Karate NIKW

🥋 2026 North South Championships Full Results 🥋
A huge congratulations to every athlete who stepped onto the mats!
Here are all individual results across Kata and Kumite categories:

🥇 KATA RESULTS

U10 10th–7th Kyu Kata
1st: Charlie O’Neill (PLC)
2nd: Clodagh Byrne (IWKA)
3rd: Amara Shivas (NIKW)
3rd: R. Howsom (Mayo) / S. Marchenko (LKA)

U14 10th–7th Kyu Kata
1st: Alia Smith (Shozuko)
2nd: San Hameed (NIKW)
3rd: Conor Johnston (NIKW)
3rd: Loal Gonzalez (NIKW)

U14 6th–4th Kyu Kata
1st: Emily Whinnery (IWKA)
2nd: Mary Jane Cahill (KUNI)
3rd: Adam Hanahoe (Mayo KA)
3rd: Shauna Joyce (Mayo KA)

U14 3rd Kyu & Over Kata
1st: Kaito Hawkins (Yanagi Kai)
2nd: Alex Oldekop (Yanagi Kai)
3rd: Freddy Hopkins (Yanagi Kai)
3rd: Kosei Hawkins (Yanagi Kai)

Male Cadet Kata
1st: Matthew Gillan (Mayo KA)
2nd: Sean Creighton (Mayo KA)
3rd: Finn Reilly (NIKW)
3rd: Jamie Gibson (NIKW)

Female Cadet Kata
1st: Mairead Whooley (Kaizen)
2nd: Nell McAuley (LKA)

Female Junior Kata
1st: Aoibheann Harding Lester (KUNI)
2nd: Leni Davey Piekaar (NIKW)
3rd: Anna Reynolds (IWKA)

Senior Male Kata
1st: Patrick Bradley (IWKA)
2nd: Aswanth Santhosh (IWKA)
3rd: Andrew Forrest (Shuzoku)
3rd: Thomas Bell (NIKW)

Senior Female Kata
1st: Hannah Rose Grady (KUNI)
2nd: Rachel McDonnell (KUNI)
3rd: Katelynn McCracken (NIKW)
3rd: Lisa Scott (Shuzoku)

Male Veteran Kata
1st: Patrick Bradley (IWKA)
2nd: Thomas Scott (Shuzoku)
3rd: Andrew Forrest (Shuzoku)
3rd: David O’Donnell (Kells)

Female Veteran Kata
1st: Lisa Scott (Shuzoku)
2nd: Mary Lynn O’Neill (Donegal Shotokan)

Para Kata
1st: Adrienne Murphy (NIKW)
2nd: Laura Skeffington (Mayo KA)
3rd: Laura O’Hare (NIKW)

🔥 KUMITE RESULTS

Boys 6–7 yrs
1st: Eoghan O’Reilly (Kaizen)
2nd: Jamie Mulhall (Carrick Kaizen)
3rd: Jacob Higgins (LKA)
3rd: Conan McGavigan (3 Rivers)

Boys 8–9 yrs −130cm
1st: Ivan Cerkasins (Mayo KA)
2nd: Caleb Kerrigan (LKA)
3rd: Ruben Howsoms (Mayo KA)
3rd: Tobias Laszczewski (Mayo KA)

Boys 8–9 yrs +130cm
1st: Jack O’Reilly (Kaizen)
2nd: Stepan Marchenk (LKA)
3rd: Max Hamilton (CEK)
3rd: Fionn Rye (NIKW)

Boys 10–11 yrs −145cm
1st: Brayden King (Mayo KA)
2nd: Adam Hanahoe (Mayo KA)
3rd: Vihaan R. Pillai (Meath KA)
3rd: Kosei Hawkins (Yanagi Kai)

Boys 10–11 yrs +145cm
1st: Corey Scott (CEK)
2nd: Sam Devlin (Claudy)
3rd: Albie O’Halloran (CEK)
3rd: Jan Antonwicz (IKKU)

Boys 12–13 yrs
1st: Sebastian Magilton (LKA)
2nd: Cole Orr (NIKW)
3rd: San Hameed (NIKW)
3rd: Conor Takagaki (Mayo KA)

Male Cadet
1st: Seb Magilton (LKA)
2nd: Timur Cerkasins (Mayo KA)
3rd: Tiernan Donaghey (Claudy)
3rd: Matthew Gillan (Mayo KA)

Male Junior
1st: Thady McDonagh (Mayo KA)
2nd: Joachim George (IKKU)
3rd: Kaelan Greene (BKA)

Male Senior
1st: Keenan Donaghey (Claudy)
2nd: Mark Collender (Meath KA)
3rd: Aswanth Santhosh (IWKA)
3rd: Jonathan Shivas (NIKW)

Male Veteran
1st: Brendan Finlay (Kaizen)
2nd: Kieran Scully (Kaizen)
3rd: Stephen Hazzard (WIKF)
3rd: David O’Donnell (Kells KC)

Girls 6–7 yrs
1st: Lena Antonwicz (IKKU)
2nd: Anna Smyth (NIKW)
3rd: Eilidh MacInnes (CEK)
3rd: Emma Homan (Meath KA)

Girls 8–9 yrs
1st: Ayda Duncan (CEK)
2nd: Elena Birbakou (Yanagi Kai)
3rd: Fay Meechan (CEK)
3rd: Lyla O’Neill (Claudy)

Girls 10–11 yrs −145cm
1st: Chloe Mehan (IWKA)
2nd: Orla Graham (CEK)
3rd: Emily Whinnery (IWKA)
3rd: Shauna Joyce (Mayo KA)

Girls 10–11 yrs +145cm
1st: Evgenia Birbakou (Yanagi Kai)
2nd: Sarah Coptu (IWKA)
3rd: Casey Velleyan (IKKU)
3rd: Elianna Cloma (IWKA)

Girls 12–13 yrs
1st: Faith Ritchie (Claudy)
2nd: Saoirse Byrne (IKKU)
3rd: Sheila Croal (IKKU)
3rd: Heather Mackay (LKA)

Female Cadet −52kg
1st: Emmie McEwan (LKA)
2nd: Tierna Lavery (NIKW)
3rd: Mairead Whooley (Kaizen)
3rd: Robyn Whooley (Kaizen)

Female Cadet +52kg
1st: Katie Nathan (IKKU)
2nd: Chelsea Velleyen (IKKU)
3rd: Michaela McDermott (Claudy)
3rd: Karolina Malikova (Kaizen)

Female Junior
1st: Naoise Smyth (IWKA)
2nd: Anna Reynolds (IWKA)
3rd: Aiobheann Harding Lester (Kuni)
3rd: Darcey Robinson (BKA)

Female Senior
1st: Emma Dolan (3 Rivers Karate)
2nd: Hannah Rose Grady (KUNI)

Female Veteran
1st: Mary Lynn O’Neill (Donegal Shotokan)

We are looking forward to our North South Karate championships on Saturday 31 January at Queens PEC Belfast.
All invited clubs/associations, do send your entries and information as soon as you can. Our deadline is 25th January.
Friends, family and others are welcome to come along and experience our championships.
https://www.irishkarate.com/north-south-karate-competition-31st-jan/
Look forward to seeing you there