May 24, 2020 Year XV - N°5

The World Karate Federation that hastily decreed the top 40 athletes qualified for the Tokyo Olympics, now reopens the rankings and indexes the two previously canceled races by Riccardo Partinico Male Kata (-60 kg) with 8,850 points European Championships Female Kumite “The nights of In this specialty, conside- and the Brazilian Vini- in Gothenburg (Sweden) In the category -55 kg. Covid-19” have ring that a Japanese and a cius Figuera (-67 kg) with could acquire many points Turkish qualifiers remain confused the Turkish athlete are alrea- 6,832.5 points are also in- and overcome the Iranian confirmed Serap Ozcelik top executives dy qualified, the ranking volved, pursued respecti- Sajad Ganjzadeh (+84 kg) Arapoglu (-50 kg) with of the WKF. goes up to the American vely by the Turkish Eray currently first in ranking, 11,302 points, the Ukrai- Perhaps the lack of Olym- Ariel Torres Gutierrez Samdan (-60 kg) with with 8,617.5 points and nian Anzhelika Terliuga pic experience or the pres- who, with 2,707.5 points, 7,912 , 5 points and by the which, unlike the Ger- (-55 kg) with 9,472 points sure from the Federations is unthinkable that he Egyptian Ali Elsawy (-67 man, can only participate and the Japanese Miho led the WKF, before the found the fourth classi- kg) with 6,472.5 points. in the “Premier League”. Miyahara (-50 kg) with IOC decided to postpone fied, the Italian Mattia The Japanese Naoto Sago The relegation of Sajad 6,315 points. The ex-qua- the Tokyo Olympics for a Busato who, with 4,650 with 4,447.5 points could Ganjzadeh to second pla- lifiers, the Chinese Tzu. year, to declare the qua- points, in addition to the be overtaken by his com- ce in the standings would Yun Wen (-55 kg), with lification of 40 athletes Antonio Espinós “Premier League” in Ra- patriot Hiroto Shinohara determine the qualifica- 7,080 points, return to to the Tokyo Olympics, President of WKF without disputing the last bat, he can also participa- with 4,275 points, it will tion of his compatriot Za- the race; the Iranian Sara ones scheduled races. The te in the European Cham- depend exclusively on biollah Poorshab (-84 kg), Bahmanyar (-50 kg) with patriot Ayami Morigu- decision, undoubtedly ina- pionships in Sweden to the outcome of the Rabat with 9,225 points. This 5,647.5 points that could chi with 2,617.5 points. dequate and hasty, had left accumulate points. The- race. condition would exclude be undermined by the In the category +61 kg. many athletes who could refore, the five qualified In the -75Kg category the Croatian Ivan Kve- German Jana Messersch- only the azerbaijana Irina still qualify disappointed athletes remain the Spa- the Iranian Bahman Asga- sic (-84 kg) with 7,087.5 midt (-55 kg) with 5,707.5 Zaretska (-68 kg), with and had made other athle- nish Damian Quintero, ri Ghoncheh, the Italian points from the qualifi- points and the Austrian 9,247.5 points, and the tes cheer who, at that mo- the Japanese Ryo Kiyuna, Luigi Busà, the Azerbai- cation, taking over the Bettina Plank (-50 kg) Japanese Ayumi Ueku- ment, still had to get in- the Turkish Ali Sofuoglu, jani Rafael Aghayev and Georgian Gogita Arka- with 5,197.5 points. sa (+68 kg), with 5,910 volved. The WKF, perhaps the Venezuelan Antonio the Japanese Ken Nishi- nia (+84 kg) with 7,080 In the category -61 kg. points remain confirmed. under pressure from the Diaz and the Italian Mat- mura are unattainable. points. The slightest dif- the Chinese Xiaoyan Yin The former qualifiers, the IOC, last May 20, 60 days tia Busato. The Ukrainian Stanislav ference in points between with 10.545 points are Iranian Hamideh Abbasa- after the proclamation of Female Kata Horuna with 5,707.5 Horne, Ganjzadeh, Po- confirmed, the Egyptian li (+68 