The Para-taekwondo World Championships got off to a great start when the only Finnish representative, Matti Sairanen, defeated Brazilian Jadson Santos Silva 6-4 in the semi-finals. Matti competes in the men's 68 kg category, disability class A6.
In the final, he faced Azeri Nijat Muslimov. The match was extremely tight, but at the end the score was 1-2 in favor of Azeri.
”Hieno taistelu Matilta, vaikka jalat olivat huonossa kunnossa ensimmäisessä ottelussa tulleista osumista. Azeri oli todella kova, mutta taktiikka piti melkein loppuun asti. Kultamitaliin ei jäänyt enää paljoa matkaa”, toteaa joukkueen valmentaja Sampo Pajulampi. ”Parannus viimevuoden Moskovan EM-kisoihin oli selkeä”, toteaa puolestaan joukkueenjohtajana toiminut Matin isä Tapani Sairanen.
Many thanks to all the volunteers who made the League Finals 2012 event possible! Every small and big action was an important part of Finland's biggest taekwondo competition.
Matti after the prize distribution at the St. Petersburg Games
Matti Sairanen, who represents our team, is leaving on November 22. going to the Para-Taekwondo World Championships to seriously pursue a medal. The bronze medalist of the previous games in the category A6 under 80 kg, now competes in a weight class lower.
”Olen harjoitellut tosissani ja tuntuu että olen parempi kuin kaksi vuotta sitten Pietarissa”, toteaa Matti.
”Uskon että kevyempi painoluokka sopii Matille, kunhan muuttuneet etäisyydet saadaan osumaa kohdalleen. Matti on sarjaan fyysisesti todella vahva”, toteaa kisassa valmentajana toimiva Sampo Pajulampi.
Taekwondo aims for the 2020 Paralympics
In connection with the tournament, a seminar will also be organized where the necessary steps to add Taekwondo to the Paralympians' program will be considered. Taekwondo is not yet in Rio, but hopes are high for the sport to be included in the program of the 2020 Games.
Finnish taekwondo league finals 17.11. in Helsinki
In the competitions organized by the Finnish Taekwondo Association on Saturday in Ruskeasuo ball sports hall thinks about his skills more than 400 competitors from 30 clubs around Finland. There are teams involved also from Russia. The competitions are the largest of their kind in Finland. During the day, the Finnish championships in business series and the winners of the Finnish league in match series will be decided.
Competing for the championship positions in business series are, for example, They hold the 1st place in the European ranking Frans Salmi and Krista Mäkinen. There are other Finns in the second and third places of the ranking, so there will be a tough fight for the SM medals.
In the match series, it is worth following the bronze medalist at the Croatian Open last weekend Tanja Pasanen excerpts. In Croatia, he won, among other things, the 2006 European Championship gold medalist and representatives of the national teams of Belarus and Serbia. The Russians are worth following Ekaterina Pulina matches. Ekaterina has won gold in several international A-class level tournaments in the last two years.
The place has also been named as the Finnish swimmer of the London Olympics Suvi Mikkonen. Suvi, who played in London with a broken knee, finally got a much-needed knee surgery in early autumn. Due to rehabilitation, Suvi is unable to participate in the competitions herself, but she is present at the competitions and participates in spirit.
Taekwondo is currently the world's most popular martial art and at the same time the 10th most practiced sport. Taekwondo has been an Olympic sport since 2000. The World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) has 201 member countries and a total of approximately 80 million enthusiasts.
Media representatives are warmly welcome to the SM event!
Competition time: 17.11.2012 at 9:00 a.m. - approx. 6:00 p.m.
The tightest matches in the games take place in the afternoon finals. League series of business series rotate throughout the day. More detailed schedules will be updated on the competition pages.
Competition website: www.tkd.fi/liigafinalat2012
More information: competition director Tarja Röytiö, tel. 044 520 6921.
The match camp is intended for everyone interested in matches. At the camp, we go over the importance of match distance in various match situations and exercises that promote match distance control.
Program:
10.00 – 11.30 warm-up + different tactical distances in the match (distances when doing nothing)
12:00 – 1:30 p.m. distances are kicked
14.30 – 16.00 application of distances in a match situation
Acting as camp instructors Teemu Heino, Juho Kostiainen, Petteri Kauppinen, Sampo Pajulampi and Juho Ranta. The participation fee is 20 euros, which is paid in cash at the event. Cafe and equipment sales on site.
The taekwondo athletes were successful on 3.11. excellently in the organized championships.
