European Championships 2024

Dear all,

On behalf of the committee and the coaches, please find the complete
selection for the ITF Taekwon-Do European Championships 2024 that will
take place in Lublin, Poland from April 17 to April 21.

Tul (Individual):
Andreea Musca (Senior Female 4-6 Dan)
Alice Vrinat (Senior Female 3 Dan)
Hans Rombaut (Senior Male 4-6 Dan)
Wim Vermeir (Senior Male 4-6 Dan)
Rune Schuddinck (Senior Male 1 Dan)
Lara Capa (Junior Female 1 Dan)
Helin Capa (Pre-Junior Female 1 Dan)

Pre-arranged Free Sparring:
Andreea Musca and Hans Rombaut (Senior)

Power Breaking (Individual):
Tabitha Van Lierde (Senior Female)
Zuzanna Debowska (Senior Female)
Hans Van Lierde (Senior Male)

Power Breaking (Team):
Andreea Musca, Alice Vrinat, Tabitha Van Lierde, Zuzanna Debowska, Alyssa Mbala

Special Technique: Kilan Verbraeken (Junior Male)

Sparring (Individual):
Kilan Verbraeken (junior male over 60 to 65 kg)
Alissa Mbala (senior female up to 50 kgs)
Jeremie Bewa (senior male over 75 to 81 kg)
Altan Rinchinov (senior male up to 57 kgs)

There will be 4 National Trainings until the competition:
Patterns/Pre-arranged training on Sunday 18/02 at SportCity from 10h00
to 12h00
Sparring training on Sunday 10/03 at SportCity from 12h00 to 14h00
Patterns/Pre-arranged training on Sunday 03/03 at SportCity from 10h00
to 13h00
All the team together (Patterns, pre-arranged, Power, Special and
Sparring) on Sunday 7/04 at Waasmunster from 10h00 to 13h00
As usual, for power breaking and special technique, there is dedicated
training session arranged between the selected people and the coaches.

Coaches: Nicolas Taylor, Andreea Musca, Wim Vermeir, Hans Van Lierde, Koen Hoerée

Umpire: Sophie Ardenoy

Officials: GrandMaster Frank Vanberghen, Master Annick Van Driessche, Master Virginia Dionisi

Congratulations to all of you!
The Coaching Team

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European Champioships 2024, sparring selection

Last in the row of disciplines in which the national coaches announced the 2024 selection for the national team was sparring: junior sparring Kilan Verbraeken, senior female Alyssa Mbala and senior male Jeremie Bewa and Altan Rinchinov.

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European Championships 2024: power selection

After the trial training power breaking of January 13th the national coaches announced the selection for this discipline for participation at the European Championships 2024 in Poland. Three senior competitors, 2 female and 1 male, will represent Belgium in individual power breaking:

  • Esther Meulemeester
  • Tabitha Van Lierde
  • Hans Van Lierde

Congratulations.

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European Championships 2024: special techniques

Previously we announced the tul & pre-arranged free sparring selection for the 2024 Euros, today we can also inform you on the national team selection special techniques. For the junior division Kilan Verbraeken has been selected for the upcoming European Championships.

For Kilan this is his first national team selection.

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National Team Selection for European Championship 2024 : Patterns and Pre-arranged free sparring

Dear GM, Masters, trainers and athletes

I am pleased to inform you about the selection for patterns and  pre-arranged free sparring of the ITF Belgian National Team for the  upcoming European Championship in Poland -Lublin next year (17-21  april).

After  careful evaluation and selection, the following athletes have been  chosen to represent our country at this prestigious tournament:

  • Sabum Hans Rombaut – senior male  pattern 4th to 6th degree and team pre-arranged sparring
  • Sabum Wim Vermeir – senior male pattern 4th-6th degree
  • Sabum Andreea Musca – senior female pattern 4th-6th degree and pre-arranged sparring
  • Boo-Sabum Alice Vrinat – senior female pattern 3rd degree
  • Boo-Sabum Rune Schuddinck- senior male pattern 1st degree
  • Boo-Sabum Helin Capa – junior female 1st degree
  • Boo-Sabum Lara Capa -junior female 1st degree

We  have full confidence in their ability to represent our country with honor and distinction in Poland. In preparation for the championship, multiple training sessions for the National Team members will be conducted.

We  look forward to a successful and inspiring representation of the ITF Belgian National Team at the European Championship. If you have any further questions or comments, please do not hesitate to contact the coaching team.

Congratulations  to those who have been selected. Please bear in mind that the  selection marks the commencement of an arduous journey ahead. The same  unwavering determination and commitment demonstrated during the selection process are expected in the months leading up to the European Championship.

For the one’s that missed this selection ,remember, every setback is a setup for a comeback. Keep pushing, stay dedicated, and let each day be an opportunity for improvement. Your time will come if you keep working hard.

Best regards,

Sabum Andreea

ITF Belgium coaching team

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