The second day of the 2026 Karate One Youth League Guadalajara brought more intense competition as hundreds of young athletes continued their quest for medals. The fifth event of the season saw the final Junior categories completed, while the first Cadet divisions also crowned their champions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Isis Matos takes Junior Female -48 kg<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Portugal\u2019s Isis Matos claimed the Junior Female -48 kg title after a close final against Chile\u2019s Tiare Lozano Valdes. Matos secured the gold medal with a 3-2 victory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Leonor Gon\u00e7alves wins Junior Female -53 kg<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Leonor Gon\u00e7alves of Portugal controlled the final in the Junior Female -53 kg category, defeating Chile\u2019s Antonella Reveco 5-1 to take the title.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Hannah Bath Soendergaard wins by decision<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Denmark\u2019s Hannah Bath Soendergaard won the Junior Female -59 kg category after a scoreless final against Portugal\u2019s Victoria Bazyuk. With the bout ending 0-0, Soendergaard was awarded the victory by Hantei, the judges\u2019 decision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Eros David Hern\u00e1ndez Garc\u00eda takes Junior Male -61 kg<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Cuba\u2019s Eros David Hern\u00e1ndez Garc\u00eda secured the Junior Male -61 kg gold medal in a tight final against Romania\u2019s Daniel Nicolae Burnaz. Hern\u00e1ndez Garc\u00eda prevailed 2-1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Kaito Daniel Yoshii Mizukami wins on home soil<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Mexico\u2019s Kaito Daniel Yoshii Mizukami delighted the home crowd by winning the Junior Male -68 kg category. He defeated Austria\u2019s Oleksandr Cheban 5-2 in the final.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mackenzie Mendonca opens Cadet titles<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The first Cadet champions were also crowned on day two. In the Female -61 kg category, Mackenzie Mendonca of the United States defeated Mexico\u2019s Melina Frias Cabral 2-1 to claim the gold medal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mihaela Arcalean wins Cadet Female 61+ kg<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Mihaela Arcalean added another Cadet title for the United States in the Female 61+ kg category. She beat Spain\u2019s Paula Gin\u00e9s Chavarry 5-1 in the final.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Edmond Zhuo takes Cadet Male Kata title<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The United States also claimed the Cadet Male Kata title through Edmond Zhuo. He faced compatriot Jeffrey Olaes in the final and secured a 3-2 victory.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The second day of the 2026 Karate One Youth League Guadalajara brought more intense competition as hundreds of<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15879,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[44],"tags":[38],"class_list":["post-15878","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-international","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\n\t\t