The celebration of youth karate continued on the second day of the Karate One Youth League in Pore\u010d, Croatia. One of the biggest youth karate events in the world saw the first cadet champions and a new group of junior winners take the top step of the podium. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Martin Vercimak claims Cadet Kata title<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Slovakia’s Martin Vercimak won the gold medal in Cadet Kata Male after defeating Marcus Wong Kin Ho of Hong Kong China by 4-1 in the final. Vercimak delivered another strong performance to finish on top of the podium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Dmytro Liubymov wins Junior Kumite Male -61kg<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Germany’s Dmytro Liubymov captured the Junior Kumite Male -61 kg title with victory over Christian Eduard Toncu of Romania in the final. Liubymov completed an impressive day to secure the gold medal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Samandar Zokirov takes Junior Kumite Male -68kg<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Uzbekistan’s Samandar Zokirov earned the Junior Kumite Male -68 kg crown after defeating Vedad Mujic of Bosnia and Herzegovina 5-2. Zokirov controlled the final to secure the victory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Nejra Zuki\u0107 prevails in all-Bosnian final<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Bosnia and Herzegovina celebrated gold in Junior Kumite Female -48 kg as Nejra Zuki\u0107 defeated compatriot Adna Zuki\u0107 5-3. The closely contested final showcased the country’s strength in the category.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Leonor Gon\u00e7alves edges tight -53kg final<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Portugal’s Leonor Gon\u00e7alves claimed the Junior Kumite Female -53 kg title with a narrow 1-0 win over Daria Konstantynova of Ukraine. A single point proved enough to decide the gold medal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Morgane Scarfone secures -59kg gold<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n France’s Morgane Scarfone won the Junior Kumite Female -59 kg title after beating Hannah Bath Soendergaard of Denmark 3-1. Scarfone produced a composed performance to finish as champion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Selda Meyen wins Cadet Kumite Female -61kg<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Germany’s Selda Meyen took gold in Cadet Kumite Female -61 kg after drawing 0-0 with Diana Popova of Ukraine and winning on Hantei or decision. The tactical final remained scoreless throughout before Meyen was awarded the victory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Anastasia-Eirini Pergalia tops Cadet +61kg<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Greece’s Anastasia-Eirini Pergalia captured the Cadet Kumite Female +61 kg title with a 7-3 victory over Lamija Omanovic of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Pergalia’s attacking performance earned her a deserved gold medal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The celebration of youth karate continued on the second day of the Karate One Youth League in Pore\u010d,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14477,"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":[7],"tags":[38],"class_list":["post-14476","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-newsbeat","tag-karate"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t