Lucija Šegvić competed at the highest level tournament in Austrian Salzburg, where she made her debut on a major world stage in the senior category for the first time in her career. In her category, 82 female karateka from 48 countries competed, which confirms the high level of competition in this tournament.
Lucia, in the first round, was free, but then in the 1/32 finals she was defeated by Danish Anne Steenholt Kristensen, the former European vice-champion. The fight ended with a result of 1:0 in favour of the Danish competitor, who later reached the quarter-finals of the tournament.
The younger fighters from Karlovac simultaneously competed at a smaller tournament in Daru, where they won four medals – two gold and two bronze. The most successful was Teo Biličić, who won two golds. In the U12 to 34 kg category in the first round he was free, in the quarter-finals he defeated the Slovene Rožman, in the semi-finals Bana from the local KTC, and in the final Štifić from Tinjan.
Biličić won his second gold in the older U14 age group and in the 40 kg weight category. In the quarter-finals he was free, then he defeated Bogdan from Valp and Kockarević from KK Max from Ivank, but in the final he defeated Galunić from Lepo.
Rafael Cindrić won bronze in the U12 to 39 kg category. In the quarter-finals he defeated Bana from the local KTC, but in the semi-finals he lost to Herold from the local Lotos. Dora Mihalić also won bronze, in the U14 to 42 kg category. In the quarter-finals she lost to the later winner Predrag, but in the repesage she defeated Žagro from the local village.
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