The biggest ever taekwondo competition in Finland

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.

Competition venue: Ruskeasuo Ball Sports Hall, Ratsastie 10, 00280 Helsinki.

 

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 taekwondo athletes were successful on 3.11. excellently in the organized championships.

Hilla Palviainen in the women's under 67 kg category and Sophia Vassilaki in the cadet girls' under 44 kg category were responsible for the best performances. Both Hilla and Sophia won the series and got gold medals around their necks. In addition, Hilla won gold in the girls' under 68 kg category, when no other contestants dared to enter the category. Silver was won by Tanja Lovikka in the women's under 49 kg category and Juho "Jouko" Ranta in the men's over 87 kg category. In addition, taekwondo instructor Pauli Raivio won the men's category under 67 kg, albeit representing Lahti Taekwondo.

 

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.

All results can be found on the competition pages: http://www.mukwan.com/sm2012/tulokset/sm2012tulokset.pdf