Taekwondo athletes 2011 | Taekwondo | Helsinki | Espoo | Vantaa
Today, June 8, 2013, Matti Sairanen (TU11) won the bronze medal at the World Para Taekwondo Championships in Switzerland.
In his first match, Matti beat Spain's Santiago Malvar Fernandez after a tight match 7-6. In the semifinals, the Russian Vitaly Nazarenko was stronger with numbers 1-8. For Mat, therefore, a bronze as a continuation of the previous bronze and silver medals.
As in previous competitions, Mat had Sampo Pajulampi as his coach.
Matti Sairanen, who represents our team, is leaving on June 8. going to the Para-Taekwondo World Championships to seriously pursue a medal. The silver medalist of the previous games in the category A6 under 68 kg, is now seriously aiming for the world championship.
"In the end, the final ended 2-1 in Azer's favor, the match was extremely even", says Matti.
"Anything is possible with a good performance, but everything has to go right," says Sampo Pajulampi, who works as a coach in the competition.
In the same context, a high-level tournament will be held, when the world's top players will complete the WTF GI-ranking tournament. From Finland, the recent Nordic Champion and Olympic visitor Suvi Mikkonen is participating.
In the belt examinations held on 12 March 2013, the following persons increased their belt rank:
Because the belt test ended for different people at different times, it was not possible to give feedback to everyone directly after the test. Those who did not receive feedback, remember to ask Teemu or Juho as soon as possible.
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