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Rabat- Morocco ranked fifth in the 28th edition of the Mediterranean Karate Championship.
The competition took place in the Cypriot city of Limassol and finished on Sunday 24 October, with Morocco winning 16 medals.
Morocco also won 8 medals on the second day of competition, including four bronze, three silver, and one gold medal won by Abdelali Jina in the under 60 kg category.
The North African kingdom also won an additional 8 medals on Saturday, five bronze, four silver, and two gold.
The two gold medals went to Douae El Machouat in the female category under 54kg, and Wadie Sassioui in the male Junior Kumite category under 76kg.
The four silver medals went to Othmane Chetoui in kumite under +70 kg, Sanae Agalmam in kata, Bilal Benkacem, and Oussama Edari. As for the bronze medals, they were notably obtained by Samir Sadini (-52 kg) and Wail Soultani (-57 kg) in the cadets category as well as Aya Ouahra (+59 kg) in the junior category.
Egypt was this year’s runner-up in the competition; the country won 60 medals this year, placing it ahead of Italy with 15 medals, then Greece with 25 medals.
Held from October 22 to 24 in Cyprus, this edition of the Mediterranean Karate Championship saw Morocco compete in both Kumite and Kata categories with 25 athletes. Cyprus has gained valuable experience in organizing big international events, hosting most European and World Karate Championships since 2001.
Morocco previously won the 2020 title of African champion in Karate, repeating its 2019 achievement. The Moroccan Karate team had dominated in all categories, winning 37 medals, including 15 gold, 13 silver, and 9 bronze.
