After three days of WKF Youth Training Camp in Poreč, Karate 1 Youth Cup showcased the impressive influence of Karate among youngsters in today’s event at the Sports Centre Žatika.

Around 450 promising athletes gathered in Poreč and demonstrated their abilities. The youngest ones came to the tatami first as a part of the U12 category.

Best U12 katas were 🥇 Nika Afendikova (UKR), 🥈Sofia Crucitti (ITA), 🥉 Magdalena Blažak (CRO), 🥉 Maia Ritz (SWI) in female category and 🥇 Emil Zadina (AUS), 🥈 Branislav Babel (SLO), 🥉 Taris Beganović (BIH), 🥉 Ramon Limacher (SWI) in male category.

Kumite results among under 12 years old competitors are as follows:

Female, -35kg
🥇 Shanja Schmid (SWI)
🥈 Vittoria Galati (ITA)

Female, -40kg
🥇  Paula Panić (CRO)
🥈 Maya Marenco (ITA)

Female, +40kg
🥇  Laura Giraldi (ITA)
🥈  Alina Heinrich (GER)
🥉 Maissa Sridi (BEL)
🥉 Hannah Bath (BEL)

Male, -30kg
🥇 Nathan Boscolo (BEL)
🥈 Savva temnik (RUS)

Male, -35kg
🥇 Vinn Lopes (NED)
🥈 Tino Panić (CRO)
🥉 Tino Turković (CRO)
🥉 Diego Brignone (ITA)

Male, -40kg
🥇 Vusal Ganbarov (AZE)
🥈 Mahyaddin Jafarli (AZE)
🥉 Marat Semikhov (AZE)
🥉 Basile Bernard (BEL)

Male, -45kg
🥇 Kirill Basaev (RUS)
🥈 Taris Beganović (BIH)
🥉 Deniz DÖnglou (GER)

Male, +45kg
🥇 Enkel Hamiti (KOS)
🥈 Balasz Ruzsinszki (HUN)
🥉 Petar Slukić (CRO)
🥉 Savelii Kosolapov (RUS)

The second part of the event (and probably the dearest for all gathered in the Sports Centre Žatika) was the Para-Karate U16 and U21 competition. Young athletes showed us inspirational performances in three categories and their results are as follows:

Para-Karate U16 - intellectually impaired - Female

🥇 Leticija Ivanac (CRO)

   Para-Karate U16 - Intellectually impaired - Male
🥇 Stipe Barić (CRO)
🥈 Tin Marjanović (CRO)

Para-Karate U16 - Wheelchair user - Male
🥇 Antonio Šaršanski (CRO)
🥈 Mateo Svetić (CRO)

Para-Karate U21 - Blind/visually impaired - Female
🥇 Emiliya Mitlinova (AZE)

Para-Karate U21 - Blind/visually impaired - Male
🥇 Arsen Tomasovic (CRO)

Para-Karate U21- Intellectually impaired - Male
🥇 Toma Matijević (CRO)
🥈  Roko Boduljak (CRO)

The main part of the event was the U21 Youth Cup event and karatekas showed an outstanding level promising to be future senior stars.

Kata Female
🥇 Carolina Amato (ITA)
🥈 Sabrina Medero Savoy (SPA)
🥉 Elena roversi (ITA)
🥉 Funda Celo (AUS)

Kata Male
🥇 Mirko Barreca (ITA)
🥈 Giulio Sembinelli (ITA)
🥉 Jordi Miranda Valdivia (SPA)
🥉 Adam Stelcl (SVK)

Female, -50kg
🥇 Asia Agus (ITA)
🥈 Inji Azizova (AZE)
🥉 Aleksandra Grujuć (AUS)
🥉 Alessia Nardi (ITA)

Female, -55kg
🥇 Veronica Brunori (ITA)
🥈 Anita Pazzaglia (ITA)
🥉 Madina Sadigova (AZE)

Female, -61kg
🥇 Oleksandra Sholokhova (UKR)
🥈 Laura Fucik (CRO)
🥉 Petra Nuić (CRO)
🥉 Silvia Hirt (SWI)

Female, -68kg
🥇 Lea Vukoja (CRO)
🥈 Annika Selid (NOR)
🥉 Sara Krivdova (SVK)
🥉 Elina Seliemienieva (UKR)

Female, +68kg
🥇 Stefani Krešić (BIH)
🥈 Sadea Bećirović (CRO)
🥉 Elena Pavlovska (UKR)
🥉 Martina Sachova (CZE)

Male, -60kg
🥇 Pavle Dujaković (BIH)
🥈 Fahik Veseli Maliqi (MKD)
🥉 Alex Ortiz (ESP)
🥉 Luciano Carmine (ITA)

Male, -67kg
🥇 Sereda Artem (UKR)
🥈 Nuran Rzazade (AZE)
🥉 Dominik Kočandrle (SVK)
🥉 Danila Mikhailichenko (RUS)

Male, -75kg
🥇 Quentin Mahauden (BEL)
🥈 Betim Maliqi (KOS)
🥉 Mario Svinarski (MKD)
🥉 Jaka Gaal (SLO)

Male, -84kg
🥇 Sadin Mulahalilović (BIH)
🥈 Matteo Fiore (ITA)
🥉 Janne Haubold (GER)
🥉 Andrii Zaplitnyi (UKR)

Male, +84kg
🥇 Aleksandar Kalabić (CRO)
🥈 Dmitriy Chernov (UKR)
🥉 Heorhiii Sviridov (UKR)
🥉 Kostayantyn Papastergios (UKR)

Karate events in Poreč follow as the Karate 1 Youth league will occur in the next three days with a record-breaking number of attendees.