Karate: Great Harvest from the Kagos to the Oceania and New Zealand Open

New Caledonian karatekas, who competed last weekend in the Oceania and New Zealand Opens in Christchurch, can be happy. the Twenty-seven Pacific Games and Oceanian Hope Bowl pre-selection athletes, coached by Gregory Pane and Marjorie Lopez, returned with a good record.

In Oceania, the Cajus collected 9 medals Including one in gold, two in silver, and six in bronze. At the New Zealand Open, they won 33 medals in total, including twelve gold, nine silver and twelve bronze.

The balance sheet is satisfactory, Clement Leroux, President of the Karate Regional Committee, believes. It is in the process of preparing for the Pacific Games every year. We’ve had some nice affirmations, and some small disappointments. But overall we are happy.

According to him, we can keep “dominance Lara Le Meister regionally since it finished first in the under-21 [ans]. For the New Zealand Open, we had no major disappointments. We have one Amatsukrimi sweater Whoever wins all the events in which you participate. As for the martial aspect lessons, we are not left out. We are even part of the good guys in the Pacific.” However, he points out a weak point: “Our athletes lack international exposure, and that’s a shame.”