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Ukraine’s junior karate team, formed at the initiative of Vasyl Kostyuk, rakes in medals at the Polish Open 2025 On October 11-12, the Polish Open International Karate Grand Prix Tournament took place in the southern city of Bielsko-Biala, with more than 2,700 karateka from 33 countries around the world. Ukraine’s karateka performed brilliantly, winning 167 medals, including 48 golds, 39 silvers and 80 bronzes, comfortably coming first in the overall rankings, leaving second place Poland (15/18/25) and third place Denmark (5/5/15) far behind. 2 052 4