he World Karate Federation has published an extended list of qualified athletes for the ANOC World Beach Games San Diego 2019

18/12/2018 08:45
 
The World Karate Federation has published an extended list of qualified athletes for the ANOC World Beach Games San Diego 2019. New names have been added up to the line-up of karatekas after the Karate World Championships which were held in Madrid in November. 
 
No less than 28 athletes from 20 countries have earned the ticket to participate in the anticipated event. The Karate competition of the ANOC World Beach Games will take place in San Diego from October 10 to 11.  
 
The list of competitors to represent Karate at the ANOC World Beach Games is headed by the newly-proclaimed Kata World champions. Ryo Kiyuna of Japan and Sandra Sanchez of Spain won the World crown after their impressive demonstrations in the World Championships in Madrid. 
 
The runners-up in Karate’s biggest tournament, Damian Quintero of Spain and Kiyou Shimizu of Japan will also participate in San Diego. Two-time World title-holder Antonio Diaz of Venezuela, rising star Grace Lau Mo Sheung of Hong Kong and two-time World Championships bronze medallist Viviana Bottaro of Italy are also among the qualified athletes to take part in ANOC World Beach Games San Diego 2019. 
 
MALE KATA 
 
NAME  COUNTRY
 
RYO KIYUNA JAPAN
 
DAMIAN QUINTERO CAPDEVILA SPAIN
 
ALI SOFUOGLU TURKEY
 
MATTIA BUSATO ITALY
 
ANTONIO DIAZ VENEZUELA
 
ILJA  SMORGUNER GERMANY
 
ENZO MONTARELLO FRANCE
 
YI-TA WANG CHINESE TAIPEI
 
CHRIS CHENG TSZ MAN HONG KONG
 
SALMAN ALMOSAWI SAYED KUWAIT
 
MICHAEL DU PLESSIS SOUTH AFRICA
 
OFENTSE BAKWADI BOTSWANA
 
ADNANE ELHAKIMI MOROCCO
 
AHMED SHAWKY EGYPT
 
 
FEMALE KATA 
 
NAME  COUNTRY
 
SANDRA SANCHEZ JAIME SPAIN
 
KIYOU SHIMIZU JAPAN
 
GRACE LAU MO SHEUNG HONG KONG
 
VIVIANA BOTTARO ITALY
 
MARIA DIMITROVA DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
 
ALEXANDRA FERACCI FRANCE
 
RITA NGO CANADA
 
XIN YI LEE CELINE MALAYSIA
 
NAWAR KAUTSAR MASTURA INDONESIA
 
ALEXANDREA ANACAN NEW ZEALAND
 
SARAH  SAYED EGYPT
 
SANAE AGALMAM MOROCCO
 
AKELE AKELE CAMEROON
 
ENTLE MAUNGWA BOTSWANA