The 2026 Karate One Series A in A Coru\u00f1a closed with a packed final day with last four kumite titles decided with close fights and up-and-coming karatekas as the winners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Anna Rodina Claims -61 Kg Title with 9-6 Win<\/strong> Behi\u0307je Mustafa Dominates -68 Kg Final 14-6<\/strong> Hiroki Araki Edges Tight -75 Kg Contest 4-2<\/strong> Ruben Dario Henao Amu Wins Narrow -84 Kg Final 2-1<\/strong> Earlier on the second day of the competition, there were also plenty of surprises.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Hira Nur Temizel secures Female Kumite -50 Kg title<\/strong> Oleksandra Hulavska wins tactical battle in Female Kumite -55 Kg final<\/strong> Dinmukhamed Aidarbek claims Male Kumite -60 Kg gold<\/strong> Illia Hrynenko takes Male Kumite -67 Kg title<\/strong> Portugal delivers commanding performance to win Female Team Kata gold<\/strong> T\u00fcrkiye edges France to win Male Team Kata title in close final<\/strong> The Karate 1 Series A travels now to Guadalajara, Mexico, where the third event of the season will be held from July 17 to 19.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The 2026 Karate One Series A in A Coru\u00f1a closed with a packed final day with last four<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12267,"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-12266","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\/Karate-One-1.jpg",1904,1073,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.infinitysport.asia\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Karate-One-1-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/www.infinitysport.asia\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Karate-One-1-300x169.jpg",300,169,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/www.infinitysport.asia\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Karate-One-1-768x433.jpg",640,361,true],"large":["https:\/\/www.infinitysport.asia\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Karate-One-1-1024x577.jpg",640,361,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/www.infinitysport.asia\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Karate-One-1-1536x866.jpg",1536,866,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/www.infinitysport.asia\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Karate-One-1.jpg",1904,1073,false],"morenews-large":["https:\/\/www.infinitysport.asia\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Karate-One-1-825x575.jpg",825,575,true],"morenews-medium":["https:\/\/www.infinitysport.asia\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Karate-One-1-590x410.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\/Karate-One-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.infinitysport.asia\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12266","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=12266"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.infinitysport.asia\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12266\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12268,"href":"https:\/\/www.infinitysport.asia\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12266\/revisions\/12268"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.infinitysport.asia\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12267"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.infinitysport.asia\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12266"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.infinitysport.asia\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12266"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.infinitysport.asia\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12266"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Anna Rodina from WKF-1 took control early in the women\u2019s -61 kg final. She beat Ashley Kakiay of Nederlands 9-6. Rodina kept a steady pace and closed the match without mistakes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Behi\u0307je Mustafa of Kosovo won the women\u2019s -68 kg category with a clear 14-6 result over Jana Hazem Elsayed of Egypt. Mustafa set the tone from the start with fast attacks, and the wide score shows Mustafa\u2019s control of the bout.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the men\u2019s -75 kg final, Hiroki Araki of Japan beat Timofei Leontev of WKF-1 by 4-2. It was a careful match with few openings. Araki scored at key moments and defended well in the final seconds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ruben Dario Henao Amu from Colombia secured the men\u2019s -84 kg title with a 2-1 win over Jesus Francisco Moreno Bautista of Mexico. The match was tight Henao Amu kept the small lead until the end.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hira Nur Temizel of T\u00fcrkiye claimed the gold medal in the female kumite -50 kg division after defeating Spain\u2019s Insaf Bentama-Serroukh Jebari by a score of 5-3. Temizel combined sharp attacking movements with controlled defensive work to take the crown<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Oleksandra Hulavska of Ukraine earned victory in the female kumite -55 kg category with a narrow 1-0 win over Egypt\u2019s Menatalah Elhawary. In a highly tactical contest Hulavska managed to secure a single decisive point early on and then maintaining her advantage through careful control of distance and timing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dinmukhamed Aidarbek of Kazakhstan captured the male kumite -60 kg title following a 5-2 victory against Mert Halici of T\u00fcrkiye. Aidarbek set the tone early with quick and effective scoring techniques, building a solid lead that allowed him to dictate the pace of the match.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Illia Hrynenko of Ukraine emerged as the winner in the male kumite -67 kg division after a 4-4 draw with Japan\u2019s Taiki Kataoka, with the result decided on tie-breaking criteria. Both competitors delivered a fast and balanced contest with exchanges of points throughout, but Hrynenko\u2019s lead ultimately secured him the gold medal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Portugal secured the female team kata title with a decisive 5-0 victory over T\u00fcrkiye, as the Portuguese team impressed the judges with a performance marked by strong synchronization, precise technique, and consistent execution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
T\u00fcrkiye claimed the male team kata gold medal after a closely contested 3-2 win against France, in a final where both teams demonstrated high technical quality and strong coordination. T\u00fcrkiye gained a slight advantage in key aspects, which proved enough to earn them the judges\u2019 decision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n