Croatian karateka Anđelo Kvesić secured a match for the European Champion title in the +84 kg category on home soil. At the European Senior Karate and Para-Karate Championships in Zadar 2024, Anđelo achieved four victories, securing Croatia’s first medal at the Championships.
In the first round, he won against the Norwegian karateka Ismail Bellemkhannatea with 6:0. Then, based on the first point scored (senshu), he defeated German Nikolai Sekota (2:2). In the quarterfinal match, he triumphed over Turkish competitor Kadir Furkan Genc with a score of 8:1. Against a strong opponent in the semifinal, Anes Bostandžić (BIH), Anđelo won with a score of 2:1, with a turnaround in the last few seconds of the match.
The final of the +84 kg category is scheduled for Saturday, 11 May at 12:08 according to the preliminary schedule, and Anđelo’s opponent will be Italian Matteo Avanzini.
Results, schedule, and other information about the Championships are available on the How to follow page.
Entry for spectators to the European Senior Karate and Para-Karate Championships Zadar 2024 is free.
