The 9th Openweight Category Kyokushin Karate Championships Paris 2009 took place on November 28. Record number of 166 competitors from 19 european countries participated in the event.
Special guests were Kancho Shokei Matsui (President of IKO Kyokushinkaikan), Shihan Katsuhito Gorai (IKO General Secretary) and Shihan Loek Hollander (IKO International Committee Member), as well as EKKO Board members: Shihan Antonio Pinero (EKKO President), Shihan Andre Drewniak (EKKO General Secretary), Sensei Christoph Fischer (EKKO Treasurer).
During the opening ceremony, Kancho Matsui handed the certificates for 6th dan to Shihan Stanislav Blizniuk and Shihan Jacques Legree.
Alejandro Navarro became the openweight category European Champion for the fourth time in a row (previously in 2006, 2007, and 2008). Another Spaniard, Pablo Estensoro was second. In Women's open category, two Polish fighters: Agnieszka Sypien and Dobroslawa Soltysik-Habraszka met in the final. The former champion Sypien took the glory.
Main judge was Shihan Antonio Pinero. Organiser of the championships was Sensei Jose Pernas, who co-operated fully with Shihan Jacques Legree.
RESULTS