EUROKARATE - The championship record applauds Trieste and karate blue

Trieste, 18 February 2008. The 35th European Championship Karate cadets and juniors, from February 15 to 17 was held at Palatrieste, the curtain finally fell. The Fijlkam, the city of Trieste and the Local Organizing Committee met receive the unanimous compliments of 44 European delegations that have given rise to what has been called the "championship record", by number of participating countries, but also for efficiency and functionality . Antonio Espinos, president of the European Federation and World Karate, in the concluding press conference gave an unequivocal praise: "It was all perfect - he said - and I thank all those who have worked to make a success of this issue review Continental. The numbers were excellent with 44 countries entered, even 2 more than the 2007. For my part a compliment to Coni, Federation, municipal administration and the organizing committee for an event that has promoted the karate in exemplary fashion. The city and organization have all it takes to host the exhibition iridata. Trieste should only ask. " But the Italian karate was also awarded a technical point. We expected a result of excellence, and so was still with the Azzurri protagonists of the first magnitude: 13 medals, 4 gold, 3 silver and 6 bronze medals, one in less than extraordinary Turkey (14 medals, 5 -- 1-8), which was awarded the medals in a primacy which recorded strong growth technique of the Balkan countries, just like our MO Pierluigi Aschieri had predicted. But continental titles won by Viviana Bottaro, Salvatore Serino, Luigi Busà and Giada Poci, medals European Tocco, Pesola, Foresti, Chiari in juniors, Di Gennaro, Maurizzi, Bernardi and cadets in the male and female teams of kata, reaffirm the thickness of a technical school - the blue-appreciated and recognized all over the world. Along with the flag dell'EKF, that President Joseph Pellicone has given in the hands of Antonio Espinos for the transfer of power in Paris. Which will host the 2009 edition, Eurokarate Trieste leaves some data to make better global dimension of an event that has been made even more precious by the torch that has walked the city and on the tripod in the halls during the opening ceremony Three press conferences, two meetings and a concert.
0, faxes sent / received in the press room
2, hours of direct television Rai
3, the days of race
4, the titles assigned to teams
6, the tatami of race and the 3 tatami warming
10, the European titles cadets assigned
11, the European junior titles assigned
12, the bus used for athletes and technicians
18, joined the team attacchè
24, the student-volunteers from the middle school sports Tavagnacco
21, individual European titles assigned
24. Sponsors of the event
24, the torchbearers
44, the participating nations
86, the volunteers who cooperated
100, assigned medals
102, the athletes / players to the opening ceremony
105, participants in the programme of torch
265, the participating athletes
435, the participating athletes
700, the total number of athletes participating
1,264, square metres of the tatami stesi Palatrieste
1,498, meals served during the races to referees, athletes and technicians
11,000, meters routes in the city by torchbearers
15,893, photocopies made during races
40,000, the lumen of the two projectors for megaschermi
183,512, access to official website of the championships 2 Day of races
197,344, access to official website of the championships 3 Day of races
204,208, access to official website of the championships 1 Day of races
585,064, the total access to official website of the championships in 3 days of races

Enzo De Money

(This article was translated by a machine translation software and not by one person)