日時：2016年10月22日
場所：サモボル・クロアチア
主催者：クロアチア支部 ミラン・ガラシック支部長
第21回ブランコ・ボスニャク記念大会を10月22日、サモボルで開催しました。
この大会は、クロアチア警察の特殊部隊に所属していた空手家、ブランコ・ボスニャク氏の戦死／殉職を追悼する行事として、1995年から毎年開催しています。今年は12カ国から約60名の選手が参加し、男女体重別7階級（男子4階級、女子3階級）で覇を競いました。男子中量級（-75kg）ではガボール・ローザ選手（ハンガリー）、女子中量級（-55kg）ではダイアナ・マシウテ選手（リトアニア）が優勝し、ヨーロッパ各国の主力級が存在感を発揮しました。大会は防衛省、サモボル市などの支援を受けている事もあり、各方面の代表者も出席しました。
The 21st Branko Bosnjak Memorial
Date: October 22, 2016
Place: Samobor, Croatia
Organizer: Croatia Branch Chief Milan Garasic
The traditional Branko Bošjnak Memorial tournament was held for the 21st time in Samobor, Croatia, on October 22, 2016. The organizer of the competition was Karate club “Mladost”.
The competition is held in memory of Karate club “Mladost” member, Branko Bošnjak, who lost his life in Croatian war for independence. Branko Bošnjak was a member of the Special police forces unit “Alfa”.
In this year’s competition, participated 60 fighters from 12 European countries: Lithuania, Hungary, Poland, Russia, Bulgaria, France, Italy, Romania, Sweden, Greece, Spain and Croatia. Croatia was represented with 9 fighters.
The sponsors of the competition was once again two Croatian Government ministries: Ministry of War veterans, Ministry of police, City of Samobor, and Samobor sport association.
Opening ceremony was attended by minister of War veterans, Mr. Tomo Medved, who opened the tournament, vice president of Croatian parliament Mr. Milijan Brkić, representative of Ministry of Police, Mr. Vladimir Faber, and representative of Croatian Olympic Committee Mr. Siniša Krajač.
The tournament was a great success, and well organized, and this year as many before, many European championship medalists participated. Once again two world best fighters participated in the tournament, Donatas Imbras with his team and Valeri Dimitrov as a referee.
More pictures from tournament you can find on web page of KC Mladost click here