Freund earns spot for worlds
At the Oceania championships, Freund earned silver in his weight division, beating New Zealander Sam Crawford 3-0, before losing the final 1-8 to fellow Aussie Max Noble.
Yonatan Freund and Richard Basckin, who run the Miyagi Kan Karate East dojo, won medals at major karate events in Sydney last week.
Freund (pictured on right, at Maccabi NSW’s mega camp) won gold at the Australian Open in the men’s under-84kg category, winning all his bouts, including the final against Wilheim Hieber.
He also won silver, in a field of 48, in the open men’s competition, reaching the final, which he lost 2-3 to Daniel Tielen, the over-84kg national champion.
Basckin won bronze in the men’s under-60kg competition, with two wins and a loss.
At the Oceania championships, Freund earned silver in his weight division, beating New Zealander Sam Crawford 3-0, before losing the final 1-8 to fellow Aussie Max Noble.
Basckin lost 1-3 to Trevor Kan in the under-60kg final.
Freund said he was “pretty happy with the results”.
“I was close to my best last Saturday, and won the Aussie title comfortably.
“I’m a bit disappointed in losing the Oceania final, but I’ll learn from it.
“And excitedly, I’m off to Spain for the world champs in November.”
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