This years Nordic Championship will take place in Stavanger, Norway, on Saturday 27th of November. The 2020 edition that also was meant to have taken place in Norway, was cancelled due to the pandemic. This year the organization committee in Stavanger once again picks up the torch and aim to carry out the NC. The Championship is open to the 8 member countries of the Nordic Karate Federation, who are looking to celebrate Nordic karate once again in this, hopefully, post-Corona event.
Nordic Championships 2020 cancelled
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic the NC 2020 that was to take place in Stavanger, Norway, at the end of November has regrettably been cancelled. The Nordic Karate Federation would like to thank the event organizers for the great work they have put in during the planning of the event.
Strong performances at the European Championships for Cadets, Juniors & U21 in Budapest.
1185 competitors from 52 countries gave their best at the championship in BOK Arena 7-9th of February. Several medals and top ten positions went to the countries within the NKF. Congratulations!
U21 Kumite Female -68 Kg, Gold, Saelid Annika, Norway
U21 Kumite Male -75 Kg, Silver, Nielsen Christoffer, Denmark
Cadet Kumite Female 54+ Kg, Bronze , Zarei Lara, Sweden
Cadet Kumite Female 54+ Kg, Bronze, Lahi Genta, Denmark
Cadet Kumite Male -70 Kg, Bronze, Jermolaev Artjom, Latvia
Cadet Kumite Male -70 Kg, Bronze, Disle Gvidas, Lithuania
Junior Kumite Male -76 Kg, 5, Ephrem Kristensen Noah, Denmark
Junior Kumite Male 76+ Kg, 5, Baranov Albert, Estonia
U21 Kumite Male -60 Kg, 5, Jodelli Jimmy, Denmark
Cadet Kata Male, 7, Tran William, Sweden
Junior Kata Female, 7, Skalare Matilda, Sweden
Cadet Kumite Male -52 Kg, 7, Kashi Adiel, Finland
Junior Kumite Female -48 Kg, 7, Mihailova Aleksandra, Latvia
Junior Kumite Female -59 Kg, 7, Handelsby Nora Benedicte, Norway
Junior Kumite Female 59+ Kg, 7, Muennoi Tatiana, Denmark
U21 Kumite Male -67 Kg, 7, Busk-Matthiasen Lucas, Denmark
Cadet Kata Female, 9, Skogstrom Hanna, Sweden
Cadet Kumite Male -63 Kg, 9, Vilkas Augustas, Lithuania
Junior Kumite Female -59 Kg, 9, Rosenlind Matilda, Sweden
U21 Kumite Female -55 Kg, 9, Skogland Mariam, Norway
U21 Kumite Male 84+ Kg, 9, Godthjaelp Petersen Christian Denmark
Nordic Championships 2019
Nordic Championships in Karate 2019, was held in Kolding, Denmark, on November 23rd 2019.
Due to special circumstances the NC 2019 was moved fråm Lithuania to Denmark with very short notice. The Danish organizing commission, lead by Merete Katborg, did an excellent job and the event was a great success.
238 athletes from all 8 countries competed for the honor of being Nordic Champions. Denmark placed as number one nation for the 8th year in a row. Also a NKF Congress took place. Congratulations to all the medalists and a big thank you to the organizers and the fantastic audience!
Results: https://www.sportdata.org/karate/set-online/popup_main.php?popup_action=results&vernr=4944&active_menu=calendar
Photos Kumite: https://www.facebook.com/pg/nordicchampionshipskarate/photos/?tab=album&album_id=2356595191318820
Photos Kata: https://www.facebook.com/pg/nordicchampionshipskarate/photos/?tab=album&album_id=2354352654876407
New venue for Nordic Championships 2019
Due to unforseen circumstances the NC 2019 will change host country from Lithuania to Denmark.
The Nordic Championships will take place in Kolding, Denmark on November 23rd.
The competition is open for national team members from the 8 member countries within the Nordic Karate Federation.
In the bulletin you will find all the necessary information, please see invitation below.
Welcome to Denmark!
