludovic Mauchien in Guadalajara (Spain) / Photo : DR / LM
OG 2024 / Stephanie Bel Lahsen : « I'm not going to do bafflegab… »
They are coaches of national teams, teachers of clubs, professionals or volunteers. They are the lungs of karate, the beating heart of practice. From today, we give them a voice in a series of interviews. How do they live the decision not to allow Karate at the2024 Paris Olympics ? What reasons ? What consequences ? What to do ?
7th episode with Stephanie Bel Lahsen, coach of the Hong Kong Kata national team. She also trains kids in Sarcelles, near Paris, and elite athletes at Team KP. She is quite critical but also inclined to hope, if some changes occur. An analysis with no concession.
By Florian Fournier
Photo : DR
OG 2024 / Azedin Rghioui : « A whole process called into question »
They are coaches of national teams, teachers of clubs, professionals or volunteers. They are the lungs of karate, the beating heart of practice. We give them a voice in a series of interviews. How do they live the decision not to allow Karate at the2024 Paris Olympics ? What consequences ? What to do ? They express their feelings, deliver their misunderstandings, analyze the future, each in his own way. Today, Azedin Rghioui, coach of the Australian Team.
By Ludovic Mauchien
Photo : DR
OG 2024 / Antonio Espinos : « We will not give up »
They were received during 1h30 this Wednesday morning but nothing concrete really came out of this meeting with the Paris 2024 organiszing committee. Antonio Espinos, the president of the World Federation (WKF), Toshi Nagura, its general secretary, and Francis Didier, president of the French federation, « do not exclude any option », plan to « launch all possible remediation », « (to) have access to the file in full transparency », and not « not give up » for Karate to be in 2024 OG. But questions remain unresolved. Impressions and reactions.
By Ludovic Mauchien
Photo : Kphotos
OG 2024 / Wayne Otto : « Our fight to become Olympians will never stop »
Today, in Paris, a WKF delegation led by Antonio Espinos has an appointment with the Paris 2024 OCOG to try to reverse the decision to exclude Karate from the Games. An announcement that continues to shake the world of karate, like England’s Wayne Otto, who feels « a huge frustration », « anger », « a disrespect » in the timing, ensures that « fight will never stop », a « respectful duty ». A strong testimony, as the man is... In short, « never give up » !
By Ludovic Mauchien
Photos : DR
A Tsuki for Paris 2024
TsukiForKarate2024. This is the campaign just launched by the WKF in response to the exclusion of Karate in the 2024 Olympic Games. The idea ? Take a picture or a video of yourself doing a Tsuki and sharing it a maximum on social networks. Hajime !
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