PODGORICA – One day before the official closing ceremony FISU Technical Chair Tokey Hill reflected on the event so far. ‘As the FISU Technical Director for Karate it is a humbling experience to see the world come together and unifying to make this event one of the best ever! From day one the event started […]
PODGORICA – Almir Cecunjanin, the most prospective sportsman in Montenegro, didn’t succeed to keep the gold medal in Montenegro. The guy who ruined the party for the local supporters was Modami Vishkaei Jasema (Iran) who defeated Cecunjanin in the final. The third day of the championship has been successful for the participants from Bosnia and […]
PODGORICA – On Junly 16th, the second day of the 7th World University Karate Championship there was no dominant country among the participants, and competitors from different countries stood on the podium. Germany is the only country which has won more than one medal. Yesterday, the most interesting finale has been in the category kumite […]
Opening Ceremony PODGORICA – The Seventh World University Karate Championship officially started with the opening ceremony in sports center Moraca in Podgorica. This championship is the biggest competition, which is organized by the University Sports Federation of Montenegro. 44 countries, about 360 athletes and 130 officials participate in the seventh edition of this FISU […]
PODGORICA – Yesterday July 14th further preparations for the World University Karate Championship were carried out. In the morning FISU CMI member Dr. Zygmunt Przybylski met at the Hotel Podgorica the representatives of the Organizing Committee responsible for the medical issues and the WADA representative. During the meeting they discussed about the doping control […]
PODGORICA – The delegations of MNE, FRA, OMA, VEN, KOR, BEL, BRA, ISR, BOT, RSA, ESP, CHN, JPN, GER and LUX arrived yesterday in Podgorica to attend the 7th World University Karate Championship, organised by University Sports Federation of Montenegro. This will be the first time that this young FISU member association hosts a FISU […]
FISU Secretary-General/CEO Eric Saintrond and FISU Director for the WUC Laurent Briel recently met with the Secretary-General of the World Karate Federation (WKF), Mr. George Yerolimpos. Purpose of the meeting was to discuss several items regarding the existing relations between both federations and their mutual development. Topics of the discussions were the future of karate […]
The First Pan-American University Karate Championship of ODUPA was held in the Dominican Republic from November 19th to 22nd, 2009. The results are as follows: Individual Men’s Kumite 60 kg Gold: Manuel Araujo (MEX) Silver: Edwards (DOM) -67 kg Gold: Fraites Jairzinho (AHO) Silver: Jovanny de la Cruz (DOM) Bronze: Jesus Guerrero (MEX) Bronze: […]
