The former Vice World Champion Ilja Smorguner is already eliminated in the preliminary round at the Karate premiere at the Olympics in Tokyo. The 37-year-old came on Friday morning in group A only in fourth rank and missed the second round scarce. The day before, Jasmin Jüttner (Frankfurt) had failed in the Kata on the final in the final.
At the kata, the athlete or athlete demonstrates alone on the mat various attack and defense techniques, ie blows and kicks. There are 102 specified kata to choose from. A kata may only be presented once in the tournament.
In the afternoon (from 10.00 am Mesz) Noah Bitsch in the Nippon Budokan at Kumite starts. There are two athletes against each other in the free fight. The opponent may be attacked with strikes and kicks at certain body points. Anyone who has brought more points after three minutes or has developed an eight-point projection.
Karate is first in the Olympic program in Tokyo - and for the time being for the last time. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) decided in 2016 to record Japanese martial arts as one of five new sports, in Paris 2024 she is no longer there.
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