Last time this year.

The 14th edition of the Transylvania WUKF Karate Cup – European Champions Cup took place from the 16-17th December in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. Over 16 countries and nearly 1000 athletes participated in this event. Competitors participated in both individual, team, kata and kumite catgeories.

The SKC Team was made up of 3 athletes: Adam Zietalewicz, Krzystof Chalupka and myself. Altogether we won 5 medal positions: 2 Gold, 2 Silver &  1 Bronze. In the overall classification of the championship in terms on number of medals positions we came 5th.

Gold medals:

Kumite Individual Shobu Ippon Veterans +46 years old-Jacek Lipinski

Kumite Team Rotation Veterans +35 years old-Jacek Lipinski, Adam 

Zietalewicz, Krzysztof Chałupka

Silver Medals:

Kumite Individual Shobu Ippon Seniors 21-35 years old

Jacek Lipinski

Kumite Individual Shobu Ippon Veterans 36-45 years old

Krzysztof Chałupka

Bronze Medals:

Kumite Individual Shobu Ippon Veterans 36-45 years old

Adam Zietalewicz

This was the third time i had visited Cluj Napoca, therefore it was far easier for me to navigate everything as i had visited before. This year we visited the Christmas Market which was located by St Michael’s Church. With all the christmas lights on in the evening the market had a lot of beauty behind it. At the market you could buy a lot of souvenirs and try traditional romanian food.

Conclusions:

The year 2023 was a very successful year.

We participated in 6 large European and World competitions, in which we earned a lot of medals and mostly importantly gained new knowledge and experience. At this competition and at all others there was time to speak to a lot of coaches and exchange knowledge and experiences. The next large championships will be held in Malta in March, i believe that there we will once again show that we belong amongst the best competitors in the world.