María José Free: “The Global Karate teacher of Madrid is proud to organisational level and sports level ”

  • In this quote will compete 1,400 karatekas 140 countries
  • Sánchez Sandra and Damián Quintero agree that the test, to be held in house, “no added pressure, sum extra motivation ”

Madrid, 30 October 2018.- The president of the High Council of sports, María José Free, has received today at the Spanish delegation to compete in the next world championship of Karate, which has been led by Antonio Brown Marqueño, president of the Spanish Federation of Real Karate and José María of god, technical director of the RFEK, and by the Bbs karatekas Sánchez and Damián Quintero, current number 1 and 2 global ranking, who have spoken on behalf of their peers.




María José Free has highlighted the great participation in the World Championship test both as regards organization as in subparagraph sporty: “is a very important moment and I am impressed by everything that moves around the karate. This Global Madrid is proud to organisational level, because there are record of countries and participants, with what this means of sports tourism and generation of wealth. And it is very important sports in the quotation because it is essential that you have before Tokio 2020, which serves to the classification of the games, ” said, adding that this test will be“ a before and after in the history of karate ”.




The secretary of state for sport has also highlighted the bet of karate by the inclusion, since this Global dispute from the day 6 until 11 November, will take the form of Parakarate within the program of competition: “I have to put on value that sport adapted is given the same opportunity to competition. You Are moving much in this way," said referring to the work of the Spanish Federation of Karate.




Associació brown, president of the Spanish Federation of Karate, has said that the test “represents a historic moment because it can lead to karate Spanish to the top. Both by the high turnout -1.400 karatekas- as the 140 countries represented, will be the best championships of history. ”




The event has enjoyed the presence of the 28 karatekas that will be in competition, including Sandra Sánchez – world champions and current number 1 world ranking and Damián Quintero, number 2. Both have agreed to play in Madrid this global is not added pressure: “More than pressure is something special, is extra motivation. What is proud to represent your country," said Damián.




Sandra, finally, has said that before jumping to the mat, from the day 6, “there has been a full season of work, illusion and sacrifice, ” and added that the strength of the Spanish selection resided in the group:“ energy of all going to motivate us to emerge to give everything on the mat to add medals. Next Tuesday is the time to eat the world ”, has completed the talaverana, recently awarded the Prize of sports.



The world championship Karate teacher is the last major competition of this sport before 2020 Tokio games, where it for the first time in the Olympic program. Spain has already organized this previously Global: 2002 in Madrid; 1992 in Grenade and 1980 in Madrid.