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For the second time Brazil receives the Championship Pan-American from Karatê and the International Open of Karatê WUKO, the city of São Paulo are felt honored in being able to be hosting one of the sanctioned and important competitions more of the modality. The Government of São Paulo, through the Secretariat of Sport, Leisure and Tourism, together with the CBKI - Brazilian Confederation of Karatê Interstyles, wants to carry through optimum International Championship that the city already hosted. The Gymnasium Mauro Pinheiro, in the Ibirapuera, accustomed to receive great competitions will be palco of disputes between athlete of prominence in ranking world-wide. We give the Good Comings to the 30 participant delegations, and desire that they have an excellent stay in our State and can appreciate the natural and cultural beauties so diversified, that they make of São Paulo the locomotive of our country. |
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Claury Santos Alves da Silva
Secretary of Sport, Leisure
and Tourism of the State of Sao Paulo |
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The year of 2008 will mark the centenarian of Japanese immigration for Brazil. It would not have, therefore, better occasion to receive events from world-wide dimensions, related to the eastern country, more necessarily in the sportive area: the Panamerican Championship of Karate and the Open International de Karate, both marked for the month of July in the city of São Paulo It does not have doubt of that the two championships will bring much visibility to the modality in the country. This expresive sport and that it counts on practitioners in sets of ten of nations not yet is part of the picture of the Olimpics Games, but certainly possesss the potential to obtain this fact. Our city is of open doors not only for karate, but for all the Sport modalities. We have the full conscience of that the best form of if effecting improvements in our society are with the incentive to the practical one of physical activities, spreading the sportive spirit between all the individuals. |
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Walter Feldman
Municipal Secretary of Sports
of the Sao Paulo City |
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It is with big expectation and happiness that I'm waiting the second edition of these event of the highest importance in the São Paulo Calendar Sportive. The Panamerican Open International Championships WUKO will be realized on 2nd to 6th July 2008 and we wait the presence in São Paulo of the main world names of the Karate. As practitioner of JUDO, is with big satisfaction that I salute all of the competitors that will come to Brazil. I'm sure that again we will have a big event, worthy of that we hope of the National Karate. Has the certainty all the participants that it is with work and caress that is being organized this competition. |
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Aurélio Miguel
Judo-ka and winner of the Middle Weight Gold Medal
at the Olympic Games in Seoul, 1988.
Town Councillor in São Paulo city. |
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