Day 2 of Karate at World Combat Games underway! (LIVE UPDATES)
10/21/2023
Multisport events
The second and last day of Karate at the 2023 World Combat Games will be held Saturday with plenty of Karate action at stake. LIVE UPDATES of the competition below:
The best U21 Karate athletes in the world are clashing for the crown of the World Combat Games on day 2 of action from Riyadh (Saudi Arabia).
The second day of the competition will have the categories of Female Kumite -61kg, Female Kumite -68kg, Male Kumite -75kg, Male Kumite -84kg, Female Kumite +68kg and Male Kumite +84kg taking the stage.
You can find info and live updates on the competition below:
FINAL OF MALE KUMITE +84KG
Dias Anarbekov (KAZ) - Sanad Sufyani (KSA)
Bronze medals for Ondrej Bosak (CZE) and Anes Bostandzic (BIH)
FINAL OF FEMALE KUMITE +68KG
Milena Jovanovic (MNE) - Maroua Eddarhri (MAR)
Bronze for Tricya Sombe (FRA) and Neve Olivia Ewing (GBR)
FINAL OF MALE KUMITE -84KG
Mehdi Sriti (MAR) - Anas Alzahrani (KSA)
Bronze medals for Danyil Anisimov (BEL) and Vitomir Trajkovski (MKD)
FINAL OF MALE KUMITE -75KG
Omer Faruk Yurur (TUR) - Nazim Nurlanov (KZG)
Bronze for Sebastian B. Van Teefelen (NED) and Maros Janovcik (SVK)
FINAL OF FEMALE KUMITE -68KG
Wissal Ezzar (TUN) - Elina Sieliemienieva (UKR)
FINAL OF FEMALE KUMITE -61KG
Khadidja Ghelam (ALG) -Konstantina Chrysopoulou (GRE)
Bronze medals for Nathalia C. Moraes (BRA) and Iris Webb (AUS)
The eliminations of the last categories of the day also were dominated by frontrunners:
FEMALE KUMITE +68KG
Tricya Sombe (FRA) - Milena Jovanovic (MNE)
Neve O. Ewing (GBR) - Maroua Eddarhri MAR)
MALE KUMITE +84KG
Ondrej Bosak (CZE) - Dias Anarbekov (KAZ)
Sanad Sufyani (KSA) - Anes Bostandzic (BIH)
New names took a stand in the first Male Kumite categories of the day. The semifinals are as follows:
MALE KUMITE -75KG
Omer Faruk Yurur (TUR) - Sebastiaan B. Van Teeffelen (NED)
Maros Janovcik (SVK) - Nazim Nurlanov (KGZ)
MALE KUMITE -84KG
Mehdi Sriti (MAR) - Danyil Anisimov (BEL)
Anas Alzahrani (KSA) - Vitomir Trajkovski (MKD)
The first categories of the day kept the perfect balance between surprises and favourites prevailing on the tatamis. These are the semifinals in the two first categories of the day:
FEMALE KUMITE -61KG
Nathalia C. Moraes (BRA) - Khadidja Ghelam (ALG)
Konstantina Chrysopoulou (GRE) - Iris Webb (AUS)
FEMALE KUMITE -68KG
Nuriya Tizimbay (KAZ) - Wissal Ezzar (TUN)
Elina Sieliemienieva (UKR) - Elizabeta Molnar(SVK)
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.