The 2021 Europeans in Sweden cancelled !
The news broke last night. The Swedish federation has announced the cancellation of the 56th European championships which were to take place in Gothenburg from May 12 to 16. A withdrawal due to « the uncertainty surrounding the pandemic situation and its consequences. This does not mean that there will not be an European championship in 2021, especially since this competition is a step of the Olympic qualification. Explanations...
By Ludovic Mauchien
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Covid19 / The Europeans OK, Madrid replaces Rabat
The European championships in Baku are still to be held for now, the Madrid Karate1replaces the Rabat K1 for the Olympic qualification, the OT in Paris is maintained but these two competitions will be held behind closed doors. These are the latest decisions made by the WKF executive committee regarding the evolution of Covid19.
By Ludovic Mauchien
Video - Euro 2019 / The Aghayev vs Busa story
They have been delighting us with their duels for over a decade. They met again in the final of the 2019 European championships in Guadalajara, Spain (March 28-31). Live the final of Rafael Aghayev and Luigi Busa from their warm-up to the joy of the Italian and the tears of the Azerbaijani. Emotions guaranteed...
By Ludovic Mauchien and Florian Fournier
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Euro2019 / Da Costa and Busa kings of Europe
The French World champion Steven Da Costa (-67 kg) won his 2nd continental title by winning 10-1 in the final. Luigi Busa won his 6th one by beating Rafael Aghayev (1-0), as Germany’s Jonathan Horne (+84 kg).
By Florian Fournier
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Video / Euro 2019 – Luigi Busa : « I am the king today but Rafael is the legend »
Italy’s Luigi Busa, the new -75 kg European champion, Ukraine’s Stanislav Horuna, bronze medallist (-75 kg) and France’s Gwendoline Philippe (-61 kg), 5th at the Guadalajara European championships (March 28-31) give their feelings.
By Ludovic Mauchien and Florian Fournier
Photo : Kphotos
EuroKarate2019 / Turkey dominates the team competitions
On this second day of the European championships in Guadalajara (March 28-31) dedicated to the teams, Turkey impresses everybody. With three finals out of four possible, the Turkish teams largely dominated this day and can hope to finish first nation of the competition on Sunday.
By Florian Fournier
Photo : Kphotos
