With the presence of some 800 athletes representing 11 countries, the South American Championship in the Senior, U – 21, Youth and Cadet Karate categories will take place from June 24 to 30 in the city of Santa Cruz; The 10 nations of South America and Curacao will be present. This Saturday, the national tournament called Copa Bolivia was held in Tarija and around 150 athletes participated.
“Registrations were closed with 11 participating countries and approximately 800 athletes, in addition to 50 referees and 50 technicians, which means that in participants alone we are talking about about 900 people,” said Kjarol Herrera, president of the Bolivian Karate Federation (Feboka). . The Bolivian team, which trained in Sucre at the end of May, is made up of 94 athletes, but the total delegation will be 120 people with technicians and referees included.
The organization of the tournament will have the support of several companies. “We have the support of the cement company Fancesa, the Novotel Hotel and the Yotaú Hotel, which have provided affordable rates for our visitors, so all of this will make this event a reality for the nearly 800 athletes,” he said. .
Likewise, he said that with a lot of effort from the federation, the support of the Confederation (South American Karate) and the logistical support of the Departmental Sports Service of Santa Cruz, the support of Fexpocruz, Mitsubishi Motors and Big One, the South American karate tournament will be held. .
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