{"id":12865,"date":"2025-01-14T07:05:54","date_gmt":"2025-01-14T06:05:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.kct.pl\/?p=12865"},"modified":"2026-09-18T09:24:17","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T07:24:17","slug":"wako-european-kickboxing-championships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kct.pl\/en\/wako-european-kickboxing-championships\/","title":{"rendered":"WAKO European Kickboxing Championships"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t\t\t\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From 2\u20139 November 2024, the WAKO European Kickboxing Championships were held, bringing together the best competitors from across the continent. Among Poland\u2019s representatives were also our athletes \u2013 <strong>Micha\u0142 Klimek<\/strong> and <strong>Szymon Grzebyk<\/strong>, who proudly represented the white-and-red colors. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ready to fight on the European stage<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The championships in Athens were a huge challenge, but both Micha\u0142 and Szymon entered the mats fully committed. Micha\u0142 competed in two disciplines: <strong>light contact<\/strong> and <strong>point fighting<\/strong> in the -57 kg weight category. Szymon, meanwhile, competed in the <strong>light contact<\/strong> format in the -79 kg category.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271024%27%20height%3D%27876%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201024%20876%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271024%27%20height%3D%27876%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.kct.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/465522729_18041765129135021_9063968212871214329_n-1024x876.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-7769\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Quarterfinals full of excitement<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the quarterfinals, both athletes faced experienced opponents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Micha\u0142 Klimek<\/strong> fought his second light contact bout on mat number 1, where he faced Greek fighter <strong>Athanasiosa Chaldoupisa<\/strong>. The bout was very even. Unfortunately, despite his great commitment, he ended his participation in the tournament in the quarterfinals. Huge applause for Micha\u0142 for his fighting spirit and for representing our club and country on the European stage!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Szymon Grzebyk<\/strong> faced German fighter <strong>Marcem Grollem<\/strong> in the quarterfinals in the -79 kg category. The bout proved victorious for Szymon! He confidently defeated his opponent, earning a place in the medal zone. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271024%27%20height%3D%27537%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201024%20537%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271024%27%20height%3D%27537%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.kct.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/465652231_1065452342256773_4298574963288300585_n-1024x537.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-7770\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bronze medal for Szymon Grzebyk!<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After his successful quarterfinal bout, Szymon Grzebyk finished his European Championships appearance with a <strong>brilliant achievement \u2013 a bronze medal<\/strong> in the light contact format in the -79 kg category! This is a huge success for both Szymon and our entire club.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Thanks to our representatives<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Although Micha\u0142 Klimek did not win a medal, his performance at the championships deserves great recognition. Competing at such a level is an experience that will pay off in the future. Micha\u0142 showed that he can fight to the very end, regardless of the result.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Szymon Grzebyk returns to Poland with a bronze medal as one of the best athletes in his weight category. Congratulations to him on this tremendous success, and thank you for representing Poland and our club!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271024%27%20height%3D%27537%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201024%20537%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271024%27%20height%3D%27537%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.kct.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/465726404_1065452422256765_1913587101701616539_n-1024x537.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-7771\" \/><\/figure>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From 2\u20139 November 2024, the WAKO European Kickboxing Championships were  [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7768,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12865","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bez-kategorii"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - 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