KWU World Championship Results
/The event was a tremendous success.
The motto ‘ time to be United’ showed the level of cooperation between the organisations was truly remarkable. A total of 52 countries were entered into the event and although around 10 countries were refused visas there was still approximately 250 participants.
Hanshi Arneil has expressed his heartfelt gratitude for the effort made by all participating countries to make sure the IFK was represented in this event and to give the young athletes from the IFK the opportunity to compete in this first event of its kind.
14 weight Divisions with only 5 kilo weight difference meant the fighters could did not have to worry about weight or board decisions so the champions were truly the best fighters.
The IFK were represented at both competitor and judging levels by a total of 19 countries. Armenia, Azerbaijan, Argentina, Belgium, Belarus, Bulgaria, Estonia, Greece, Great Britain, Kuwait, Iran, Ireland, Lebanon, Russia, South Africa, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine and USA.
The IFK took an incredible 21 of 41 prizes with IFK Russia dominating with 10 Gold medals and 2 Silver.
KWU Kyokushin World Championship Results
Men -60 kg
Starodubtsev Dmitry (Russia) IFK
Takahashi Genku (Japan)
Lund Regan Leon (GB) IFK
Arushanyan Artur (Armenia)
Men -65 kg
Kasumov Farid (Russia) IFK
Zinchenko Andrei (Georgia)
Yamashita Kotaro (Japan)
Marmysh Andrej (Belarus)
Men -70 kg
Mamro Evgeni (Russia) IFK
Iwasawa Toshihide (Japan)
Kumiskaliyev Baurzhan (Kazakhstan)
Komanov Ivan (Bulgaria)
Men -75 kg
Petrov Stiliyan (Bulgaria)
Nazaretian Artem (Russia) IFK
Wakabayashi Ryo (Japan)
Bratkov Deyan (Bulgaria)
Men -80 kg
Abdurashidov Shamsutdin (Russia) IFK
Yorgov Nikolay (Bulgaria)
Samson Muripo (Zimbabwe)
Gulmammadov Mehraj (Azerbaijan) IFK
Men -85 kg
Saveyliev Dmitry (Russia) IFK
Stalev Emil (Bulgaria)
Sikorsky Dimitry (Belarus) IFK
Yordanov Aleksandar (Bulgaria)
Men -90 kg
Khachatryan Arsen (Russia) IFK
Komanov Aleksandar (Bulgaria)
Fuji Yusuke (Japan)
Estensoro Pablo (Spain)
Men -95 kg
Mezhevtsov Alexey (Russia) IFK
Mazur Igor (Ukraine)
Makarevich Alexander (Belarus)
Kishen Mladen (Bulgaria)
Men +90 kg
Tilov Artur (Russia) IFK
Fuji Masaki (Japan)
Amirhossein Daneshfar (Iran)
Georgiev Hristo (Bulgaria)
Women -55 kg
Berezova Svetlana (Russia) IFK
Seliukova Natalia (Belarus)
Boycheva Stanislava (Bulgaria)
Shen Ayshegyul (Bulgaria)
Women -60 kg
Efremova Anna (Russia) IFK
Markwell Emma (Great Britain) IFK
Zurine Eciolaza (Spain)
Anna Kadziolka (Poland)
Women -65 kg
Sabaeva Anzhelika (Russia) IFK
Meskauskine Aneta (Ireland) IFK
Balmer Kelly (Great Britain) IFK
Wrona Patrycja (Poland)
Women -70 kg
Kriazheva Irina (Russia) IFK
Williams Samantha (Great Britain) IFK
Lucinda Bender (Netherlands)
Desiree Radushin (RSA)
Kriazheva Irina (Russia) IFK disqualified
Women +70 kg
Marinova Aleksandra (Bulgaria)
Panova Mariya (Russia) IFK
Canero Diana (Spain)
Greet Pelkhmans (Belgium) IFK