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Rabat – Morocco’s National Kickboxing B Team has secured one gold, one silver, and seven bronze medals at the 7th International Kickboxing World Cup in Istanbul.
Mohamed Yassine Mahsoun snatched the gold medal in his final low kick fight against Turkish Karkoz Hazan.
Competing in the under 67 kg category, Mahsoum beat Iraqi Hassan Jaouad and Turkish Korkmaz Imer in the semi-finals.
Mouhcine Boufar received the silver medal in full contact in the weight category of under 54 kg after winning against the Turkish Bestanli Mohamed Kan and the Kazakh Talga Bokpasparov. But he lost in the final match against Mauritian Fabrice Michel.
The remaining seven bronze medals were won by Hamza El Himer (-71 kg), Salma Ajbour and Oumayma Abida (-60 kg), Kaoutar Baarab (-65 kg), Tahiri Otmane (-75 kg) in low kick. Rima Rayhane (-60 kg) and Reda Hamzaoui (-67 kg) received the bronze medals in full contact.
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The Kickboxing World Cup was held between May 12 and 15 in Istanbul. More than 3,000 athletes from 43 countries gathered in the Turkish capital to participate in the event.
The Moroccan Royal Federation of Kickboxing applauded the performance of the Moroccan athletes on Sunday, adding that “this achieved result is considered very important in view of the record number of participants in this international sports competition.”
The federation added that the participation of Moroccan athletes in such an international event will help them prepare for the Islamic Solidarity Games that will be hosted in Konya, Turkey, from August 9 to 18, 2022.
Morocco boasts numerous kickboxing champions including renowned 13-year-old Amira Tahri, 24-year-old Tyjani Beztati (the wonderboy), and 37-year-old Badr Hari.
