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Ukraines success at Karate World Championships recognised by National Olympic Committee

2016-11-28

Ukraines success at Karate World Championships recognised by National Olympic Committee

The president of Ukraine’s National Olympic Committee Sergey Bubka officially welcomed a delegation of Ukraine’s Karate to congratulate them on their accomplishments on the recent World Championships held in Linz (Austria), as well as to extend his felicitations for the inclusion of the sport in the programme of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. 

The president of Ukraine’s National Olympic Committee Sergey Bubka officially welcomed a delegation of Ukraine’s Karate to congratulate them on their accomplishments on the recent World Championships held in Linz (Austria), as well as to extend his felicitations for the inclusion of the sport in the programme of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. 

The ceremony took place in the National Olympic Committee headqquarters in Kyiv, and the delegation of Ukraine’s Karate was formed by World Championships medallist Anita Seriogina, her coach Oleksandr Tonkoshkur, and National Karate Federation President Sergiy Levchuk. 

“I am sure dynamic and entertaining sport of karate worth its place at the Olympic Games. We have amazing experience of the inaugural European Games in Baku in 2015 where karate represented Ukraine side by side with the Olympic sports. I know your aim as a team is to qualify for Tokyo 2020, so I wish you all the best to achieve this goal,” stated Ukraine’s National Olympic Committee President Sergey Bubka in a statement. 

Anita Serogina earned bronze medal in the Female Kumite -61kg category at the 23rd Karate World Championships held in Linz (Austria) and was the first ever Ukrainian to win a medal at European championships in the ancient modality. 

“We start our road to Tokyo from a solid point and are looking forward to the future years to win the privilege to become a part of the Olympic Team for 2020,” said Sergiy Levchuk, Ukraine's Karate Federation president.