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2nd BULLETIN 38th EUROPEAN JUNIOR & CADET KARATE CHAMPIONSHIP 3 rd -21 EKF CUP 11-13 FEBRUARY 2011 NOVI SAD SERBIA Tomislav Stantić, President of the Organizing Committee Honored guests, athletes and friends of karate, It is my honor and privilege to greet all participants of the 38. European Championship for cadets and juniors, and 3. Cup for younger seniors, on behalf of Organizational Committee, Serbia and Novi Sad are once more hosts of a significant sports event such as this championship. It is an honor as well as duty for our country to gather cadets, juniors and younger seniors from the entire Europe. Having in view the fact that karate is a mass sport, positive and popular; we have accepted the task to organize this championship. In October 2010 the world senior karate championship was successfully held in Serbia, and we are confident that during the championship in Novi Sad all participants and guests will witness knowledge, energy and hospitality of our people. This is the reason why this event is more than mere sports competition. I wish for all participants to experience this event as a non verbal dialog in the spirit of sports philosphy which transcendes all religious, rasial and political differences. May the best man win!!! We are looking forward to our next meeting and we are expecting you wholeheartily. Novi Sad, Serbia, 2011 2 Antonio Espinós, WKF President It is for me and for all of the components of the European karate family a great pleasure to visit once more Novi Sad, where the 2007 EKF Regions took place. More than 40 European countries are going to meet in Novi Sad around these European Cadet and Junior Championships - as well as under 21 European Cup – and around karate, a sport that is proving day by day not only how deep it is merged in our society but also the added value that its practice gives irrespective of age and condition. The Serbia Karate Federation is a very important piece of the European Karate Federation and also of the World Karate Federation, for both qualitative and quantitative reasons. We are aware of the progress that karate has experienced in the country and how positively it has been contributing to the worldwide development of our sport. On the other side, we all thank the Serbia Federation that significantly contributes through regularly hosting major international Karate events, and the best example is the World Senior Championships brilliantly held three months ago in Belgrade. It is a very clear and positive sign of the health of the Serbian karate and its full integration in the European Karate Federation. We also want to congratulate the Serbia Federation for the commitment, professionalism and interest shown for the successful organization of these Championships, and wish that this event will serve to further promote karate popularity and practice throughout the country. In the name of the whole European Karate, thank you for your inestimable contribution, and be sure that we all will enjoy unforgettable days in Novi Sad. Novi Sad, Serbia, 2011 3 Slavoljub Piper, President of KFS Dear presidents, electors, athletes and members of the Executive Committee, It is my honor welcome you to Serbia, Vojvodina, City of Novi Sad, for 38. European Championship for cadets and juniors, and 3. Cup for younger seniors. Karate is highly appreciated in Serbia and it is one of the most remunerated sports in our country. Multiethnicity, tolerance and fair play is our motto in life as well as in sport. I asure you that you will feel as if you were in your own home here in Vojvodina. We are looking forward to your arrival in Novi Sad. Enjoy everything we can offer you, and we wish that you achieve great results. Welcome to Serbia and Novi Sad Novi Sad, Serbia, 2011 4 ORGANIZING COMMITTEE OF 38th EKC, NOVI SAD 2011 Tomislav Stantić, PhD President of the Organizing Committee Slaviša Zlatanović Vice President of the Organizing Commettee Aleksandar Kravič Vice President of the Organizing Commettee Member of the City in charge of sports and youth Piper Slavoljub Vice President of the Organizing Commettee President of KFS Milorad Dokmanac, PhD Vice President of the Organizing Commettee Senior Advisor to the Provinciasl Secretary for Sports and Youth Dragan Atanasov Assistant Minister of Youth and Sport Prof. Strahinja Tepavčević, PhD General Manager of EKC Jadranka Beljan - Balaban Vice President of the Organizing Commettee Provincial Municipality secretary Živko Popov General menager sports and business center Vojvodina Srđan Grujić Konsultant in Techical Department Novi Sad, Serbia, 2011 5 Slavoljub Piper Milenko Marjanović President of KFS Chairman of the Managing Board of World Championships Karate 2010 Llc Prof. Strahinja Tepavčević, PhD Aleksandar Mihailović, M.Sc.M.E. General Manager of EKC Executive Manager of World Championships