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Candela Peña wins cadet female kata world championship
Candela Peña, a 15-year-old karateka from Extremadura, Spain, has become the cadet female kata world champion at the World Championships in Poland. Peña secured the title with a 5-0 victory over Egypt in the final, following a series of dominant performances against competitors from the United States, Algeria, Germany, and Hong Kong.
In the same competition, Paola García Lozano has reached the under-21 kata world final. After defeating representatives from Malta, the United States, Georgia, and Venezuela, García Lozano will compete for the gold medal against Brazil's Gabrielle Henrique.