kg) with 6,997.5 the 40 qualified, without Even in this specialty the points compared to the orshab, Kvesic and Ar- Giana Lotfy with 7.710 points and the Turkish considering the emotions situation remains unchan- 5047.5 points won by the kania will determine any points. The former qua- Meltem Hocaoglu Akyol of the athletes, the training ged, the New Zealander American Thomas Scott result. Keep in mind that, lifiers, the Turkish - Mer (+68 kg), with 5,677.5 programs already resche- Alexandrea Anacan with and the 4,147.5 points unlike Ganjzadeh and ve Coban with 7,027.5 points can be overco- duled and the agreements 2,535 points cannot wor- won by the Kazakh Er- Poorshab, Horne, Kvesic points that risk little, and me by the Greek Elena with the sponsors, can- ry the American Sakura mek Ainazarov, should be and Arkania will be able the Serbian Jovana Preko- Chatziliadou (+68 kg) celed the previous deci- Kokumai with 5,887.5 calm, also because Horu- to participate not only in vic who, with 5,482.5 with 5,655 points, from sion, reopened the “Tokyo points. The qualified are na, unlike the American the “Premier League of points becomes the goal Kazakh Sofya Berultse- Standings” ranking and the Spanish Sandra San- and the Kazakh, will be Rabat, but also in the Eu- to be achieved by the Ca- va (+68 kg) with 5,467.5 re-proposed the two races chez, the Japanese Kiyou able to play the Europe- ropean Championships nadian Haya Juma, with points and the Italian Clio previously canceled by lo- Shimizu, the Italian Vi- an championship in 2021 in Sweden. The Japanese 5,137.5 points, come back Ferracuti (+68 kg) with cal authorities, replacing viana Bottaro, the Chi- in Gothenburg (Sweden), Ryutaro Araga (-84 kg) into play by Iranian Ro- 5,017.5 points. The Swiss them with two other races nese Grace Lau and the maintaining the gap with with 5,490 points cannot zita Alipourkeshka with in 2021: the “Premier Lea- Elena Quirici (-68 kg), gue” in Rabat and the EKF American Sakura Koku- the conquest of other be reached by his com- 5,107.5 points, but abo- with 6,525 points, howe- European Championship mai. points. patriot Hideoshi Kagawa ve all by one of the two ver, could be overtaken in Gothenburg (Sweden). Male Kumite In the +75 kg catego- (+84 kg) with 2,842.5 French women who will by the Chinese Li Gon- Furthermore, it indicated In this specialty many si- ry only Ugur Aktas with points. The forecasts, ba- be able to participate in the gl (-68 kg), with 6,412.5 the direct qualification tuations can be reversed. 10,372.5 points is cer- sed on technical and sta- European championship, points, by the Egyptian race for the remaining 40 The Kazakh Darkhan tainly qualified for the tistical data, would see Gwendoline Philippe Feryal Abdelaziz (-68 kg) athletes in Paris in June Assadilov (-60 kg) with Olympics. The distortions qualified in the “Tokyo with 4,890 points, recen- with 6,075 points, but , 2021. The results of the- 10,387.5 points and the in this category can be Standings” ranking, as tly operated at the LCA, especially from the Italian se races could upset all French Steven Dacosta manifold. The German well as the Turkish Aktas or Leila Heurtault with Silvia Semeraro (-68 kg) the forecasts and turn for (-67 kg) with 8,940 points Jonathan Horne (+84 kg) and the Japanese Araga, 4,515 points. The Japa- with 5,730 points, which athletes transform “The remain immovable in the with 8,062.5 points, par- the German Horne, the nese Mayumi Someya may also have the Euro- Olympic Dream” into a -67 kg category. The Ita- ticipating in the “Premier Iranian Poorshab and the with 3,217.5 points could pean championship score “Great Nightmare”. lian Angelo Crescenzo League” of Rabat and the Georgian Arkania. be undermined by com- in Sweden.