THE MAN OF THE DAY

In a semi-final that looked like a final, Japan’s Ryutaro Araga won against Turkey’s Aktas 5-4 and qualified for the final. A premiere for him since his victory in 2017.

In a tight and tactically elevated fight, Araga was able to be more precise and played against time to overcome Aktas. A great performance that opens him the doors to the final.

THE COMEBACK OF THE DAY

Suspended after his punch on a Russian in Moscow, Jonathan Horne was back on a K1. Finalist in the Santiago Series A two weeks ago, the German does not seem to have lost his rhythm and advances to the final for bronze after his defeat in the semifinals with the flags against Georgia’s Arkania.

FIGHT OF THE DAY

Heurtault vs Coban : Stormy fight last year with the disqualification of Leïla Heurtault for a bad move, the two young women have met since and the fights have remained tense. In this 2020 edition of the Open Paris Karate, it’s in ¼ that they meet again. The fight was resolved on two fist techniques of the Turkish. Reacting too late, Leila Heurtault lost 2-1.

FINALS

KATA M

Finale : Kiyuna (Jap) / Quintero (Spa)

Bronze : Moto (Jap) / Diaz (Ven) and Sofuoglu (Tur) / Goktas (Tur)

-61kg 

Finale : Coban (Tur) / Yin (Chn)

Bronze : Philippe (Fra) / Moriguchi (Jap) and Heurtault (Fra) / Mirzaeva (Uzb)

-68kg 

Finale : Zaretska (Aze) / Abdelaziz (Egy)

Bronze : Bratic (Can) / Buchinger (Aut) and Someya (Jap) / Gong (Chn)

+68kg 

Finale : Hocaoglu (Tur) / Abbasali (Ira)

Bronze : Florentin (Fra) / Torres Garcia (Spa) and Uekusa (Jap) / Abouismail (Egy)

-84kg 

Finale : Araga (Jap) / Ramadan (Fra)

Bronze : Aktas (Tur) / Malovic (Mne) and Wu (Tpe) / Kvesic (Cro)

+84kg 

Finale : Jacquet (Fra) / Arkania (Geo)

Bronze : Filali (Fra) / Horne (Ger) and Abazari (Ira) / Hamedi (Ksa)