Silver World medalist, Ukraine’s Chobotar (-84 kg) will play his first Premier League final against Japan’s Araga, 8 wins so far, winner of Poorshab and Aktas. In the heavyweight division, Yamanoglu created the sensation by eliminating the running World champion Jonathan Horne in ½ final (but by decision). In women’s, we are already enjoying the -61 kg final between China’s Yin, the world N°1, and Egypt’s Lotfy, the 2014 and 2016 World champion. All the results of this 2nd day of the K1 Rabat.
By Ludovic Mauchien / Photo: Kphotos
MEN
-84 kg
Final: Chobotar (Ukr) vs Araga (Jap)
Bronze: Aktas (Tur) vs Poorshab (Irn) and Chikhmarev (Kaz) vs. Jakupi (Mcd).
+84 kg
Final: Yamanoglu (Tur) vs Ganjzadeh (Irn)
Bronze: Horne (All) vs. Reis (Por) and Abazari (Irn) vs. Mahmoud (Egy)
Kata
Final: Kiyuna (Jap) vs Quintero (Esp)
Bronze: Shimbaba (Jap) vs Ozdemir (Tur) and Busato (Ita) vs Moto (Jap)
WOMEN
-61kg
Final: Yin (Chn) vs Lotfy (Egy)
Bronze: Philippe (Fra) vs Heurtault (Fra) and Sivert (Fra) vs Someya (Jap)
-68kg
Final: Melnyk (Ukr) vs Quirici (Sui)
Bronze: Kneer (All) vs Panetsidou (Gre) and Someya (Jap) vs. Bratic (Can)
+68 kg
Final: Hocaoglu (Tur) vs Quintal (Mex)
Bronze: Saito (Jap) vs. Abbasli (Irn) and Torres Gracia (Esp) vs. Atif (Alg) or Jami (Tun)
Kata team
Final: Russia vs Italy
Bronze: Russia 2 vs Slovakia and Morocco