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María Nieto
María Isabel Nieto Mejías (born 25 August 1999) is a Spanish karateka. She has won multiple medals at the European Karate Championships. She also won a gold medal at the 2023 World Karate Championships held in Budapest, Hungary. Nieto competed in the Karate at the 2023 European Games – Women's kumite 68 kg, women's 68kg event at the 2023 European Games held in Poland. She won her match against Halyna Melnyk of Ukraine and she lost her matches against Irina Zaretska of Azerbaijan and Anita Makyan of Armenia. She finished in third place in the elimination round and she did not advance to the semi-finals. Nieto lost her bronze medal match against Alizée Agier of France in the 2023 World Karate Championships – Women's 68 kg, women's 68kg event at the 2023 World Karate Championships held in Budapest, Hungary. Achievements References Living people 1999 births Place of birth missing (living people) Spanish female karateka 21st-century Spanish sportswomen Karatek ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karate
(; ; Okinawan language, Okinawan pronunciation: ), also , is a martial arts, martial art developed in the Ryukyu Kingdom. It developed from the Okinawan martial arts, indigenous Ryukyuan martial arts (called , "hand"; ''tī'' in Okinawan) under the influence of Chinese martial arts. While modern karate is primarily a striking art that uses punches and kicks, traditional karate training also employs Throw (grappling), throwing and joint locking techniques. A karate practitioner is called a . Beginning in the 1300s, early Chinese martial arts, Chinese martial artists brought their techniques to Okinawa. Despite the Ryukyu Kingdom being turned into a puppet state by Japanese samurai in 1609, after the Invasion of Ryukyu, its cultural ties to China remained strong. Since Ryukyuans were banned from carrying swords under samurai rule, groups of young aristocrats created unarmed combat methods as a form of resistance, combining Chinese and local styles of martial arts. Training emph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
InsideTheGames
''Inside the Games'' (also known as insidethegames and insidethegames.biz) is an Olympic news website formerly edited by the British sports journalist Duncan Mackay. In 2023 it was sold to Vox Europe Investment Holding Ltd, with editorial work overseen by a new team based in Spain. In May 2024, control of the site was transferred to Itg Media Dmcc in Dubai. History 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'' was 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. In addition ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
21st-century Spanish Sportswomen
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Spanish Female Karateka
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Place Of Birth Missing (living People)
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1999 Births
1999 was designated as the International Year of Older Persons. Events January * January 1 – The euro currency is established and the European Central Bank assumes its full powers. * January 3 – The Mars Polar Lander is launched by NASA. * January 25 – The 6.2 Colombia earthquake hits western Colombia, killing at least 1,900 people. February * February 7 – Abdullah II inherits the throne of Jordan, following the death of his father King Hussein. * February 11 – Pluto moves along its eccentric orbit further from the Sun than Neptune. It had been nearer than Neptune since 1979, and will become again in 2231. * February 12 – U.S. President Bill Clinton is acquitted in impeachment proceedings in the United States Senate. * February 16 ** In Uzbekistan, an apparent assassination attempt against President Islam Karimov takes place at government headquarters. ** Across Europe, Kurdish protestors take over embassies and hold hostages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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2023 World Karate Championships – Women's 68 Kg
The women's kumite 68 kg competition at the 2023 World Karate Championships was held on 24 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 - Women's 68 kg 2023 World Karate Championships, Women's 68 2023 in women's karate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alizée Agier
Alizée Agier (born 7 July 1994) is a French karateka. She won the gold medal in the women's kumite 68kg event at the 2014 World Karate Championships held in Bremen, Germany. She also won the gold medal in this event at the 2019 European Karate Championships held in Guadalajara, Spain. Career Agier won one of the bronze medals in the women's kumite 68kg event at the 2013 Mediterranean Games held in Mersin, Turkey. She won the gold medal in her event at the 2014 World Karate Championships held in Bremen, Germany. She defeated Gitte Brunstad of Norway in her gold medal match. In 2016, Agier won a medal in the women's team kumite event at the European Karate Championships in Montpellier, France and the World Karate Championships in Linz, Austria. She won one of the bronze medals in this event at the 2016 European Karate Championships and the gold medal in this event at the 2016 World Karate Championships. Agier also won the gold medal in the women's 68kg event at the 2016 World ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irina Zaretska
Irina Zaretska (born 4 March 1996) is a Ukrainian (until 2014) and Azerbaijani (since 2015) karateka. She won the silver medal in the women's +61kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan. She is a three-time gold medalist in the women's 68kg event at the World Karate Championships (2018, 2021 and 2023). Zaretska is also a two-time gold medalist in this event at the Islamic Solidarity Games (2017 and 2022) and the European Games (2015 and 2023). Career Zaretska won one of the bronze medals in the women's kumite 68kg event at the 2014 World Karate Championships held in Bremen, Germany. At the 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games held in Baku, Azerbaijan, she won the gold medal in the women's kumite 68kg event. At the 2018 European Karate Championships held in Novi Sad, Serbia, Zaretska won the silver medal in the women's kumite 68kg event. In the final, she lost against Elena Quirici of Switzerland. She also became world champion in the women's kumite 68kg event at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Halyna Melnyk
Halyna Melnyk (born 25 February 1994) is a Ukrainian karateka. She won one of the bronze medals in the women's kumite 68kg event at the 2019 European Games held in Minsk, Belarus. In the same year, Melnyk also won the gold medal in the women's team kumite event at the 2019 European Karate Championships held in Guadalajara, Spain. In June 2021, Melnyk competed at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Paris, France hoping to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. In November 2021, she won one of the bronze medals in the women's 68kg event at the World Karate Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. She defeated Alisa Buchinger of Austria in her bronze medal match. Melnyk competed in the women's kumite 68kg event at the 2022 European Karate Championships held in Gaziantep, Turkey. She also competed in the women's kumite 68kg event at the 2022 World Games The 2022 World Games, commonly known as Birmingham 2022, were an international ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 European Games
The 3rd European Games (), also known as the 2023 European Games or Kraków-Małopolska 2023, was an international multi-sport event held from 21 June to 2 July 2023 in Kraków and Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Małopolska, Poland. It was the first time that Poland hosted the European Games. All Olympic sports held at the European Games provided qualification opportunities for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. Host selection At the time of the 2015 European Games, the city of Manchester, United Kingdom expressed its wish to host the 2023 Games. No further interest was expressed since after the 2018 European Championships were awarded to Glasgow, Scotland and the 2022 Commonwealth Games were awarded to Birmingham, England. In May 2018, the European Olympic Committees (EOC) asserted that the bidding process for the 2023 Games would be open to joint bids from multiple countries. The EOC launched the bid process on 20 September 2018 after a meeting of the constituent Nation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
