Union Shotokan Karate Do Oberpullendorf dominated the children's and youth cup

Union Shotokan Karate Do Oberpullendorf dominated the children's and youth cup

The Union Shotokan Karate Do Oberpullendorf celebrated impressive successes at the 26th children's and youth cup of the Skiaf in Linz. The athletes traveled to Linz with a strong delegation of 15 young Karatekas and returned with a great balance: nine gold and five silver medals in a total of 11 out of 14 categories. This resulted in the association took first place in the medal mirror.

Under the outstanding performance, inas HERCEGOVAC stands out. She secured first place in the category Kata Youth A and in the Kumite youth and also reached the silver rank with the Kata team youth. Dominik Moser shone in the category Kata-Bangen-A and also in the Kumite boy, where he won gold. Together with Mock Manuel, Prohaska Sophia and Prohaska Elias, he also took second place in the Kata Team Children.

excellent achievements of the young karatekas

Manuel Mock was also successful and won two gold medals: one in the category Kata boy up to 14 years and another with the Kata team. Elias Prohaska was able to assert himself in the category Kata-Knaben-C and won gold, while Clemens Moser got the silver medal in the same category. In addition, they contributed to success in the Kata Team Children.

The girls of the association also performed excellently. Magdalena Pastorek won gold in the category Kata-Youth-Proving B gold and was therefore in front of her club colleague Celina Mock, who secured the silver medal. Together with Inas Hercegovac, they reached silver in the Kata team youth. Isabell Pastorek won in the category Kata-Girl-B, followed by Sophia Prohaska, who also won a medal. In the Kata Team Children, she secured another silver medal with her teammates.

Some karatekas took part in such a big competition for the first time and were able to achieve good placements despite nervousness. Matej, Jovan and Teodora Jovovic as well as Zalan Andrasi and Zsombor Biro convinced in their categories. The fourth place of Matej Jovovic in the Kata-Kata-B category was particularly gratifying, while Teodora Jovovic came below the top eight of the Kata girls.

results at a glance

Here is an overview of the results of the Union Shotokan Karate Do Oberpullendorf:

• Kata Jugend Male A: Inas Hercegovac - 1. Place
• Kata Jugend female B: Magdalena Pastorek - 1st place, Celina Mock - 2nd place
• Kata Knaben A: Dominik Moser - 1. Place
• Kata Knaben B: Manuel Mock - 1st place, Matej Jovovic - 4. Place
• Kata Bang C: Elias Prohaska - 1st place, Clemens Moser - 2nd place
• kata girl B: Isabell Pastorek - 1st place, Sophia Prohaska - 2nd place, Miriam Fekete - 4. Place
• kata girls C: Teodora Jovovic - in the top eight
• kata team children: 1st place (Mock Manuel, Prohaska Sophia, Prohaska Elias); 2nd place (Moser Dominik, Pastorek Isabell, Moser Clemens)
• Kata Team Youth: 2nd place (Hercegovac Inas, Pastorek Magdalena, Mock Celina)
• Kumite Jugend: Inas Hercegovac - 1. Place
• Kumite boy: Dominik Moser - 1. Place

chairman and trainer Herbert Schmall thanked his team for the strong performances. "It was once again a very strong team performance, and I congratulate my team warmly on these.