GUADALAJARA. At the Summer Olympics, karate was kicked out of the program right after its premiere in Tokyo, but Bettina Plank still hopes to be able to fight under the sign of the five rings this year – namely at the European Games in Krakow at the end of June.
The Linz-by-choice would be the defending champion in Poland, but is currently not qualified as fifth in the European rankings. If the 31-year-old wins a medal at the European Championships in Guadalajara (Esp) tomorrow, she will have a quota place. “Now all I have to do is bring what I showed in training to the mat”said the Tokyo Olympic bronze medalist.
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