The World Cadet, Junior & U21 Championships got underway in Bielsko-Biala, Poland, with an action-packed opening day. The finalists in all U21 categories were decided as thousands of young karatekas from 114 countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The day featured close contests, dominant performances and high-scoring bouts. The finalists will now compete for the first gold medals of the U21 competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
U21 Female Kata: Paola Garcia Lozano to Face Gabrielle Henrique<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Spain\u2019s Paola Garcia Lozano secured her place in the final with a 5-0 victory over Daniela Garcia of Venezuela. Brazil\u2019s Gabrielle Henrique joined her after defeating Japan\u2019s Misuzu Kobayashi 3-2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n U21 Male Kata: Furkan Kaynar Meets Soshi Okumura<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n T\u00fcrkiye\u2019s Furkan Kaynar beat Spain\u2019s Ivan Martin Montenegro 4-1 to reach the final. Japan\u2019s Soshi Okumura delivered a 5-0 win over Australia\u2019s Kento Oiwa to secure his place in the gold medal bout.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Cadet and Junior Male Team Kata: Italy to Face T\u00fcrkiye<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Italy advanced to the final with a commanding 5-0 victory over Slovakia. T\u00fcrkiye matched that score against Egypt, setting up a final between two of the frontrunning teams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Cadet and Junior Female Team Kata: Spain Faces Japan<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Spain defeated Italy 5-0 to book its place in the final. Japan also recorded a 5-0 win, overcoming Egypt to set up an anticipated meeting with the Spanish team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n U21 Female Kumite -50kg: Christina Triada Pappa Meets Agnes Nyman<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Greece\u2019s Christina Triada Pappa defeated Japan\u2019s Urara Yamaguchi 3-1. Sweden\u2019s Agnes Nyman advanced after a 1-1 contest against Iran\u2019s Cheshmeh Ghazal Fathi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n U21 Female Kumite -55kg: Alyssia Voorduin Faces Sally Abdou<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The Netherlands\u2019 Alyssia Voorduin edged Morocco\u2019s Roumayssae Tarkou 2-1. Egypt\u2019s Sally Abdou progressed after a victory by \u2018Hantei\u2019 or decision 0-0 against Iran\u2019s Fatemeh JafarnejadivRigh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n U21 Female Kumite -61kg: Anastasiia Semenenko to Meet Korina Klaric<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Germany\u2019s Anastasiia Semenenko won 7-3 against Yana Konnava of WKF-2. Croatia\u2019s Korina Klaric secured her final place with a 3-1 victory over Scotland\u2019s Elize Bauld.<\/p>\n\n\n\n U21 Female Kumite -68kg: Uliana Baranova Faces Eirini-Grigoria Katsika<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Ukraine\u2019s Uliana Baranova defeated the Czech Republic\u2019s Ema Tinavska 4-1. Eirini-Grigoria Katsika advanced after beating Spain\u2019s Julia Just Clopes 5-2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n U21 Female Kumite 68+kg: Sara Tomic Meets Amalie Hakova<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Croatia\u2019s Sara Tomic defeated France\u2019s Zera Jade Ozserttas, 2-0. The Czech Republic\u2019s Amalie Hakova secured her place in the final with a 13-4 victory over Italy\u2019s Marta Buono.<\/p>\n\n\n\n U21 Male Kumite -60kg: Amin Abdelmalki Faces Daniel Alejandro Cruz Romero<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Belgium\u2019s Amin Abdelmalki edged Italy\u2019s Guido Squillante 1-0. Mexico\u2019s Daniel Alejandro Cruz Romero advanced with a 4-1 win over Latvia\u2019s Miroslavs Balzaris.<\/p>\n\n\n\n U21 Male Kumite -67kg: Savas Ogus to Face Alexandr Capmoale<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n T\u00fcrkiye\u2019s Savas Ogus dominated his semifinal against Armenia\u2019s Yura Zalyan, winning 8-0. Moldova\u2019s Alexandr Capmoale reached the final after an extraordinary 15-14 victory over Bosnia and Herzegovina\u2019s Vedad Mujic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n U21 Male Kumite -75kg: Izan Martin Pena Meets Haitam Oufkir<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Spain\u2019s Izan Martin Pena produced a strong performance to defeat T\u00fcrkiye\u2019s Osman Burak Keles 9-1. Morocco\u2019s Haitam Oufkir secured the other final spot with a 3-1 win over Montenegro\u2019s Anes Arifaj.<\/p>\n\n\n\n U21 Male Kumite -84kg: Nikita Dmytrenko Faces Omar Osman<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Ukraine\u2019s Nikita Dmytrenko edged England\u2019s Ashton Patrick 3-2 in a close semifinal. Egypt\u2019s Omar Osman advanced with a 4-1 victory over Senegal\u2019s Serigne Mbacke Seck.<\/p>\n\n\n\n U21 Male Kumite 84+kg: Ivan Kudzynau Meets Alexander Davies<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n WKF-2\u2019s Ivan Kudzynau earned an 8-0 win over Denmark\u2019s Lucas Houlberg Mejhede. Alexander Davies of Luxembourg secured his place in the final with a 3-0 victory over France\u2019s Adam Tadjer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The World Cadet, Junior & U21 Championships got underway in Bielsko-Biala, Poland, with an action-packed opening day. The<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":16679,"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":[7],"tags":[38],"class_list":["post-16678","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\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