Karate 1 Lisbon 2021 Male Kata Final Ujihara Yuki (SUI) vs Ozdemir Enes (TUR)
Let's see the stars.
Haka!
Very brave!
Coming from Switzerland.
Number 20.
Number 57.
Number 51.
Please welcome
Yuki Ushihara!
Yuki Ushihara is quite sensational,
because he is ranked 51st
He has never won
at a tournament of the same type.
And, in principle,
it is not worth
evaluating him as a favorite
of this meeting.
He definitely does not claim
the Olympic medal,
so he is already good
and can even outdo himself today.
At the same time,
his opponent NS Ozdemir
is only the second
in his federation.
But at the same time,
he is the ninth
world ranking
for the selection to the Olympics.
But at the same time,
no chances of getting it.
Here we see
how Yuki Ushihara
demonstrates his confidence
in his own actions
and a clear understanding of Bunkai.
This is important,
but the main thing is
that the judges believe it.
I believe his point of view.
He clearly visualizes
everything he does today on the tatami.
Interestingly,
the absolute leader of the men's kata
is also a Spaniard, as in the women's.
Damien Hugo Quintero Capdevila
and from him,
well, not significantly,
but still lags behind
the Japanese Ryo Kiyuna.
And in principle,
these two are already
going to the Olympics.
One, because the leader
in the ranking
will be his first number
until the end of the selection.
And the second Japanese.
Firstly, he is still second in the ranking.
And secondly,
Japan is the receiving side
of the competition.
And it is because of this
that Japan automatically receives
one of the eight
as the receiving side.
It is generally interesting
that in each category,
regardless of whether it is kumite or kata,
there will be eight athletes.
The selection system is such
that one of these eight boats
is given to Japan.
Four more can be obtained
for the Olympic selection,
which has been going on for three years.
And for most continents,
it is closed today with this tournament,
but not for Europe.
And so there are three more boats left.
They will be played
in Paris in June.
And, well, I'll say so,
there will be a dice.
Because, well,
every country that has not made it
to the Olympics will represent
its first number in the federation.
And there may be up to 100 of them,
in fact.
And this number of people,
that is, 80-90-100,
will fight for three
last boats to the Olympics.
Of course, Ukraine will also be represented there.
I talked to the head coach
of the team, Anton Nikurin.
He also confirmed that Ukraine will go
and will perform all the current
first numbers of its categories.
So we will cheer
for our boys and girls
And, by the way, in Paris,
we also have two boats to the Olympics
from Kumite.
And I want to believe that we will get
at least a few.
And ideally, in general,
we would go as a full team
of six people who would represent
our country in the Kumite division.
We have just seen the performance
of the Swiss karate.
And now we turn to the Turk,
who, I have no doubt,
will represent his federation
today at the final match.
So let's look at the highlights
of this meeting in the men's kata
and wait for the decision of Femida.
Let's see who will take the gold
in Lisbon today.
We congratulate the Turkish athlete.
A break
more than one point.
This is quite significant.
NS Ozdemir showed
a high-quality performance.
Yuki Uchihara also, in principle,
showed himself very well,
but he still stepped up
to his opponent.
Also, using the opportunity,
I announce to you that
the next duel will already be in Kumite.
It will already be intense.
And of course, the third fight
in the final part will be
the meeting of Angelika Terliuga.
Friends, so don't go far.
Soon, I'm sure,
our Ukrainian karate player
will ignite so much,
See you soon.