IKO1 EUROPEAN WEIGHT CATEGORY CHAMPIONSHIP

22 European weight category championship VITORIA-GASTEIZ

On 24 May 2008 in Vitoria-Gasteiz (Spain) The 22 European Weight Category Championships took place. 125 competitors from 22 countries took part in the event, which was organised by Spanish Kyokushin Karate Organisation.
Kancho Shokei Matsui (IKO President), Shihan Katsuhito Gorai (IKO General Secretary) and Shihan Loek Hollander (IKO International Committee Member) were the special guests, as well as the EKKO Board members: Shihan Antonio Pinero (President), Shihan Ton Von Rijn (Vice-President), Shihan Andre Drewniak (General Secretary) and Sensei Christoph Fischer (Treasurer).

Organiser of the Championships was Shihan Jose Luis Lezkano. Main judge was Shihan Antonio Pinero.
On the day after the championships, a special training open for all EKKO Country Representatives, instructors and students, was lead by Shihan Katsuhito Gorai and Shihan Antonio Pinero. Kancho Shokei Matsui was observing the participants, but could not join the training himself, recovering from his leg surgery.

Tournament draws
m-70 [PDF 60 KB] | m-80 [PDF 65 KB]
m-90 [PDF 25 KB] | m+90 [PDF 57 KB]
w-55 [PDF 57 KB] | w-65 [PDF 56 KB]
w+65 [PDF 55 KB]

RESULTS

Information from http://www.europeankyokushin.org/news/