Moldova’s senior and youth Shotokan karate team won 5 gold, three silver, and six bronze medals at the European Championships in Debrecen, Hungary. Thus, our country was on the podium for the first time in the ranking by nations, being surpassed by Romania and Hungary, announcing the National Olympic and Sports Committee.
“The leader of the team, Vitalii Spinu, won three medals. He won the gold medal in individual kumite, ippon shobu, +80 kg, beating Radu Bogdan 5-0 in the final. In this event, the podium was completed by Sandu Gazea. Other gold medals went to Anastasia Spinu, Mihail Volontir, Daniel Mutelica, and Maxim Gutu. In the last act, they defeated athletes from Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, and Romania,” the committee’s message reads.
Gold Medal:
- Vitalii Spinu (Balti) – individual kumite, [ippon shobu], seniors, +80 kg
- Anastasia Spinu (Balti) – individual kumite, [sanbon shobu], seniors, – 58 kg
- Mihail Volontir (Balti) – individual kumite, [ippon shobu], seniors, -70 kg
- Daniel Mutelica (Balti) – individual kumite event, [sanbon shobu], youth, – 78 kg
- Maxim Gutu (Balti) – individual kumite, [sanbon shobu], youth, +78 kg
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Silver medal:
- Vitalii Spinu (Balti) – individual kumite, Open, seniors
- Anastasia Spinu (Balti) – individual kumite, [ippon shobu], seniors, – 58 kg
- Maxim Gutu (Balti) – individual kumite, [ippon shobu], youth, +78 kg
Bronze medal:
- Vitalii Spinu (Balti) – individual kumite, [sanbon shobu], seniors, +80 kg
- Anastasia Spinu (Balti) – individual kumite, Open, seniors
- Vasilii Dovzii (Balti) – individual kumite, [ippon shobu], seniors, – 80 kg
- Sandu Gazea (Dubasari) – individual kumite, [ippon shobu], seniors, +80 kg
- Daniel Mutelica (Balti) – individual kumite event, [ippon shobu], seniors, -80 kg
- Maxim Gutu (Balti) – individual kumite, [sanbon shobu], seniors, +80 kg.