This fifth edition of the World Youth Championship in Savate Assaut was a great success: more than one hundred athletes, boys and girls, representing 14 countries participated. The championship is open to athletes over the age of 15 and under 18 years of age, with a Youth Cup for athletes aged 13 and 14 years.
The city of Budapest, Hungary, hosted the championships. The Hungarian Federation made the delegations feel welcome, with a comfortable hotels and good meals. The weigh-in and control of the delegations took place at the hotel on Thursday evening, so the championship could start on Friday morning. The athletes competed with energy and passion for gold and to be awarded the highly prized world champion title.
The "pool" system set up by FISav allowed the athletes to have several assauts (there is no direct elimination). For the first time, youth athletes from Azerbaijan and Iran were able to participate, and claimed medals. In the view of the observers present, the technical level was very high, with good technical preparation, and high quality of coaching. Thank you to our hosts, to the athletes and coaches, and to the officials whose work makes this competition possible.
The next World Youth Championship will be held in the summer of 2021.
You can find the full results on these links:
Youth Championship Male Results
Youth Championships Female Results
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