Japan hosts WUC Karate ahead of the sport’s Olympic debut in Tokyo 2020 KOBE — Karate will make its debut appearance at the Summer Olympics in 2020 in Tokyo, Japan. Two years ahead, the world gets a glimpse of what to expect as the Japanese city of Kobe hosts the 11th edition of FISU […]
NICOSIA – The 3rd and the last day of the 1st World University Sambo Championship was as joyful and exciting as the days before. Russia was the front runner from day one and they proved it by winning the first place after they beat Kyrgyzstan. The hosting country, Cyprus, celebrated the 3rd place along with […]
NICOSIA – The 1st Sambo World University Championship keeps the spectators of Cyprus in great excitement. 95 athletes, 56 men and 39 women, are participating in this spectacular event. The athletes come from 20 countries which are Cyprus, Belarus, Georgia, Bulgaria, Uzbekistan, Russia, Ukraine, Lithuania, Makedonia, Kyrgyzstan, Armenia, Serbia, Germany, Azerbaijan, Israel, France, Moldova, […]
NICOSIA – The inaugural edition of the World University Sambo Championsip is hosted in Nicosia, Cyprus. This is the 33rd event this year, marking a busy and record numbered World University Championship year for FISU. The last championship of the year 2016 can be followed via livestreaming. LIVESTREAMING Link 1 Link 2
BRAGA– Friday 12/8 was time to decide the first medalists of the competition. Congratulations! FEMALE: Kawamura Natsumi (Japan) gained the gold in Kumite +68kg, while Meltem Hocaoglu (Turkey) got the silver. Amelia Harvey (UK) and Sohila Ahmed (Egypt) stayed with the bronze. On Kumite -68kg, the victory went to Alizee Agier. The austrian Alisa […]
BRAGA – Champions were distinguished on the last day of competition. It’s the end of the road for the WUC Karate 2016, in Braga! On an intense journey, which started on August 10th, the story behind the last day of competition is told between many wins and some losses. At UMinho Sports Hall, […]
BRAGA – On the second day of competition, it was time for the teams to step up on the Tatami and prove their value. Thursday morning began with Team Kata, where the athletes revealed a lot of concentration and coordination. On the male side, the Japanese and French teams made their way to the […]
BRAGA – The 10th World University Karate Championship began yesterday with Kata’s trial, in which over 50 athletes stepped in the Tatami looking for the decisive final matches in the category. On the individual Kata competitions, Hiroki Kubo (Japan) and Mohammed El-Hanni (Morocco) were the ones who caught the passport for the male final […]
