A small strike team at the Polish Open

Polish Open 2021 will be held on September 11-12. In Warsaw. Taekwondo athletes are represented by Juuli Mankonen and Bardia Mirzaei. The team was supposed to be bigger, but the flu knocked Lauri and Chahrazed to the bottom of the bed and the race is missed. The race is smaller than usual anyway, only 336 juniors and 232 adults.

On Sunday, it was Bardia's turn in the men's under 80 kilos. In advance, the series was tougher than in Tallinn, so the challenge was enough. Alipour Sohrab from Great Britain was the first to face, who was also stronger this time.

On Saturday, Juuli Mankonen competed in the girls' under 49 kg category. Juuli also ended up starting his competition season this way. The preparation has been hampered by a finger injury, which prevented participation in the Tallinn Open. Contrary to the original information, the opponent was Kioskeroglou from Greece, who took the match 24-4 before full time. The match showed unnecessary caution and even though Juuli started to find a grip in the 2nd set, big Hellene rumbled to victory. Although the match was by no means Juul's best, there were elements in it that will go a long way when the competition routine is perfected.

Charts: https://www.pztaekwondo.pl/web/materialy-do-pobrania,303.html

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