Japan won two gold on the opening day of the 2026 Karate One Series A in A Coru\u00f1a. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The tournament began with a vibrant atmosphere as thousands of athletes and supporters from across the world gathered in the northern Spanish city, as the first four champions were crowned after a day full of high-level competition and closely fought contests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sasara Eguchi Shines in All-Japan Female Kata Final<\/strong> Sena Monoi Edges Narrow Contest in Male Kata Final<\/strong> Fatma Ygur Claims Hard-Fought Victory in Female Kumite +68 Kg<\/strong> Giovani Felipin Salgado Controls Final to Win Male Kumite +84 Kg<\/strong> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Japan won two gold on the opening day of the 2026 Karate One Series A in A Coru\u00f1a.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12128,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[44],"tags":[38],"class_list":["post-12127","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-international","tag-karate"],"aioseo_notices":[],"featured_image_urls":{"full":["https:\/\/www.infinitysport.asia\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/BANNER-WEB-SERIES-A-Coruna-scaled.jpg",2560,1431,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.infinitysport.asia\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/BANNER-WEB-SERIES-A-Coruna-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/www.infinitysport.asia\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/BANNER-WEB-SERIES-A-Coruna-300x168.jpg",300,168,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/www.infinitysport.asia\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/BANNER-WEB-SERIES-A-Coruna-768x429.jpg",640,358,true],"large":["https:\/\/www.infinitysport.asia\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/BANNER-WEB-SERIES-A-Coruna-1024x572.jpg",640,358,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/www.infinitysport.asia\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/BANNER-WEB-SERIES-A-Coruna-1536x859.jpg",1536,859,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/www.infinitysport.asia\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/BANNER-WEB-SERIES-A-Coruna-2048x1145.jpg",2048,1145,true],"morenews-large":["https:\/\/www.infinitysport.asia\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/BANNER-WEB-SERIES-A-Coruna-825x575.jpg",825,575,true],"morenews-medium":["https:\/\/www.infinitysport.asia\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/BANNER-WEB-SERIES-A-Coruna-590x410.jpg",590,410,true]},"author_info":{"info":["admin"]},"category_info":"International<\/a>","tag_info":"International","comment_count":"0","jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.infinitysport.asia\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/BANNER-WEB-SERIES-A-Coruna-scaled.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.infinitysport.asia\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12127","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.infinitysport.asia\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.infinitysport.asia\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.infinitysport.asia\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.infinitysport.asia\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12127"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.infinitysport.asia\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12127\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12129,"href":"https:\/\/www.infinitysport.asia\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12127\/revisions\/12129"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.infinitysport.asia\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12128"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.infinitysport.asia\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12127"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.infinitysport.asia\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12127"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.infinitysport.asia\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12127"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Sasara Eguchi of Japan emerged victorious in the female kata category after defeating fellow Japanese competitor Aira Minamoto by 4-1. Eguchi impressed the judges through her precise execution, strong focus, and consistent rhythm across her performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sena Monoi of Japan claimed the gold medal in the male kata event after a very close final against T\u00fcrkiye\u2019s Emre Vefa Goktas, winning by a narrow 3-2 margin. Both competitors demonstrated exceptional technique and control, but Monoi ultimately gained the advantage through slightly sharper execution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Fatma Ygur of T\u00fcrkiye secured the gold medal in the female kumite +68 kg category after a tightly contested final in which she defeated France\u2019s Zera Jade Ozserttas by 8-6. Ygur managed to maintain her composure in the decisive moments and using her speed and accuracy to edge ahead on the scoreboard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Giovani Felipin Salgado of Brazil delivered a composed and controlled performance to win the male kumite +84 kg title, overcoming T\u00fcrkiye\u2019s Furkan Kadir Genc with a 4-1 scoreline. He dictated the tempo of the match from the outset, relied on solid defensive positioning, and capitalised on key scoring opportunities to build a clear and unassailable lead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n