The Spanish Paola Garcia Lothano looked like an imposing flamenco dancer on the sand at the 3rd Mediterranean Beach Games “Heraklion 2023”.

The karateka from Spain is only 17 years old and is already considered one of the best in the world. With a resounding and dynamic performance in the kata she won the gold medal in Heraklion. Garcia Lothano defeated Italy’s, Orsola D’Onofrio with a score of 25.9 to 24.8.

“I am very happy with the gold medal, but also with my performance in the competition. We may be competing on sand, but I seemed to be pretty good. I marked this because in a month I will be competing at the World Championships,” said García Lothano after winning the final.

Orsola D’Onofrio was surprised with her success, but also excited about her performance at the 3rd Mediterranean Coastal Games “Heraklion 2023. The Italian athlete said after her victory: “I am happy and surprised with this success. It is a very important medal for me. I feel like I won the gold medal.”

One of the two bronze medals in the women’s individual kata was won by Georgia Xenou with an impressive kata scoring 25.1 against 24.6 of her Moroccan opponent, Aya En-Nesyry.

“I am very happy to win the bronze medal. I want to thank everyone who came to cheer for me.They gave me strength. They helped me and gave me strength. I also want to thank my family and my coaches”, Xenou said after the medal ceremony.

The second bronze medal in the individual kata was won by Moroccan, Sanae Agalmam scored 24.8 against 23.3 of Spain’s, Raquel Roy Rubio. The Moroccan athlete dedicated her medal to her parents and coaches and then spoke about the earthquake in Morocco: “I am very sad about what happened in my country. We have many dead and injured people and I pray that the number of victims will not increase.