Georgia’s Uta Poniava wins 2023 EFK Cadet, Junior, U21 Championships

Georgian junior kumite Uta Poniava has become the winner of the 2023 European Karate Federation Cadet, Junior, U21 Championships on Sunday in the south coast port city of Larnaca in Cyprus.

Poniava defeated his Polish opponent Dominik Dziuda in the -61 kg weight category of the championship, the Sports Ministry said.

The 18-year old Georgian kumite is the World and European champion in Shotokan karate, as well as the champion of Georgia.