Karate competition of World Combat Games underway (LIVE UPDATES)

10/20/2023

Multisport events

Karate competition of World Combat Games underway (LIVE UPDATES)

The Karate tournament of the 2023 World Combat Games started today with an action-packed first day of the competition. LIVE UPDATES of the competition below: 

One of the highlight events of the year, the 2023 World Combat Games are being held this week in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia). Scheduled for October 20 and 21, the Karate competition is taking the multi-sport event by storm as the best U21 athletes in the world are clashing for the medals.

The first day of action from Riyadh will have the categories of Male Kata, Female Kata, Female Kumite -50kg, Female Kumite -55kg, Male Kumite -60kg, and Male Kumite -67kg taking the stage.

Meet the finalists of Male Kumite -67kg!

Ahmed Lotfy (EGY) - Huseyn Mammadli (AZE)
 
The bronze medals go to:
 
Said Oubaya (MAR)
 
Abdullah Al Salem (KSA)

 

The finalists of Male Kumite -60kg are:

Abdelali Jina (MAR) - Sultan Alqahtani (KSA)
 
The bronze medals go to:
 
Anass Abdelmaki (BEL)

Ahmed El Amine Hellal (FRA)

 

The finalists of Female Kumite -55kg are:

Bella Samaeva (KAZ) - Louiza Abouriche (ALG)
 
The bronze medals go to
 
Georgie Lawrence (AUS)

Tylla Levacher (FRA)

 

Meet the finalists of Female Kumite -50kg!

Cylia Ouikene (ALG) - Sofia Cardenas (COL)

 

The bronze medals go to:

Irene Kontou (CYP)

Hiba Fellaoui (MAR)

 

Meet the finalists in MALE KATA!

Yu Hin Tang (HKG) - Guido Polsinelli (ITA) 

 

The Bronze medals go to:

Salah Eddine El Mansoury (MAR) 

Fabien Tran (FRA)

 

Meet the finalists of FEMALE KATA

Leidy Daniela Castano (COL) - Chiara Manca (BEL)
 
The bronze medals go to:
 
Natasha Fernandes (POR)
Lanyfer Joy Minano (SUI)
 

Powerhouse nations dominated the qualifying rounds of the Kata divisions. The semifinals of Kata categories are completed as follows:

 
FEMALE KATA
Natasha Fernandes (POR) - Leidy Daniela Castaño (COL)
Chiara Manca (BEL) - Lanyfer Joy Minano (SUI)
 
MALE KATA
Yu Hin Tang (HKG) - Salah Eddine El Mansoury (MAR)
Fabien Tran (FRA) - Guido Polsinelli (ITA)
 
In Female Kumite divisions, favourites took a stand and qualified for the semifinals. These are the clash for the medals: 
 
FEMALE KUMITE -50KG
Cylia Oukiene (ALG) - Irene Kontou (CYP)
Sofia Cardenas (COL) - Hiba Fellaoui (MAR)
 
FEMALE KUMITE -55KG
Bella Samaseva (KAZ) - Georgie Lawrence (AUS)
Louiza Abouriche (ALG) - Tylla Levacher (FRA)

The semifinals in Male Kumite categories had frontrunners and Saudi representatives prevailing. 

MALE KUMITE -60KG

Anass Abdelmalki (BEL) - Abdelali Jina (MAR)

Sultan Alqahtani (KSA) - Ahmed El Amine Hellal (FRA)

MALE KUMITE -67KG

Said Oubaya (MAR) - Ahmed Lotfy (EGY)

Husseyn Mammadli (AZE) - Abdullah Al Salem (KSA)

 

Follow the updates on the WKF social media channels. Alternatively, you can watch the event LIVE HERE.

 

All the results can be followed in real-time on the official website HERE.

 

2023 WORLD COMBAT GAMES