In Ankara, Turkey, from 28th October to 3rd November 2012, 513 athletes coming from 36 different countries took part to the first part of WAKO European Championships that included qualifications in Low Kick style for participation to Sportaccord World Combat Games 2013, that will be held in St- Petersburg, Russia, from 18th to 28th October 2013.
Congratulations to Finland, Turkey, Russia, Ukraine, France, Belarus, Serbia, Bulgaria, Bosnia Herzegovina and Poland that have got some fighters qualified for the next Combat Games!
LOW KICK
Female -52 kg
1 MARJA MARTIKAINEN (Finland)
2 LIZZIE LARGILLIERE (France)
3 SVETLANA ANANYEVA (Russia)
4 ZEHRA GULGEN (Turkey)
Male -67 kg
1 KENAN GUNAYDIN (Turkey)
2 ANDREI KHAMIONAK (Belarus)
3 SHAMIL ABDULMEDZHIDOV (Russia)
4 VOLODYMYR DEMCHUK (Ukraine)
Male -75 kg
1 KHASAN KHALIEV (Russia)
2 STEVAN AIVKOVIC (Serbia)
3 SERGEI ALEXANDROV (Bulgaria)
4 KADIR TASTAN (Turkey)
Male -81 kg
1 DMYTRO KIRPAN (Ukraine)
2 IGOR EMKIC (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
3 MICHAL MACZKA (Poland)
4 SERHAT DEGIRMENCI (Turkey)
Next qualifications for Sport Accord World Combat Games 2013:
• 24th November-2nd December 2012 in Bucharest (Romania):
EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS (Full contact, Point Fighting)
• 6th-9th December 2012 in Foz do Iguazu (Brazil):
PANAMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIPS (Full contact, Low Kick, Point Fighting)
• 25th-30th December 2012 in Pune (India):
ASIAN/OCEANIA CHAMPIONSHIPS (Full contact, Low Kick, Point Fighting)
