Taekwondo WTE Extra European Championships 2019

[dodge 1,024]

that’s very helpful. Thank you. 

[phelps 7,669]

7 hours ago, MHSN said:

 

Taekwondo wasn't part of the European Games. so this is an EXTRA European Championship to make up for that in the World Ranking. in short this is not a real European Championship but a very important tournament for the World Ranking with 40pts up for grab for the gold medalists.

 

and one can say if European Taekwondo Union can't or don't want to put taekwondo into the European Games maybe they don't deserve to have a Grade-4 tournament instead.

 

it was Belarus that didn't want to include TKD in the EGs schedule (as they didn't have a lot of Olympic sports nor team sports -only 3x3 basketball and beach soccer were in the Minsk schedule...basically they kept in the program only the sports where they have some kind of tradition and some medal chances)...

 

I don't think it was a ETU fault at all (at least this time)...

[phelps 7,669]

today's semifinals

 

women's -57kg
Jade Jones vs Marta Calvo Gomez
Irem Yaman vs Raheleh Asemani

men's -68kg
Bradly Sinden vs Si Mohamed Ketbi
Javier Polo Perez vs Alexey Denisenko

men's -80kg
Simone Alessio vs Anton Kotkov
Toni Kanaet vs Denys Voronovskyi

[phelps 7,669]

Day #2 Medallists

 

women's -57kg
Gold: Irem Yaman
Silver: Jade Jones
Bronze: Marta Calvo Gomez & Raheleh Asemani

men's -68kg
Gold: Javier Polo Perez
Silver: Bradly Sinden
Bronze: Alexey Denisenko & Si Mohamed Ketbi

men's -80kg
Gold: Anton Kotkov
Silver: Toni Kanaet
Bronze: Simone Alessio & Denys Voronovskyi

[phelps 7,669]

I'm very disappointed about Alessio's loss...not because he lost against Kotkov (who's a very good TKD player himself, multiple global events medallist in the last few years), but how he lost...

 

he started almost perfectly, took a good lead in the first moments of the fight...and then he suddenly fell asleep and let the Russian comeback strong, losing his focus, forgetting to follow the strategy that gave him the early lead and trying to land pretentious kicks and meaningless punches when it was his turn to try and comeback to save the bout...

 

OK, he's still very young, but his coach isn't (anymore) and he's always a reigning world champion...so, I didn't expect such repeated tactical mistakes from him (once it's just an unsuccessful attempt and it's OK, but multiple times...definitely not)...

[MHSN 3,616]

both Achab and Perez won the gold. worst case scenario not surprised, I knew it.

 

now Hosseini has to win a medal in Moscow. most probably silver or gold to win the quota. and still nobody knows how and based on what UK denied him visa for the Worlds. it will be unfair if he ends up losing the quota only because of that.

[Gianlu33 4,546]

Medal for Botta... I still remember when he back at the training gym with the Porto 2013 gold medal, what amazing moments

Forza Bentis Sempre!

[Gianlu33 4,546]

Sadly Roberto payed the difference of weight and Rafail played sumo, and not taekwondo. Btw, good result for him.

[phelps 7,669]

Day #3 Medallists

 

women's -67kg
Gold: Lauren Williams
Silver: Magda Wiet Henin
Bronze: Matea Jelic & Nur Tatar Askari

women's +67kg
Gold: Bianca Walkden
Silver: Lorena Brandl
Bronze: Nafia Kus & Milica Mandic

men's +80kg
Gold: Aiukaev Rafail
Silver: Alexander Bachmann
Bronze: Roberto Botta & Ivan Trajkovic

Edited November 4, 2019 by phelps

[Nickyc707 382]

3 hours ago, phelps said:

Day #3 Medallists

 

women's -67kg
Gold: Lauren Williams
Silver: Magda Wiet Henin
Bronze: Matea Jelic & Nur Tatar Askari

women's +67kg
Gold: Bianca Walkden
Silver: Lorena Brandl
Bronze: Nafia Kus & Milica Mandic

men's +80kg
Gold: Aiukaev Rafail
Silver: Alexander Bachmann
Bronze: Roberto Botta & Ivan Trajkovic

I think the flags are the wrong way round for the gold and silver medallists in the -67kg category.