At 24, Steven Da Costa offers himself another line to his impressive track record. After his Olympic title, the resident of USL Mont-Saint-Martin (Meurthe-et-Moselle), is once again crowned world karate champion. A faultless for the Lorraine champion who enters the history of karate.
His goal was to keep his world champion crown obtained in Madrid in 2018. Contract fulfilled for Frenchman Steven Da Costa, in the under 67 kg category. Originally from Mont-Saint-Martin in Meurthe-et-Moselle, karateka is once again crowned on the occasion of these worlds organized in Dubai three months after having won a gold medal at the Olympic Games in Tokyo.
???? It enters a little more in history !! After the Olympic title, Steven Da Costa retains his title of World Champion under 67kg against Macedonian Emil Pavlov thanks to a masterful performance.
WHAT YEAR ! Steven, you are AMAZING !!#KarateDubai2021 #FranceKarate pic.twitter.com/bc5oPcucmD
– FFKarate (@ffkarate) November 20, 2021
Steven Da Costa won against Macedonian Emil Pavlov, 2014 and 2018 European champion in -60 kg. After a very tactical start to the fight, Steven Da Costa quickly accelerated and easily beat his opponent 8 to 0 (fight stopped). He easily retains his world title. “I respect my opponent a lot“Steven Da Costa said after his win,”But I do not know why. Either he scored and I passed by, or I scored and it passed. And there, it was beautiful.“
???????????? WORLD CHAMPION !!
After winning Olympic gold in Tokyo, Steven Da Costa (-67 kg) won the world title by throwing Macedonian Emil Pavlov in the final! ????#KarateDubai2021 # FranceKarate pic.twitter.com/JU3UO8IkLL
– francetvsport (@francetvsport) November 20, 2021
To reach the final, Steven Da Costa won five successive fights on Wednesday at the expense of Curaçao karateka Jordy Timmermans (4-0), Kosovar Ylli Cenaj (2-0), Bulgarian Vasil Rivov (3-0), Greek Dionysios Xenos (4-2), and finally the Japanese Soichiro Nakano (3-2).
???????????? The Marseillaise resonates in Dubai after the victory of Steven Da Costa (-67 kg) in the final of the world championships! ????#KarateDubai2021 # FranceKarate pic.twitter.com/Pi1B0Zqh0x
– francetvsport (@francetvsport) November 20, 2021
Already 2018 world champion and double European champion (2016 and 2019), Steven Da Costa already knows that it will be impossible for him to defend his Olympic title in Paris in three years, since karate is not on the final Olympic program. -2024.
The Da Costa family in force
Earlier today, Jessie Da Costa, Steven’s brother, won a bronze medal at the World Karate Championships in Dubai. In the under 84 kg category, he won his fight against the reigning world champion, the Croatian Ivan Kvesic. “I am very happy“said the medalist after his fight,”he had to come and get her. I go home with a medal, like Steven. People don’t realize it, but it’s twenty years of hard work.“At 24, it’s the first medal of his career in a major championship.
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