On April 29-30 and May 1 in Tokyo-Taiikukan Hall took place the 3rd World Weight Category Kyokushin Karate Championships. Over 300 competitors from about 30 countries participated in this spectacular event. In the second day of the tournament there were finals of: kumite women, kumite senior man and kata men's and women's divisions. About 800 childrens participated in kata and kumite divisions.
European competitors dominated in kata men's and women's divisions. Among European Team the best was Lucian Gogonel from Romania who became World Champion in lightweight category. The best woman fighter was Agnieszka Sypien from Poland who won the World Champion tittle in heavyweight category.
Gold medals: Lucian Gogonel (Romania) lightweight category, Agnieszka Sypien (Poland) heavy weight category, Javier Lezcano (Spain) kata division,
Silver medal: Ewa Pawlikowska (Poland) lightweight category, Raluca Jianu (Romania) kata division,
Brown medal: Zurine Eciolaza (Spain) lightweight category, Ryszard Makara (Poland) heavyweight senior kumite (over 40 years old),
4th place: Emil Kostov (Bulgaria) middleweight category, Aleksander Bielecki (Poland) senior kumite open, Edward Golinski (Poland) lightweight senior kumite (over 40 years old), Steven Crane (Great Britain) heavyweight senior kumite.
European coaches were: shihan Andre Drewniak from Poland and shihan Ton van Rijn from Holland.
PHOTO GALLERY
Judging course
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Opening ceremony
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Kumite woman
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Kata
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Kumite oldboy
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Semifinals man
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Finals man
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Sayonara
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Training with Kancho
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