Taekwondo athletes organize a series of indoor competitions

The most enthusiastic ones have already asked, because the next indoor competition will be organized. Taekwondo athletes will organize a series of indoor competitions during the fall of 2014 in Konala. The next indoor competitions will be held on September 12. and these competitions open the autumn indoor competition season. Indoor competitions will be held on Fridays in the coming season. As usual, the races start at 5:00 p.m. with the children's and youth races and continue with the adult races from 7:00 p.m. onwards.

NOTE! The adults also have the opportunity to practice the movement series competition. The business series are evaluated and you get feedback on them with the idea of what should be improved in order to be successful in the business series competition. Children and young people can also stay and do sets of movements for the adults' turn.

Everyone is more than welcome to challenge and accept challenges. In the spring, it was really nice to see enthusiasts of other sports also trying out their skills in a taekwondo match.

¨For TU11 enthusiasts, the gym competition is included in the normal training fees, others are charged a participation fee of ten euros.

Dates of indoor competitions

• 12.9.2014
• 10.10.2014
• 14.11.2014
• 12.12.2014

-47: Sophia Vassilaki – Olivia Roberts, AUS 10-19

Sophia fought well, but Roberts even better. Roberts did not place in the medals

World Championship silver for Niko Saarinen

The most joyful surprise of the competitions was Budokwa's Niko Saarinen's silver in the boys under 53 kg category. In the final, Korean Ui Hyeon Lee was better 11-6.

Article on the topic on the website of the Taekwondo League: http://www.suomentaekwondoliitto.fi/?x103997=1380131

You can follow the results here: http://www.ma-regonline.com/tournaments/430/1ST-WTF-WORLD-CADET-CHAMPIONSHIPS-2014-#live

You can follow the Cadet World Championships here:

Live footage from Baku, but now, for example, tennis. Local TV company's sports channel:

http://www.idmantv.az/canli/idman-canli-yayim.htm

The videos can be found here, albeit with quite a delay:
http://www.dartfish.tv/CollectionInfo.aspx?CR=p1c96953

Sophia Vassilaki will represent Finland at the cadet World Championships in Baku

Sophia competes in the girls under 47 kg category and the Match Day is Saturday 26.7. The draw will take place on July 22, and after that the opponents for the first rounds will be known. Sophia will be coached in the competition by national team head coach Kim Sinisalo.

The Finns' opposition in the first round:

-33: Ida Tammila – Paula Antunovic,CRO/Cindy Arcolas,PHI
-41: Emma Reiman – Aleksandra Perisic, SRB
-47: Sophia Vassilaki – Olivia Roberts, AUS
-51: Noora Rannikko – Shahad Ahmed, EGY

-33: Oskar Mäkinen – Benjamin Konde, KEN
-37: Oskari Koskinen – Maksym Plachita, UKR
-53: Niko Saarinen – Abdulbasit Abutaleb, KSA

Sophia's opponent is a multiple champion of her country, although only 12 years old.

Sophia's chart:

http://www.ma-regonline.com/downloads/1ST%20WTF%20WORLD%20CADET%20CHAMPIONSHIPS%202014%20DAY%203.pdf

Other charts:

http://www.ma-regonline.com/tournaments/430/1ST-WTF-WORLD-CADET-CHAMPIONSHIPS-2014-

If you have paid your training fee throughout the summer, you are welcome to train under the guidance of Korean TPC instructors Ku Tae Kim and Hye Jin Choi.

Schedule 6.8.:

17.00-18.30 Children and young people

19:00-20:30 Adults and children and youth competing in league series

The program includes interesting and fun training, as well as some sweat cranberries for sure!

If you haven't paid your training fee for the entire summer, the camp costs 20 euros per training session. Fans of other clubs are also welcome.

Note! Other exercises have been canceled for the whole evening!