2008 WUC Karate: First Medals
July 12th, 2008
FISU Assessor Kairis Ulp speeches at the Opening Ceremony
On July 11th, in Wroclaw, Poland the 6th World University Karate Championship started. 39 countries are taking part in this competition. In the Orbita Hall, where 3,000 spectators can be seated, seven finals where on the programme of the day. The organisers prepared a tatami on a special stage in the centre of the hall for the finals which created an even more special atmosphere to the finals. Adam Roczek president of the Organising Committee, Vice-Chair of the FISU CRS and Kairis Ulp FISU Assessor made the official speeches at the opening ceremony.
Kumite Men -70 kg
1. Daki Miyamoto JPN 2. Hersamrat Virdee Gonzalez MEX 3. Sasko Patrakliev MKD 3. Stefan Ivanovic SRB
Kata Men's Team
1. JPN 2. ESP 3. CZE 3. CRO
Kumite Men -75kg
1. Kenta Kai JPN 2. Luis Garcia Jimenez ESP 3. Alton Brown GBR 3. Gokhan Gunduz TUR
Kumite Women -60kg
1. Miki Kobayashi JPN 2. Zhanna Melnik UKR 3. Sarah Ait Ibrahim FRA 3. Carmen Vincente Cabanas ESP
Kumite Men +80
1. Khalid Khalidov KAZ 2. Ibrahim Gary FRA 3. Peng Li CHN 3. Almir Cecunjanin MNE
Kumite Men -80
1. Cesar Herrera VEN 2. Amal Atayev AZE 3. Andrej Harnicar SVK 3. Ryuki Shimura JPN
Kumite Women +60
1. Nadege Ait Ibrahim FRA 2. Tamara Filipovic SRB 3. Ya - Li Liu TPE 3. Tessy Scholtes LUX
