Rio Hori and Yosuke Abe gave Japan a golden start at the Karate One Series A Salzburg. The two golds saw Japan claim a morale boosting start as Kuwait and Czech Republic claiming the other two titles at stake on the opening day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ria Hori dominates Female Kata final<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Japan\u2019s Ria Hori took the Female Kata title after a clear 5-0 victory over Belgium\u2019s Chiara Manca. Hori controlled the final from the start to claim the first women\u2019s title of the competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Yosuke Abe takes Male Kumite 84+ Kg gold<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Japan\u2019s Yosuke Abe became the champion in Male Kumite 84+ Kg. Abe beat Ukraine\u2019s Rizvan Talibov 4-1 in the final to add another title to Japan\u2019s results on the opening day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sayed Salman Almosawi claims Male Kata title<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Kuwait\u2019s Sayed Salman Almosawi won the first title of the event in Male Kata. He defeated Portugal\u2019s Mateus Vasco 4-1 in the final to secure the gold medal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Lucija Lesjak wins close Female Kumite 68+ Kg final<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Croatia\u2019s Lucija Lesjak won the most closely contested final of the day in Female Kumite 68+ Kg. Lesjak edged France\u2019s Zera Jade Ozserttas 8-6 in an attacking final that remained undecided until the closing stages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The four finals set the tone for the final Karate One Series A event of 2026, with more champions to be crowned as competition continues in Salzburg.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Rio Hori and Yosuke Abe gave Japan a golden start at the Karate One Series A Salzburg. The<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":16292,"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-16291","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