New Grand Winners take the spotlight on Day 2 of #Karate1Cairo

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New Grand Winners take the spotlight on Day 2 of #Karate1Cairo

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New Grand Winners take the spotlight on Day 2 of #Karate1Cairo
The 2023 Karate 1-Premier League Cairo celebrated its second day of the competition on Saturday with Karate Stars taking the spotlight.

FINAL TO DECIDE GOLD MEDALLIST AND GRAND WINNER AWARD

The title-deciding bout of Male Kumite +84kg will decide the title holder and the winner of the Grand Winner award. Both Mahmoud Taha Tarek of Egypt and Babacar Seck Sakho of Spain will be declared the new Best of the Best of the category if they get to win gold in Cairo.

Mahmoud Taha Tarek took the flag of the host nation to the top of the podium after upsetting Asiman Gurbanli of Azerbaijan 8-5 while the Spaniard beat Fatih Sen of Turkiye 5-0.

GRAND WINNER DAMIAN QUINTERO STARS IN MALE KATA

Celebrating a much-awaited return to the international scene, Grand Winner Damian Quintero of Spain went back to winning ways and qualified for the final of Male Kata. The current World Championships runner-up defeated Enes Ozdemir of Turkiye in the semi-finals (scores of 44.50 to 44.10).

After taking gold in Cairo two years ago, Gakuji Tozaki of the United States hopes to claim back-to-back victories in the capital of Egypt. The two-time continental championships runner-up beat Aoi Funada of Japan in a tight semi-final (43.30 both).

NEW NAMES TAKE STAGE IN MALE KUMITE -84KG

The final of Male Kumite -84kg will have Matteo Fiore of Italy clashing for gold against Valerii Chobotar of Ukraine. The Italian karateka makes it to his first final of Karate 1-Premier League after beating Aykhan Mamayev of Azerbaijan in the semi-finals (4-1).

Meanwhile, the Ukrainian representative hopes to win his second title of the event following a 2-0 triumph over Michele Martina of Italy.

ONE MORE FINAL FOR EGYPT

After the successful performance of the local delegation on Friday, the host nation celebrated one more spot in the finals. Noursin Aly reached the last bout of Female Kumite -61kg following a 6-4 victory over Nina Radjenovic of Switzerland.

Her rival in the final is Oleksandra Sholohova of Ukraine who made it to her first final of Karate 1-Premier League after beating Reem Khamis of Germany 3-0.

CLASH OF TITANS IN FEMALE KUMITE -68KG

The final of Female Kumite -68kg will see two of the most experienced karatekas of the category head-to-head. Olympian Silvia Semeraro of Italy hopes to reach the top of the podium after causing one of the big upsets of the tournament as she defeated Olympic Games champion and local star Feryal Abdelaziz 3-1.

On the other side of the tatami awaits Elena Quirici of Switzerland. The four-time winner of Karate 1-Premier League beat Irina Zaretska of Azerbaijan in the semi-finals 2-0. Despite losing in the semi-finals, Zaretska has earned the Grand Winner crown in the category.

OLYMPIANS FIGHT FOR GOLD IN FEMALE KUMITE +68KG

Two Olympians will meet in the final of Female Kumite +68kg. Ayumi Uekusa of Japan returns to the title-deciding bout of Karate 1-Premier League after edging Hira Nur Kasatura of Turkiye by “Hantei” or decision (0-0).

Olympic Games medallist Sofya Berultseva of Kazakhstan made it to the final following a 6-1 victory over World champion Maria Torres of Spain.

Karate fans can follow all the action of the finals in Cairo as they happen in the live streaming on the WKF YouTube channel.

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— World Karate Federation 🥋 (@worldkarate_wkf) January 28, 2023