CATEGORIES:

PARA: FEMALE K44 -57kg, / MALE K44 -80kg, K44 +80kg,

OLY: FEMALE -46kg, -67kg / MALE -68kg, -80kg

PARA: FEMALE K44 -57kg

• PARTICIPATION – 3 athletes / 3 countries
• SOFIA 2021 EUROPEAN WINNERS – Gold/Dosmalova (KAZ)), Silver/Gurdal (TUR) Bronze/Karina (RUS) and Sen (TUR))
• HIGHEST POSITION IN WORLD RANKING – Gamze Gurdal (TUR) World No2

What we will see: Gurdal (TUR) expected to better her Silver from 2021 as the top seed in this category, followed by Micev (SRB) and Eley (GBR) as third seed.

PARA: MALE K44 -80kg

• PARTICIPATION – 11 athletes / 10 countries
• SOFIA 2021 EUROPEAN WINNERS – Gold/Feafanov (RUS), Silver/Isaldibirov (RUS), Bronze/Dombayev (KAZ) and Nechai (UKR)
• HIGHEST POSITION IN WORLD RANKING – Joseph Lane (GBR) World No5

What will we see – GBR Joseph Lane enters as No1 seed for this category after his Silver medal win at The President’s Cup. Ukraine’s Nechai returns to defend his Bronze from Sofia 2021

PARA: MALE K44 +80kg

• PARTICIPATION – 7 athletes / 7countries
• SOFIA 2021 EUROPEAN WINNERS – Gold/Ramazanov (RUS), Silver/`iakhiaev (RUS), Bronze/Omirali (KAZ) and Ataev (RUS)
• HIGHEST POSITION IN WORLD RANKING – Mikulic (CRO) World No 2

What will we see – With all Sofia 2021 podium winners absent from Manchester, expect to see a fierce battle for medals. Mikulic (CRO) is the one to beat seeded No1, with Sarac (TUR) seeded second.

OLY: FEMALE -46kg

• PARTICIPATION – 18athletes / 17 countries
• SOFIA 2021 EUROPEAN WINNERS – Gold/Stojkovic (CRO), Silver/Medvedeva (RUS) Bronze/Bayech (ISR) and Akbarova (AZE)
• HIGHEST POSITION IN WORLD RANKING – Lena Stojkovic (CRO) World No1

What will we see – World No 1 and reigning European Championship returns to defend her title.

GBR newcomer Makanjuola will also be competing and hoping to make her mark amongst the category that also features Bronze medallists from Sofia, Bayech (ISR) and Akbarova (AZE).

OLY: FEMALE -67kg

• PARTICIPATION – 17 athletes / 17 countries
• SOFIA 2021 EUROPEAN WINNERS – Gold/Jelic (CRO), Silver/Williams(GBR), Bronze/Tatar (TUR) and Wiet-Henin (FRA)
• HIGHEST POSITION IN WORLD RANKING – Malea Jalic (CRO) World No1

What will we see – Expect a fierce rematch of their Olympic final (and European Championship 2021 final) as both Jelic (CRO) and Williams (GBR), World No 2 and Olympic Silver medallist, return to battle it out. Wiet-Henin, Bronze medallist from Sofia also returns.

OLY: MALE -68kg

• PARTICIPATION – 30 athletes / 29 countries
• SOFIA 2021 EUROPEAN WINNERS – Gold/Tcakoev (RUS), Silver/Sinden (GBR)), Bronze/Perez (ESP) and Chamalidis (GRE)
• HIGHEST POSITION IN WORLD RANKING – Bradly Sinden (GBR) World No1

What will we see – Expect a thrilling battle as Olympic Silver medallist Sinden (GBR), current World No1 and Perez (ESP), World No2 reach  for the podium. In one of the biggest categories of the competition, Bronze medallist from Sofia Chamalidis (GRE) is also in contention once again.

and to improve on last years placings as silver and bronze medallists respectively.

OLY: MALE -80kg

• PARTICIPATION – 18 athletes / 18 countries
• SOFIA 2021 EUROPEAN WINNERS – Gold/Khramtsov (RUS)), Silver/Beigi (AZE) Bronze/Alessio (ITA) and Martinez (ESP)
• HIGHEST POSITION IN WORLD RANKING – Toni Kanaet (CRO) World No 4

What will we see – Kanaet (TUR) could face competition from Ordemann (NOR), World No6 and Telikostoglou (GRE) World No 7. Bronze medallist from Sofia 2021, Alessio (ITA) returns to retain If not better his podium position.

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