The results of the performances of Ukrainian athletes at the international competitions of the premier karate league

Abstract

Studying the results of the participation of karate athletes of different age categories in international competitions is a significant argument in the development of karate. Studying the results of the participation of Ukrainian karate players in the championships of Ukraine, Europe and the World to identify directions and tasks for the further development of karate. Purpose: to establish indicators of the performance of Ukrainian karatekas at the competitions of the Premier Karate League (WKF version) during 2018−2022. Methods: theoretical analysis and generalization of data, analysis of documentary materials, methods of mathematical statistics. The research used the method of analysis of documentary materials for the analysis of protocols, provisions, regulations of competitions. Analyzed during 2018-2022: Premier League: 2018 – Istanbul, Dubai, Paris; 2019 – Paris, Dubai, Rabat, Shanghai, Tokyo, Moscow, Madrid; 2020 – Paris, Dubai, Salzburg, Rabat, Madrid; 2021 – Lisbon, Baku, Morocco, moscow; 2022 – Fujikura, Matosinshos, Rabat, Baku, Los Angeles. The results were studied in the weight categories -60, -67, -75, -84, 84+ among men; -50, -55, -61, -68, 68+ among women. The results. Participating in Premier Karate League competitions is important for athletes as it allows them to gain rating points and improve their position in the WKF World Ranking. The most successful Ukrainian athletes at the Premier League competitions are A. Terlyuga (-55 kg) and S. Horuna from Lviv (-75 kg). They regularly choose prize places at these competitions, including gold medals. Ukrainian athletes in the -50 kg weight category also performed successfully: K. Kryva; -61 kg. A. Seryogin and O. Sholokhova; D. Shostak (from Lviv); -68 kg H. Melnyk; +68 kg A. Stepashko, was repeatedly awarded the prize-winner of the Premier League competition. only that man in weight categories -75 kg - A. Zaplitny; -84 kg V. Chobotar and +84 kg R. Talibov, also choose prize places at the most accepted regular competitions. Conclusions. The training of karate athletes is a multi-component system, all parts of which are in complex interaction. During the years 2018–2022, representatives of Ukraine systematically take prize places in the most prestigious and ranking series of competitions of the Premier Karate League.