Actus 25/05/2021

 

Horne, Horuna, Tzanos, Ozcelik, Sofuoglu, Montenegro, Croatia… In short, the exploits, the records, the firsts, the failures, the Olympic qualified… In short, the highlights of these 56th European Championships which took place in Croatia from May 18 to 23.

 

By Ludovic Mauchien and Florian Fournier in Porec (Croatia)

Photo: KaratePorec2021

 

Actus 22/05/2021

Horne wins his 7th European title, Sanchez her 6th one in the row in Porec. In these European championships (May 18-23), many athketes win their 1st title, like Sofuoglu (Kata) who beat Quintero, the world champion Zaretska, Turkish Hocaoglu and Ukrainian Horuna.

 

By Florian Fournier

Photos : D.R

Actus 21/05/2021

This is the story of the day. The Montenegro male team reaches the final for the first time in its history. After beating Russia by kiken in ¼ final (3-2), the Montenegro karatekas beat Azerbaijan in semi-final. In the final, they will be opposed to Croatia. A great performance for these small countries that respectively have 650 000 and 4.5 millions inhabitants.

By Florian Fournier
Photo : D.R

Actus 19/05/2021

They needed to be in final to get officially their tickets for the Olympic Games. The world champion Jonathan Horne and the Turkish Meltem Hocaoglu did it. In final at the European championships (May19-23), the two karatekas made the job.

By Florian Fournier
Photos : D.R

Actus 20/05/2021

She needs to win the Continental title to get her qualification for the Games. The German Jana Messerschmidt is close to succeed. Qualified for the final at the European Championships, Jana Messerschmidt can still believe in her dream.

By Florian Fournier
Photos : D.R

Actus 17/05/2021

 

This 2021 edition will be remembered no matter what. These European championships (May 19-23 in Porec, Croatia) are not only decisive for Olympic qualification (Horne vs Arkania, Hocaoglu vs Chatziliadou, Quirici and Messerschmidt), but they will also mark the end of an era. This will indeed be the last appearance of the « Grumblers » in their thirties, starting with the King, Rafael Aghayev. Highlights at a glance.

 

By Ludovic Mauchien

Photo : Kphotos