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Dionysios Xenos
Dionysios Xenos (born 5 July 1995) is a Greek karateka. He won the gold medal in the men's 67kg event at the 2021 European Karate Championships held in Poreč, Croatia. He also won the gold medal in his event at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria. Career Xenos won one of the bronze medals in the under-21 men's 67kg event at the 2016 EKF Cadet, Junior and under-21 Championships held in Limassol, Cyprus. In June 2021, Xenos competed at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Paris, France hoping to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. In October 2021, he won the gold medal in his event at the 2021 Mediterranean Karate Championships held in Limassol, Cyprus. A month later, Xenos lost his bronze medal match in the men's 67kg event at the World Karate Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Xenos won the gold medal in the men's 67kg event at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria. In the final, he defeated Luc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karate
(; ; Okinawan language, Okinawan pronunciation: ) is a martial arts, martial art developed in the Ryukyu Kingdom. It developed from the Okinawan martial arts, indigenous Ryukyuan martial arts (called , "hand"; ''tii'' in Okinawan) under the influence of Chinese martial arts, particularly Fujian White Crane. Karate is now predominantly a striking art using Punch (combat), punching, kicking, knee (strike), knee strikes, elbow strikes and open-hand techniques such as Knifehand strike, knife-hands, spear-hands and palm-heel strikes. Historically, and in some modern styles, grappling, throws, joint locks, restraints and kyusho-jitsu, vital-point strikes are also taught. A karate practitioner is called a . The Empire of Japan annexed the Ryukyu Kingdom in 1879. Karate came to mainland Japan in the early 20th century during a time of migration as Ryukyuans, especially from Okinawa, looked for work in the main islands of Japan. It was systematically taught in Japan after the Taishō ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karate At The 2022 Mediterranean Games – Men's 67 Kg
The men's 67 kg competition in karate at the 2022 Mediterranean Games was held on 26 June at the Mohammed ben Ahmed CCO Hall 03 and 06 in Oran Oran ( ar, وَهران, Wahrān) is a major coastal city located in the north-west of Algeria. It is considered the second most important city of Algeria after the capital Algiers, due to its population and commercial, industrial, and cultural .... Results Bracket Repechage References M67 {{DEFAULTSORT:Karate at the 2022 Mediterranean Games - Men's 67 kg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 World Karate Championships
The 2023 World Karate Championships was held from 24 to 29 October 2023 in Budapest, Hungary. Iranian team's visa problems The visas of 21 Iranian karateka were not issued for various reasons. These karatekas were present in the men's kata and the women's committee. Medal table Medalists Men Women Notes References External linksWorld Karate Federation {{World championships in 2023 World Karate Championships [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 World Karate Championships – Men's 67 Kg
The men's kumite 67 kg competition at the 2023 World Karate Championships was held on 25 and 28 October 2023. Results Finals Repechage Top half Section 1 Section 2 Bottom half Section 3 Section 4 References External linksDraw {{DEFAULTSORT:2023 World Karate Championships - Men's 67 kg 2023 World Karate Championships, Men's 67 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 World Games
The 2022 World Games were an international multi-sport event held from July 7 to 17, 2022, in Birmingham, Alabama, United States. They were the 11th World Games, a multi-sport event featuring disciplines of Olympic sports and other competitions that are not currently contested at the Olympic Games; the Games featured 3,600 athletes competing in 206 medal events over 30 sports. They were originally scheduled to be held in 2021, but were postponed by one year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. They were the second edition of the World Games to be hosted by the United States since their inaugural edition in 1981. Bidding process The cities that bid for the 2022 Games were: * Lima, Peru * Ufa, Russia * Birmingham, United States Barcelona and Santiago also considered bids. Cities paid a $125,000 application fee, and submitted information about "venues, infrastructure, volunteers, budget, transportation and other elements". Birmingham's bid, publicly announced in June 2014, was present ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luca Maresca
Luca Maresca (born 28 December 1993) is an Italian karateka. He won the gold medal in the men's kumite 67 kg event at the 2019 European Games held in Minsk, Belarus. Four years earlier, he won the silver medal in the men's kumite 60kg event at the 2015 European Games held in Baku, Azerbaijan. Career In 2013, Maresca represented Italy at the Mediterranean Games held in Mersin, Turkey and he won the gold medal in the men's kumite 60kg event. He also competed at the 2018 Mediterranean Games held in Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain but did not win a medal this time; he finished in 5th place. At the 2015 European Karate Championships held in Istanbul, Turkey, he won the gold medal in the men's kumite 60kg event. In 2018, Maresca competed in the men's 67kg event at the World Karate Championships held in Madrid, Spain. He won his first match against Rory Kavanagh of Ireland but lost his next match against Ali Elsawy of Egypt. Maresca won the silver medal in the men's 67kg event at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inside The Games
