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Honorable Ladies and Gentlemen,
It is an honor to welcome you all on the behalf of the Government of the Republic of Croatia and myself to the European Karate Championships. We are happy that an event of such importance is taking place in Croatia.
I would like to congratulate the organizers of the championships for their
hard work and effort as well as all the others who have contributed to making
this competition a success of Croatian sport.
Athletes from 40 countries of Europe have gathered which shows us how important
this sport is and that it brings people together and opens minds. To all the competitors I wish a lot of success on these Championships and all their other athletic endeavors and that their time spent in Croatia always remains a pleasant memory.
In the end, to all karate enthusiasts I wish that they enjoy spectacular fights!dr. Ivo Sanader
President of the Government of the Republic of Croatia
Esteemed karate fans, dear visitors and participants of the European
senior karate Championships, It is with pleasure that I welcome you to the 44th European senior karate Championships which is being held in Zagreb on May 8-10, 2009. Karate is an ancient martial art which originated more than a thousand years ago in India, China and the Japanese island of Okinawa from where it spread to the rest of the world. Croatia has a tradition of karate that spans over half a century. Croatian Karate Federation has already organized many important competitions and being entrusted with the organization of the European senior karate Championships is a great acknowledgement as well as a responsibility for Croatian karate and sport in general. Judging by previous karate competitions held in Croatia, I believe that organizing this Championships will greatly contribute to the popularization of this noble sport in Croatia and increase the number of young people involved in it. We are proud that the Croatian capital city is the host of this karate Championships and that we will have the opportunity to enjoy the skill of the best European karate masters. To all the participants of the 44th European senior karate Championships I wish successful performances and luck with their careers and I would like to invite all the fans of this sport to come and support this event.prof.dr.sc. Dragan Primorac
Minister of Science, Education and Sport
Esteemed athletes, dear karate friends,
It is great honor to greet you on the behalf of the Croatian Olympic Committee
and welcome you to Croatia and Zagreb to the European senior karate
Championship which will be held May 8-10, 2009.
For many times Zagreb and Croatia were host of important sport events and international
championships. This May will be reserved for karate athletes from all
over the Europe. We are sure that you will have many beautiful moments during
your stay in Zagreb, that you will be pleased with hospitality and of course,
with you personal results.
I wish you much success at this competition on the behalf of the Croatian Olympic
family and in the behalf of great sport family in this country. Karate in Croatia has long tradition with many organized
competitions, promotion and expansion of this beautiful sport. Today Croatian Karate Union has more than 156
sport clubs and more than 10 000 registered athletes.
We are sure that 44. European senior karate Championship will bring to promotion of Zagreb and, more important, bring
popularity of karate in this country.
Looking forward to see you Zagreb!President of Croatian Olympic Committee,
mr.sc. Zlatko Mateša
Dear athletes, sports officials and guests,
It is a great honour and pleasure to greet you on behalf of the Croatian
Karate Union and the Organizing Committee of the European Karate
Championships Zagreb 2009 and to welcome you to Croatia and its capital
Zagreb, to the European senior karate Championships which will be held from
8 to 10 May 2009.
We are exceptionally proud of being entrusted with an organization of such an important event and we shall make our best efforts to keep the competition on
the highest level, to the satisfaction of all participants.
I hope that, in addition to the event, you will enjoy many beautiful and pleasant
moments during your stay in Zagreb and that the 44th European Championships and the city of Zagreb will remain a
memory you will always cherish.
Respectfully,President of the Croatian Karate Union
Stjepan Čelan
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