The 19th edition of the Polish Open & Warsaw Cup tournament is behind us. It took place on September 8 and 9 in the capital of Poland. Nearly 800 competitors from 22 countries, including seven taekwondo athletes from LMKS Gladius, took part in the competition. Competing in the junior -68 kg category, Kamil Serafin won a silver medal. In the final, our athlete lost to Russian competitor Nikita Rubashenko by just one point.
The bronze medal was won by Wiktoria Knapczyk (-44 kg cadets). Wiktoria was eliminated in the semifinal, losing to Dominika Hronova of the Czech Republic.
On the second day of the tournament, Yevgen Nikitin (-74 kg seniors), Dawid Poznański (-37 kg cadets), Paulina Stojanowska (-49 kg juniors), Marcin Skiba (-61 kg cadets) and Mateusz Boczarski (-53 kg cadets) competed. The last two lost their bouts for advancement to the medal zone, while the others were unfortunately eliminated in their opening bouts.
(information: Taekwondo Bolesławiec/ii)