22.8.2019 / 21th Adults, Juniors & Veterans World Championship

A group of six to Plovdiv

On Saturday, 24th of August, the six of Sonkal members will take a flight to Plovdiv, where the World Championship of Taekwon-do ITF begins on Monday and continues until Friday. The Championship is quite special this year especially because the veterans, adults and juniors will compete together at one event for a very first time. Until last year there were always separate Championships for juniors and veterans in even years and adults in uneven years.

This year is special for our school and Czech Republic too because two relatives, father and son, will represent together as a teammates and Czech National Team members. Jirka Faltin has already been to World Championship and twice to European Championship with veterans from Czech National Team. Ondra, on the other hand joined the team for a first time and it is World Championship already.

Who does compete and in which discipline?
- Jiri Faltin – veterans – patterns I. Dan, Sparring -90kg and a veteran team member
- Jana Kovarova – adult females – patterns III. Dan, Sparring -62kg and an adult female team member
- Tereza Stekerova – adult females – sparring +77kg, power breaking and an adult female team member
- Jan Veskrna – junior males – patterns I. Dan, sparring -57kg and a junior male team member
- Ondrej Faltin – junior males – sparring -55kg and a junior male team member
- Karolina Chmelikova – junior females – sparring -58kg, special techniques and a junior female team member

You can watch all five days online via this link.

If you ever visit Plovdiv do not miss the historical centre especially the preserved part of aqueduct and the Roman Amphitheatre, which symbolize the city. We were able to see it last year after the Bulgaria Open – you can check the pictures here, or a few years before in 2015 when we attended the World Championship of Adults-pictures here.

We wish them good luck to finish the holiday with success and to show us some World Championship medals in any of your Gyms – Cerny Most, Petriny, Horni Pocernice, Hloubetin and Velke Prilepy.