''Inside the Games'' (also known as insidethegames and insidethegames.biz) is an Olympic news website edited by the British sports journalist Duncan Mackay. Mackay launched the site in 2005, originally as insidethegames.com, following the announcement that London has been chosen to host the 2012 Summer Olympics. The name of the site was changed to insidethegames.biz in 2009. ''Inside the Games'' is based in Bletchley, near Bletchley Park. Mackay was a winner of the 2009 Internet writer of the year award at the British Sports Journalism Awards by the Sports Journalists' Association for his work on insidethegames. The insidethegames site was involved in a court litigation in 2010 with Zulu Creative, a web design company previously used by insidethegames. The site is currently published by Dunsar Media. In addition to the Olympics, the site now covers Paralympics, Commonwealth Games The Commonwealth Games, often referred to as the Friendly Games or simply the Comm G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021 World Karate Championships
The 2021 World Karate Championships were held from 16 to 21 November 2021 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Medalists Men Women Medal table References External linksResults book {{World championships in 2021 World Karate Championships 2021 World Karate Championships, 2021 in karate, World Championships 2021 in Emirati sport International sports competitions hosted by the United Arab Emirates Sports competitions in Dubai November 2021 sports events in the United Arab Emirates, World Karate Championships ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021 World Karate Championships – Men's 67 Kg
The Men's 67 kg competition at the 2021 World Karate Championships was held from 17 to 20 November 2021. Results Finals Repechage Top half Section 1 Section 2 Bottom half Section 3 Section 4 References External linksDraw {{DEFAULTSORT:2021 World Karate Championships - Men's 67 kg 2021 World Karate Championships, Men's 67 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020 Summer Olympics
The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July. Tokyo was selected as the host city during the 125th IOC Session in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on 7 September 2013. The Games were originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, but due to the global COVID-19 pandemic, on 24 March 2020, the event was postponed to 2021, the first such instance in the history of the Olympic Games (previous games had been cancelled but not rescheduled). However, the event retained the ''Tokyo 2020'' branding for marketing purpose.Multiple sources: * * * It was largely held behind closed doors with no public spectators permitted due to the declaration of a state of emergency in the Greater Tokyo Area in response to the pandemic, the first and so far only Olympic Games to be held without official spectators. The Games were the mos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021 Karate World Olympic Qualification Tournament
The Olympics Karate 2020 Qualification Tournament was held from 11 to 13 June, 2021. The event took place in AccorHotels Arena sports hall, located in Paris, France. The tournament consisted of four categories for both men and women, as determined for Tokyo 2020. Each NOC had the opportunity to register one athlete for each of the eight categories, with exception to any category where they already have an athlete qualified for Tokyo 2020 through the Olympic Standing of May 2021. The four categories for both men and women included Kata, as well as three other classes created from the combining of the remaining five ( WKF) weight categories. Host country athletes (Japan) only were able to register and compete in those categories in which no Japanese athlete is among the 50 highest ranked in the WKF Ranking as of May 2021. Athletes already qualified were not allowed to participate. The three highest placed athletes in each of the eight Olympic events automatically qualified for the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inside The Games
''Inside the Games'' (also known as insidethegames and insidethegames.biz) is an Olympic news website edited by the British sports journalist Duncan Mackay. Mackay launched the site in 2005, originally as insidethegames.com, following the announcement that London has been chosen to host the 2012 Summer Olympics. The name of the site was changed to insidethegames.biz in 2009. ''Inside the Games'' is based in Bletchley, near Bletchley Park. Mackay was a winner of the 2009 Internet writer of the year award at the British Sports Journalism Awards by the Sports Journalists' Association for his work on insidethegames. The insidethegames site was involved in a court litigation in 2010 with Zulu Creative, a web design company previously used by insidethegames. The site is currently published by Dunsar Media. In addition to the Olympics, the site now covers Paralympics, Commonwealth Games The Commonwealth Games, often referred to as the Friendly Games or simply the Comm G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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