Karate 2010 Llc Janoš Kopas, Mr Dragoslav Stojković Deputy General Manager of EKC Deputy Executive Manager of World Championships Karate 2010 Llc Novi Sad, Serbia, 2011 6 WELCOME TO NOVI SAD Words and pictures don’t do justice to this city; Novi Sad is simply something more and something different. The city is a clash of many different styles, though its architecture is primarily Austro-Hungarian. People usually say that it is very easy to get to know this city, very easy to love it and impossible to forget it. One of the main reasons for this is the hospitable mentality of its citizens; its inhabitants are open-minded, joyful and friendly. Throughout its time, Novi Sad has shown remarkable constancy and endurance. The city keeps growing day after day, endlessly advancing to its future and nothing can stop its gait. With a population of over 350.000, Novi Sad is the biggest city in Vojvodina and the second largest city in Serbia. The altitude of the city is somewhere between 75-80 meters above sea level, and it is located between 19-20 degrees longitude and 45-46 degrees latitude on the map, nestled on the left shore of of the Danube, 1.255 km from the rivers fountain-head. The daily temperature ranges between -30.7 – 39.9 degrees Celsius, with an average temperature of about 10 degrees. There are around 130 pluvial days during the year. Seen from above, City of Novi Sad reveals itself as a city located in a vast plain, spacious and open to all directions. Fortress of Petrovaradin, a historical site, is situated on the right bank of the River Danube, whereas a tall building of Central Post Office, massive construction of Spens Sports Centre, immense headquarter of Petroleum Industry of Serbia and elegant oval edifice of Banovina (a seat of Executive Council of Autonomous Province of Vojvodina) are situated on the left. What eyes could also perceive are green oases embodied in City parks, with labyrinth of streets and alleys meandering around them and cut across with wide and straight boulevards. Moreover, there is the Danube as an unsymmetrical, potent axe of the City, embraced with long quay and Strand, the most beautiful city beach along the Danube. In addition to that, there are the bridges that Novi Sad once lost, but that are re-built from scratch. And there will be plenty of them, quite soon. Novi Sad, Serbia, 2011 7 Seen in terms of our planet, City perfectly fits into a rich tradition of Pannonian Basin, in which everything is prone to grow, from well-preserved Secession to Post-modern architecture. Nowadays, a widely recognizable symbol of the City is Exit Festival, while in the past, and even so today that place has been reserved for the Serbian cultural institutions: Matica srpska - the oldest cultural-scientific institution of Serbia, Serbian National Theatre, Sterijino pozorje Theatre Festival… Furthermore, our City, in contrast to many other European destinations, has the reputation, by full right, of a multinational, multicultural and multi-confessional metropolis in which all differences are seen as advantages. The witnesses to that are Novi Sad Theatre/Újvidéki Színház and University of Novi Sad with 19 faculties and specialized departments in which the lectures are held in languages of national minorities or were founded with that purpose. Still, there are so many other things that represent a daily, lively routine of Novi Sad. What differentiates Novi Sad from other cities in Serbia is a wide diversity of nationalities, cultures and religions. Five Orthodox churches, Jewish synagogue and Catholic cathedral in the very heart of Novi Sad symbolize the multiculturalism of this city. As the second biggest city in Serbia, Novi Sad is becoming the main cultural center in the country and bears the name Serbian Athens. Some of the main cultural events that take place in Novi Sad every year are “Sterijino pozorje” (theatre festival), traditional “Zmajeve decije igre” (children's festival) and, of course, the famous “EXIT” – one of the best music festivals in Europe. We can mention with great pride that Novi Sad was also host of the European Basketball Championship in 2005. These and many other events largely contribute to the image of Novi Sad, Vojvodina and the entire country. Novi Sad is a university city, a city of museums, galleries, libraries, theatres…It is a center of well developed journalistic and publishing industries, radio and television. It is a railway and road crossing on the main international railroad from Athens, i.e. Istanbul to Budapest. Look carefully into the faces of the citizens of Novi Sad, notice the way they walk, hear the way they speak and the length of their accent. The spirit of this city can also be found in the way the citizens of Novi Sad talk. The time spent in these or many other places will make you realize that you have become attached to Novi Sad in a special way.