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Last weekend we were present at the 31st European Kendo Championships, in Frankfurt. After such a long hiatus because of the Covid Pandemic, it felt great to be able to see the international Kendo community again, meeting old friends and making new ones.
We were able to see amazing fights! Even though some countries had to deal with longer lockdowns and many months without being able to practice, you could feel all the spirit and effort put in every fight. Congratulations to all the competitors for their performances!
The GB team came back with amazing results, winning Silver in Juniors, Ladies and Men´s individuals! Congratulations to Toru Adeyinka, Rosanna Ogle and Konradas Rukas. And Harrison Fry was also awarded with Fighting Spirit in the Junior Teams category.
31st EKC Results:
Junior Team
- Serbia
- France
- Poland/Switzerland
Fighting Spirits
Harrison Fry (UK)
Nico Medina Wolpert (ESP)
Takumi Henry-Viel (FRA)
Tomasz Boroń (POL)
Ladies Team
- France
- Germany
- Finland/Poland
Fighting Spirits
Lyna Maaziz (FRA)
Natela Amkoladzė (LTU)
Sofia Ade (GER)
Alessia Garino (ITA)
Men’s Team
- France
- Italy
- Poland/Germany
Fighting Spirits
Joonas Nissinen (FIN)
Sylvain Chodkowski (FRA)
Alejandro Radó Gayá (ESP)
Alin Mocanu (ROM)
Junior Individuals
- Luka Ilić (SRB)
- Toru Adeyinka (GBR)
- Finn Spilarewicz (GER) / Nico Medina Wolpert (ESP)
Fighting Spirits
Thais Kimura (CHE)
Beatrice Sutaite (LTU)
Adrien Ambrosi (FRA)
Takeshi Boffa (BEL)
Ladies’ Individuals
- Freija D’Hont (BEL)
- Rosanna Ogle (GBR)
- Alina Gdeczyk (POL) / Lisa Van Laecken-Koga (BEL)
Fighting Spirits
Alisa Strupp (GER)
Asteria Akila (GRC)
Biljana Stanojevic (SER)
Fleur Smout (NED)
Men’s Individuals
- Lukas Przewlocki (FRA)
- Konradas Rukas (GBR)
- Kensaku Maemoto (BEL) / Hiroyuki Ohno (GER)
Fighting Spirits
Koichi Nakabayashi (FRA)
Nikola Roglic (SER)
Triantafyllos Lytras (GRC)
Dai Linh Nguyen (NED)
And thanks to all that came to see us at our shop there! Hopefully, we will see you at the next EKC in France or Italy.
