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!

All images: Copyright Pekka Sairanen 2014

Matti took the second disabled Eekwondo World Championship silver in his career on June 21.

Matti Sairanen won the first match 13-1 before full time. The opposite was Morocco's Abdennour el Fedayni.

In the final, Russia's Vladislav Krichfaluishyi was better in the extra set after the actual match ended with a tie of 12-12.

Midsummer training as follows:

Thursday 19.6. the whole group will practice from 17.00-18.00, after which we will celebrate midsummer.

Taekwondo athletes wish a Happy and Sunny Midsummer!

The autumn competition calendar has been published. All the races are a tolerable distance away, so mark your calendars.

20.9. Junior Challenge, Lahti
27.9. The 4th competition of the match league and the junior and amateur series, Parainen
11.10. The 5th round of the match league and the junior and amateur series, Porvoo
25.10. Under 21 Championship competitions and junior and amateur series, Eura
8.11. Match championship competitions and junior and amateur series, Jyväskylä
29.11. League finals of the match and business series, Helsinki

http://www.suomentaekwondoliitto.fi/tapahtumakalenteri/