Karate is his life. His Karate is to win. His father trained him from 5, his mother was 3rd at the 1992 Worlds. He is... U21 World champion (2015), 4 times European champion (U18 in 2013, U21 in 2016, Seniors in 2017 and 2018) and winner of the European Games (2015).

Burak Uygur (1.80 m, -67 kg), a 24-year-old Turkish, has however had a soft spot since his 2018 World Cup miss (“only” 3 finals). He comes back to Madrid this weekend for Karate 1 (Nov 29-Dec 1). An opportunity to complete the loop and reverse the negative spiral. Let's discover him in this video...

By Ludovic Mauchien / Photos : Kphotos