Nordic medals in the 2nd European Games
Six nordic athletes competed in the 2nd European Games in Minsk, Belarus, the last weekend of June, with the impressive result of three medals.
Kalvis Kalnins from Latvia took the gold medal in kumite -60 and Finland and Estonia both fought their way to bronzes, through Titta Keinanen in kumite +68 and Pavel Artamonov in kumite -75.
1. KALNINS KALVIS – LAT
2. FARZALIYEV FIRDOVSI – AZE
3. CRESCENZO ANGELO – ITA
3. PLAKHUTIN EVGENY -RUS
Full results:
Elimination RoundsSemi-Final / Final
1. PALACIO GONZALEZ LAURA – ESP
2. HOCAOGLU MELTEM – TUR
3. KEINANEN TITTA – FIN
3. CHATZILIADOU ELENI – GRE
Full results:
Elimination RoundsSemi-Final / Final
1. UKR – HORUNA STANISLAV
2. AZE – AGHAYEV RAFAEL
3. EST – ARTAMONOV PAVEL
3. HUN – HARSPATAKI GABOR
Full results:
Elimination RoundsSemi-Final / Final
New NKF-website
Welcome to the new official NKF-website! This site replace the earlier web page found at nordickarate.net . This site is hosted by NKF HQ in Sweden, if you have any questions please contact the NKF General Secretary Sarah W. Cedercrona, by e-mail: sarah@swekarate.se.
Nordic collaboration for security and etiquette
The countries within the Nordic Karate Federation have decided to start a collaboration to prevent the breaking of rules, security breeches and misconduct by member clubs.
There have been incidents where coaches and clubs competing in neigbouring countries have been found breaking rules in a serious manner seemingly under the wrong impression that it is easier and more accepted abroad. For example such as deliberately enrolling the same person in more than one age category, under false names. The NKF leadership share the opinion that this type of behaviour is not only deemed unethichal but also puts the competitor and opponents in the same categories in risk of injury. It´s particularly serious when it comes to children and youths, considering the differences in physical growth and mental maturaty that can rapidly change within this period of life. Matters like this and others, which can be labelled as misconduct, will be reported to the national federation by the chief referee present at the competition in question, and forwarded to the home country for the coach/club involved in the incident, for possible further judicial action.
The goal with this collaboration is to maintain the quality of competition and to protect the values of karate, budo, such as respectful and ethical etiquette.
The decision was made at a NKF meeting in connection to the European Championships in Guadalajara.
Two bronzes and one silver for the Nordic countries at the European karate Championships in Madrid 2019
The Nordic countries achieved a good result in the European karate Championships in Madrid 2019. The medals were won in the female categories, where Katrine Pedersen of Denmark got the bronze in kumite -68, as well as the Finnish Titina Keinanen in the category of kumite +68. The medals were alse very close in other categories, Norway had two matches for the third-place medals, where Norwegian Bettina Alstadsaether lost against Slovakia which meant a fifth place in the classification. The same result was accomplished by Norwegian Federico Lopez Salas Adrian, who lost by decision against the competitor of Montenegro.
Classifieds:
Male kumite +84 Ismail Bellemkhannate Norway.
Male kumite -60 Casper Lidegaard Denmark.
Female kumite -61 Anna-Johanna Nilsson Sweden.
Female kumite -50 Kristine Vica Latvia.
Female team kumite Norway.
Parakarate
Estonia had a great achievement through Monika Preem, who took the silver medal in the Blind / Visually impaired category.
World Championship Bronze for Hana Antunovic
The 2018 World Karate Championship concluded in Madrid (Spain) on Sunday 11th of November in a true celebration of sportsmanship and sports values. After six exciting days of Karate action, the historic tournament edition crowned the new kings and queens of the sport. The only medal of the Nordic countries was bronze, by Swedish Hana Antunovic, who achieved an outstanding result and got the long-awaited World Cup medal in Kumite +68.
Kalvis Kalnins , from Latvia, was close to another bronze medal, after making an excellent championship and qualifying for the third place match. He lost in a tight fight with the result of 4-5.