Matteo Mercuri: young athlete dominates the national and international stage of karate with his victories
The young Lametine athlete of the Esprit karate school, Matteo Mercuri, enters by right in the Italian National Karate. A young promise from the Italian National. A champion of only 16 years. Yes so young. But already a great champion in the world of karate.
The conquest of titles, gold medals e Records in a very short time they made him a valid champion. And his successes prove it. Victory to the Golden Cup, World Open Cup or Grand Prix where he is ranked for the world championships to be held in Dublin and they will bear the name of the city, Lamezia Terme, and of Italy all over the world.
La World Open Cup (Karate World Cup) was the most important competition of the year 2016-2017. On that occasion Matteo faced two matches, winning both of them.
During the last National Grand Prix in Umbria, held between 7 and 9 April, Mercuri took gold both in his category and in the higher one. The record in two categories, with the compliments of opponents and technicians from the federal top.
In the 4 national tests the Lametine athlete won three. Despite his young age, he showed great maturity, also because all the fights were won before the limit and without taking any points.
A young man full of healthy ambition and desire to grow
Sports addicts like Matteo Mercuri are probably few and they dedicate their days to training in sports such as football, volleyball and, in some cases, swimming and dance.
The young Mercuri, on the other hand, dedicates himself entirely to karate, spending an hour and a half every day training in the family gym. Also by performing exercises that aim to improve technique, speed and speed. Fundamental components defined by him as "The heart of karate".
A credit to the city of Lamezia Terme, which sees in athletes such as Matteo Mercuri, former club world champion, a flagship of the Karate in Calabria and in Italy.
Matteo Mercuri and the dream of participating in the Olympics in Japan
"The pleasure of cultivating a dream and pursuing it with courage, passion and determination, respect for the opponent and pride in belonging to a nation and a school of loyalty to live better". These are the values oflametino athlete winner of the Grand Prix of Emilia Romagna valid for the Dublin World Cup qualifiers.
A competition in which Matteo won before the time limit and without suffering any points. This victory becomes even more important as he has also won the higher category merged with his.
An extraordinary final with a strong and determined opponent. A victory coming from another category, in which Matteo with uncommon athletic abilities and with a tactical sense of high competitive depth, managed to close the match in 50 seconds with spectacular projection techniques.
Currently first in the blue ranking with 16 points behind the second in the standings, the young Mercuri looks very closely at the Dublin World Cup.
For the young blue the goal, at just 16 years old, is to continue growing while waiting to realize the dream of participating, in 2020, in the Olympics scheduled in Japan.
