ESKA Championships, Poland – 26th November 2005
European Shotokan Karate Association (ESKA) Championships
Wroclaw, Poland
The KUGB Squads performed exceptionally well at the recent ESKA Championships in Wroclaw, Poland.
Following hard on the heels of its outstanding performance in the World Championships in Chicago, the England team again took two golds – this time in the Junior Ladies Team and Individual events. Tara Cummings, Caroline McGrath and Holly Sterling dominated the individual Kumite event with all three of them fighting their way through to the final four. Caroline came out on top taking gold after defeating Tara in the finals with Holly claiming joint third place. The same trio beat all before them to win the Junior Ladies Team Kumite event, defeating Poland in the final. The Squad took many silver and bronze medals as listed below.
The Welsh cadets Male Kumite Team competed very well to take bronze in their event.
Congratulations to you all.
Main picture above is of Tara Cummings, Caroline McGrath and Holly Sterling delighted with their trophy and gold medals in the Junior Ladies Team Kumite
The England Squad
Our congratulations to them and especially to the following medal winners:
1st Ladies Junior Team Kumite, England
1st Ladies Junior Individual Kumite, England – Caroline McGrath
2nd, England – Tara Cummings
3rd, England – Holly Sterling
3rd Ladies Cadet Individual Kumite, England – Natalie Keall
5th Men’s Cadet Individual Kumite, Wales – Jonathan Cook
3rd Men’s Cadet Team Kumite, Wales
3rd Men’s Junior Team Kumite, England
3rd Ladies Senior Individual Kumite, England – Zoe Campbell
5th, England – Shareena Edmonds
3rd Ladies Senior Team Kumite, England
5th Men’s Senior Individual Kumite, England – John Bruce
The organisers had to hurriedly find three English flags in the Ladies Junior Individual Kumite
Caroline McGrath takes individual gold
England’s Junior Ladies dominate their individual event taking 1st, 2nd and 3rd place
Junior Men Lee McLeod, Chris Cray, Antony Duffy and Damien O’Donnell put up a strong performance
Zoe Campbell takes home bronze in the Senior Ladies Kumite
Senior Ladies Vicky Mulhearn, Zoe Campbell, Shareena Edmonds and Kelly Perry take bronze in the Team
Full results can be found on www.eska-Karate.com
