Four months after his Olympic gold medal in Tokyo, the 24-year-old Karateka won a second world title Saturday in the category of less than 67 kilos.
Le Monde
Nearly four months after his Olympic Corps in Tokyo, Steven da Costa retained Saturday, November 20 his title of Karate World Champion in the category of less than 67 kilos, in Dubai.
In the final, the French, the first Olympic champion of the discipline, dominated the Macedonian Emil Pavlov 8 to 0 before the end of the three minutes of combat, to win his second world title after 2018.
After a long observation round Saturday, Da Costa has placed three frank attacks (a Waza Ari and two IPPons) to a minute from the end of the fight. He left no chance in the Macedonian, who changed from category from less than 60 kilos (European Champion 2014 and 2018) at least 67 kilograms.
Bronze for his twin brother. Jessie da Costa h2>
Flag holder of the French delegation at the closing ceremony of the Tokyo Games this summer, Steven da Costa continues to dominate its category, which also counts two European titles in its list in 2016 and 2019. A few minutes before To climb on the carpet, Steven da Costa has been able to enjoy the world’s first twin brother, Jessie, bronze in the category of less than 84 kilos.
Star of the Discipline, who has joined the Olympic program this summer in Tokyo, Steven da Costa has also been one of those who have the most strongly defended, in vain, the presence of karate at the Paris Games In 2024. As an additional sport in Tokyo, karate was not preserved for the Olympics of 2024 by the Organizing Committee and the IOC, who chose surfing, climbing, skateboarding and breakdance.