Budva hosts EP in kickboxing

The president of the kickboxing association, Ivan Strugar, said that he is honored that Montenegro will host such an event, stating that everything is ready for the start of the championship.

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Ivan Strugar, President of the Kickboxing Association of Montenegro, Photo: Savo Prelevic
Ivan Strugar, President of the Kickboxing Association of Montenegro, Photo: Savo Prelevic
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From November 5 to 14, Budva will host the European Kickboxing Championship for senior cadets and juniors, the Kickboxing Association announced.

It is stated that more than 1.500 participants from 39 countries will arrive in Montenegro.

Montenegrin kickboxing will be represented by 20 competitors.

Cadets: Nemanja Radnjić (up to 42), Tarik Raščić (up to 47), Matija Radović (up to 63), Ishak Agović (up to 69) and Nermina Škrijelj (up to 55) will perform in the kick light discipline on the tatami, as well as juniors: Miodrag Popović (up to 52), Matija Bukilić (up to 69), Uroš Vučinić (up to 69) and Matija Drobnjak (up to 79).

Younger juniors will fight in the ring: Emad Kalač (low kick, up to 57), Nikola Jovetić (low kick, up to 63,5), Lazar Madžarović (low kick, up to 67), Faruk Dacić (low kick, up to 67), Pavle Vušurović (low kick, up to 71) and Nikola Marinković (low kick, up to 75).

In the senior junior competition, Aid Šaljić (low kick, up to 54), Ilija Perović (low kick, up to 57), Balša Martinović (K1, up to 71), Danilo Bećirović (low kick, up to 75) and Miloš Mugoša (K1, over 91).

There will be control measurements on Friday and Saturday. The first matches on the program are on Monday.

The president of the kickboxing association, Ivan Strugar, said that he is honored that Montenegro will host such an event, stating that everything is ready for the start of the championship.

"The organization bears a great responsibility, especially in the era of the coronavirus. We believe that the safety of all participants will be at a high level and we hope for a successful organization of the competition. As kickboxing became a full member of the Olympic family in July, the WAKO European Championship will be the first and great opportunity for promotion Montenegro as a successful host of such an event," said Strugar.

He emphasized that it will also be a kind of promotion of the city of Budva as a tourist destination. The response is very good.

"We will host a large number of national teams. Competitors will compete in all seven kickboxing disciplines in the ring and on the tatami (low kick, full contact, K1 Style, kick light, point fighting, light contact and musical forms). 20 athletes will perform for our national team Among them there are great talents and already proven fighters at that age, so we hope for a good result and medals," said Strugar.

He thanked the Administration for Sports and Youth, the Montenegrin Olympic Committee, the Institute for Public Health of Montenegro, as well as everyone else who helped the Kickboxing Association in organizing the championship.

The opening ceremony of the European Championship is on Sunday on the plateau of Slovenska plaža or in the Mediterranean Sports Center in Budva, depending on weather conditions.

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