KARATE 1 PREMIER LEAGUE, ISTANBUL : PROGRAMA /PROGRAMME

Este fin de semana Turquía dará la bienvenida a la mejor Karetekas del mundo para el Karate 1 Premier League en Estambul. El evento se llevará a cabo en Asli Cakir Alptekin Sports Hall el 6 y 7 de septiembre. Se espera que 592 Karatekas de 57 países para participar en este prestigioso evento que se celebrará en Estambul para la 4 ª vez.

En este importante evento, que tendrá lugar a menos de 2 meses antes de los Campeonatos del Mundo, todos los hombres y mujeres Karatekas del equipo nacional de Turquía estarán en la tatamis. Muchos otros atletas de élite mundial, como Enes Erkan (Turquía), Amir Mehdizadeh (Irán), Luigi Busa (Italia), Kayo Someya (Japón), así como también estará presente un número de medallistas mundiales.

Por otra parte, el evento promete ser de una calidad muy alta en términos de organización, ya que también será un ensayo para el 50mo Campeonato de Europa de Karate Mayores, que se organizará en la misma ciudad en marzo del próximo año.

This weekend Turkey will welcome the best Karetekas of the world for the Karate 1 Premier League in Istanbul. The event will be held in Asli Cakir Alptekin Sports Hall on 6th and 7th September. 592 Karatekas from 57 countries are expected to participate in this prestigious event to be hosted in Istanbul for the 4th time.

At this major event, taking place less than 2 months before the World Championships, all the male and female Karatekas of the Turkish national team will be on the Tatamis. Many other world top athletes, such as Enes Erkan (Turkey), Amir Mehdizadeh (Iran), Luigi Busa (Italy), Kayo Someya (Japan), and also a number of world medalists will also be present.

Moreover, the event promises to be of a very high quality in terms of organization, as it will also be a rehearsal for the 50th European Senior Karate Championships, which will be organized in the same city in March next year.

Saturday 06.09.2014
09:00 -11.30 Individual Kata (Male-Female) – Elimination & Repechages
11:30 -17:30 Female Kumite (-50kg, -55kg,-61kg) & Male Kumite (-60kg, -67kg, -75kg) – Elimination & Repechages
17:30 Finals Female and Male individual kata
17:45 Medal awards
18:00 -18:15 Finals – Female kumite (-50kg, -55kg,-61kg)
18:20 -18:40 Medal awards
18:40 -19.00 Final – Male kumite (-60kg, -67kg, -75kg)
19:00 -19:20 Medal awards

Sunday 07.09.2014
10:00 – 11:00 Female and Male Team Kata Elimination & Repechages
11:00 -14:30 Female Kumite (-68kg, +68kg) & Male Kumite (-84kg, +84kg)
Elimination & Repechages
14:30 -14:40 Finals – Female kumite (-68kg, +68kg)
14:40 -14:50 Medals awards
14:55 -15:10 Finals – Male kumite (-84kg, +84kg)
15:15 -15:25 Medal awards
15:30 -16:00 Finals – Female and Male team kata
16:00 -16:20 Medal awards

A press conference will be organized on Thursday, September 4th, in presence of top world athletes and will be chaired by Esat Delihasan, President of the Turkish Karate Federation.

Fuente: WKF