Karate The English have the opportunity to again demonstrate their strength and reference condition and global continental Europeans who will start tomorrow at Kolping Arena in Zurich (Switzerland).
After being first Zagreb'09 Tallín'08 and, after his second in Athens 2010 with three golds, three silvers and two bronzes, and being surpassed only by Italy, and also collected five medals last year in the World Cup in Belgrade, Spain wants to be a new actor in the 46 edition of the continental competition to be held between Friday and Sunday.
In total, that drive up the selection technicians kumite (sparring) and kata (technique), Lino Gomez and Javier Feito Hernández, nineteen karate (eleven men and eight women).
Matías Gómez, Sergio Cubero, Fernando Moreno, Oscar Martínez de Quel, Ricardo Barbero, Javier Badas, Iagoba Cardeo Vizuete and Michelangelo, in the men, and Natalia Garcia, Gema Fernández Alias, Cristina Ferrer, Irene Colomar and Cristina Feo, in women, make up the team kumite.
In the team competition the English men and women aspire to, as is traditional, to the podium.
In individual men, Matias Gomez, -60 kilos, represents the best hope of medal, because the castellanomanchego was bronze at the World Championships in Belgrade and silver in the last edition of Zagreb and is also recovered from a fracture of the first metacarpal right hand suffered in February.
For the women, Natalia Garcia, Gema Alias, Irene Colomar and Cristina Feo already been uploaded to a continental podium. The only medal that has failed has been Cristina Ferrer, National Champion -61 kilos and comes with the responsibility of replacing the current champion, Carmen Vicente, injured his foot.
Cristina Vizcaino is also low, which was to take part in the team competition but was injured during the days of screening.
Javier Hernández, head of kata, expected to reach four medals. Damián Quintero, Fernando San José, Francisco José Salazar, Yaiza Martin, Sonia Garcia and Fatima Acuña, forming the team.
The Andalusian Damián Quintero, who won Fernando San José to Madrid in the English Championship of Ciudad Real, try to end the hegemony of the Italian Luca Valdesi, four and eight times European champion, and Martin Yaiza try to defend his title.
The best option is the women's team gold, which has won the last four editions, and despite the lower Ruth Jiménez Madrid, injured before the nationals, since Sonia Garcia, who takes his place, has shown a high level.
Europeans start tomorrow with the individual competition for the weight kumite -68 +68 kilos and female, and -75, -84 and +84 male.
continue Saturday individual kumite with weights -67 and -60 kilos male, and -50, -55 and -61 female, and of individual and team kata.
Sunday is reserved for the team kumite competitions.
Composition of the national team:
- Kata:
Individual: Damian Quintero (F. Andaluza) and Yaiza Martin (C. Valenciana)
Team: Damian Quintero (Andaluza), Fernando San José (Madrid) , Francisco José Salazar (Madrid), Yaiza Martin (Valencia), Sonia Garcia (Madrid) and Fatima Acuña (Canaria).
- Kumite:
Natalia Garcia (-50/Cántabra) Gema Alias \u200b\u200b(-55/Madrileña), Cristina Ferrer (-61/Balear), Irene Coloma (-68/Balear), Cristina Feo (+68 / Catalan), Matias Gomez (-60/C.-Manchega), Sergio Cubero (-67/Aragonesa), Fernando Moreno (-75/C.-Manchega), Oscar Martínez de Quel (-84/Riojana), Ricardo Barber (+84 / Madrid), Javier Badas (Team / Madrid), Miguel Angel Carcedo (Team / C-Leon) and Iagoba Vizuete (Team / Basque).
SOURCE: EFE, Madrid
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