Over the extended weekend of the 30th June – 4th July, the club participated in the annual Festival of Sport competition between Basingstoke and Euskirchen. This year was our 10th year of participation.
This year we took 15 club members out to Germany. Leaving on the Wednesday night travelling to arrive in Euskirchen for breakfast, we the spent the day in Phantasisland chilling out before returning to meet up with our host families.
Friday was competition day, on what was the hottest day of the year with temperatures touching 38C. Despite this the players from both teams committed their all – played in an excellent spirit. This year, we were pleased to come out on top in both poomsae and sparring. The full results are at the end of this article. After the competition we spent the evening at a Western themed BBQ!
Saturday was the day for socialising. The clubs went out to Movie Park, Germany for a lot of fun! This was followed by the drive back to Euskirchen and the end of the Germany – Argentina world cup match – and the start of amazing celebrations! The day finished with the formal last night party, followed by a birthday party for one of our German friends.
Sunday arrived too early and was time for the long drive home!
We are currently collecting in photos from the event. Some of these will be in the next newsletter and look out for more in the photo gallery in the coming weeks.
Next year will our turn to host and to run as good an event as our friends from Euskirchen did this year!
Results – Poomsae
| Overton and Basingstoke | Tangun e.V. Euskirchen |
| Gerry Reilly – Gold | Klaus Hartung – Gold |
| Lynne Firth – Gold | Sarah Neissen – Gold |
| Sian Reilly – Gold | Marcel Ciongwa – Silver |
| Leah Holbrook – Gold | Luca Hilger – Silver |
| Paul Crawte – Gold | Kai Schindler – Silver |
| Dylan Crawte – Gold | Manuel Herter – Silver |
| Holly Flanders – Gold | Julia Weber – Gold |
| Amy Stock – Silver | Nathalie Rexroth – Gold |
| Callum Walker – Gold | Andre Hartung – Gold |
| Matias Carpio – Gold | Robert Sionkala – Silver |
| Dave Hatton – Silver | Frank Schönenborn – Gold |
| Jo Hatton – Silver | Jasmin Czempik – Gold |
| George Hatton – Gold | Christian Dell – Gold |
| Ellie Hatton – Gold | Marina Müller – Gold |
Results – Sparring
| Overton and Basingstoke | Tangun e.V. Euskirchen |
| Leah Holdbrook – Gold | Maren Müller – Silver |
| Paul Crawte – Gold | Ismael Kaynak – Gold |
| Dylan Crawte – Gold | Thomas Härter – Silver |
| Holly Flanders – Gold | Julia Weber – Gold |
| Robin O’Neill – Gold | Dodji Hotse – Gold |
| Amy Stock – Gold | Marina Müller – Silver |
| Callum Walker – Gold | Andre Hartung – Silver |
| Matias Carpio – Gold | Stefan Dell – Silver |
| Dave Hatton – Silver | Frank Schönenborn – Gold |
| George Hatton – Silver | Christian Dell – Gold |
| Ellie Hatton – Silver | Marina Müller – Gold |