Alvalade seniors and under-21 sides on form in Rotterdam

Sporting's karate teams took part in the prestigious Battle of the Teams competition this weekend, coming away with two silver medals.

In the senior event, the team comprised of Henrique Farinha, Hugo Pina and Rodrigo Pina reached the final after beating the Dutch side Choku Heren (Ceylan, Delhez, Manhoef and Nortan) and the Belgians Cika Belgium 4 (Custinne, Dasoul and Grilli). In the decisive bout, Sporting missed out to the Dutch outfit KBN Team (Sheppard, Smaal and Wold).

The other Alvalade contingent, comprised of Filipe Reis, Mauro Hernandez and Hélio Hernandez – who actually won the gold last year – finished in fifth after losing against KBN Team.

In the under-21 competition, Sporting started with a win against the German side KDNW Team 9 (Bauer, Dreier, Nkelani Tandu and Tönnis), before beating the Dutch outfit Mossel-Boot (Krisnadath, van Moerkerk, Roovers and Soares) in the semis. In the final encounter, Sporting missed out ot the Belgians Karaté Club Wallonie (Bougrine, Gabriels and Paulussen).

Alvalade karate stars battle to reclaim title won last year in the Netherlands

Sporting's karate department will take part in Battle of the Teams 2015 this weekend, being held in the Dutch city of Rotterdam.

In the senior event, Sporting will take on Cika Belgium 4, Team 2 Heren (Belgium), Kaizen Central A, Unity 99 – Kaizen (England), KNB Team and Choku Heren (Netherlands).

In the under-21 competition, Sporting will face opposition from Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands and England.

The Alvalade team actually won the tournament in 2014, with a team comprised of Filipe Reis, Hélio Hernandez and Mauro Hernandez.