‘A very successful ESKA Championships 2017’
Karateka from all over Europe travelled to Matasinhos, Portugal for the 32nd European Shotokan Karate-Do Association (ESKA) Championships.
With over 700 entries from 20 countries, this three-day Tournament lived up to all expectations with ‘world class’ competitors producing Karate performances of the highest technical standard.
On Friday, the cadets fought for the titles, while the juniors and youths competed on the Saturday. The Senior categories took place on the Sunday with some of the most exciting performances taking place.
In the medals table, Team Russia achieved a fantastic result with a total of 21 medals (9 Gold, 6 silver and 6 bronze). England were next with 5 gold, 6 silver and 3 bronze, followed by Germany with 5 gold, 2 silver and 1 bronze.
After a very exciting weekend of Shotokan Karate, we are now looking forward to the next ESKA Championships which will be held in Nis, Serbia on 23, 24 & 25th November, 2018.
Results :
GOLD – Senior Male Team Kumite – KUGB England
(Joe Rawcliffe, Ryan Tucker, Greg Hegarty, Cameron Graham, Jon McGorian and Ethan Armstrong)
GOLD – Senior Ladies Team Kumite – KUGB England
(Rhianne Rawcliffe, Rebecca Rawcliffe, Caroline McGrath and Victoria Ogunseitan)
GOLD – Senior Ladies Individual Kumite – KUGB England
Rhianne Rawcliffe
GOLD – Cadet Men Team Kumite – KUGB England
(Jamie Allan, Callum Wilson, Matthew Gibson and Jade Stapleton-Smith)
GOLD – Cadet Male Individual Kata – KUGB England
Abdul Saif
SILVER – Senior Men Individual Kumite – KUGB England
Joe Rawcliffe
SILVER – Senior Ladies Individual Kumite – KUGB England
Rebecca Rawcliffe
SILVER – Senior Men’s Team Kata – KUGB England
(Stuart Amos, Jack Somers and Connor Wilson)
SILVER – Junior Men Team Kumite – KUGB England
(Ethan Armstrong, Ryan Spencer, Aidan McLean and Bradley Williams)
SILVER – Junior Men Individual Kumite – KUGB England
Ethan Armstrong
SILVER – Youth Men Individual Kumite – KUGB England
Luciano Zanuni
BRONZE – Senior Men Individual Kumite – KUGB England
Ryan Tucker
BRONZE – Senior Ladies Individual Kumite- KUGB England
Caroline McGrath
BRONZE – Junior Men Team Kata – KUGB England
(Abdul Saif, Ilyas Hamid and Matthew Gibson)
BRONZE – Cadet Female Team Kumite – KUGB England
(Katherine Cheshire, Thea Priest and Libby Bayley)
BRONZE – Cadet Female Individual Kumite – KUGB Scotland
Kyra Bell.
BRONZE – Youth Men Individual Kata – KUGB Wales
Tomas Moya