Parhaista suorituksista vastasivat Hilla Palviainen naisten alle 67 kilon sarjassa ja Sophia Vassilaki kadettitytöjen alle 44 kilon sarjassa. Sekä Hilla että Sophia veivät sarjavoitot ja saivat kultamitalit kaulaansa. Lisäksi Hillalle tuli kultaa tyttöjen alle 68 kilon sarjassa, kun sarjaan ei muita ottelijoita uskaltautunut. Hopeaa ottivat Tanja Lovikka naisten alle 49 kilon sarjassa ja Juho ”Jouko” Ranta miesten yli 87 kilon sarjassa. Lisäksi taekwondo-ohjaaja Pauli Raivio voitti miesten alle 67 kilon sarjan, tosin Lahden Taekwondoa edustaen.
The level of the tournament did not become dizzying, but great competitors and matches were seen in many series. Hilla's victory over Maria Heikkinen, who is considered top talent, was a real thriller until the end. However, the final result was completely clear and the point difference was quite fair.
The team + taekwondo instructor Pauli Raivio, who won gold in the men's category under 68 kg.Tanja as the winner.Jaakko and other medalists.Aaha, Sophia and Megii, Aaha liked the goldCoach at work, Juho Kostiainen helps Vokker Feka.Supporters getting excited before the match
Taekwondo league continued in Porvoo, Success for TU11 athletes
Last weekend, Porvoo Taekwondo organized a competition of the Finnish Taekwondo Association's match league. There are also junior, amateur and senior series.
Among the competitors, we have to highlight Tanja Lovikka and Sophia Vassilaki, who won their league series, as well as the graduates of their own club, who opened their competitive careers with excellent performances,
TU11's team in Porvoo league competition match by match
C2, girls:
Emilia Röyttä
Emilia's match was unnecessarily cautious and both matches ended in defeat. A bronze medal was hung around the neck.
C1, girls:
Sophia Vassilaki -44kg
Sophia won the match in professional style. The last two matches ended before full time.
D2, boys:
Severi Sarala
Severi fought with a good heart rate, and improved his grips throughout the race. Rank 4.
Aha Moullaev
Aaha fought two match wins and won her series.
Megii Moullaev
Megii fought aggressively and, like Sever, improved her pace all the time, as a reward a silver medal.
C1, boys:
Vokker Feka -57kg
Vokker did not make it through the weigh-in, but since there were only two participants in the series, the match was played as a friendly match, which Vokker won.
Hobbyists, men:
Jaakko Saha +80 kg
Jaakko won all three of his matches and did it in style. With the main hits, the point differences became quite large. Great performance from a first timer.
League, men:
Elom Damalie -74kg
Elom failed to get his match started. 2 losses brought bronze.
League Women:
Tanja Lovikka -49kg
Tanja had only one opponent in her series, Lotta Linna from Jyväskylä. Despite her young age, Lotta is an experienced and skilled fighter. So the series win felt great after a really tight match.
Coaches:
Teemu Heino, Juho Kostiainen, Juho Ranta, Sampo Pajulampi
League results>> (note: the category for women under 49 kg is wrong, Tanja really won)
Porvoo taekwondo organizes the competition of the Finnish Taekwondo Association's match league. There are also junior, amateur and senior series. Spectators have free entry.
Taekwondo athletes will go to the competition with the biggest team so far. Those who started their hobby in their own gym are happily on the move. In addition, the league will see a completely new name when we received confirmation from Ghana, Elom Damalie will challenge other national tops in the series.
This year, on the wrestling and powerlifting days, there will be competitions in taekwondo, judo, fencing, lock wrestling, boxing, weightlifting, powerlifting, repetition power push-ups and super total.
RIGHT TO PARTICIPATE
The right to participate in the competitions is available to university and high school students and those studying for a profession.
PARTICIPATION FEES
The participation fee is 20 euros / sport, late registration is 40 euros / sport. Participation in Supertotal costs 30 euros, because Supertotal participants participate in two sports (weightlifting/powerlifting). The participation fee is paid upon registration. Note instructions on registering for supertotal in the registration system.
If the participation fee has not been paid by 10.11. by, a double participation fee will be charged on the spot. When paying on the spot, you can only pay in cash. Only those who have paid the participation fee can participate in the competition.
Our club will go to the taekwondo tournament in Porvoo, hopefully with a big team. Anyone who wants to join can ask the leader of their own group for more information. In addition, you must send an email to the address info@tu11.fi. Please provide the following information in the post:
Full name Height and weight Date of birth License number
Many thanks to all the volunteers who made the League Finals 2012 event possible! Every small and big action was an important part of Finland's biggest taekwondo competition.
