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{{Infobox MMA event
| name = W.A.K.O. World Championships 2005 (Agadir)
| image = wako.jpg
| promotion = [[World Association of Kickboxing Organizations|W.A.K.O.]]
| date = September 19 (Start)<br>September 25, 2005 (End)
| venue = Palais des Sports
| city = [[Agadir|Agadir, Morocco]]
| attendance = 10,000
| gate = 
| buyrate =
| previousevent = [[W.A.K.O. European Championships 2004 (Maribor)]]
| followingevent = [[W.A.K.O. World Championships 2005 (Szeged)]]
}}

'''''W.A.K.O. World Championships 2005 in Agadir''''' were the joint fifteenth world championships held by the [[World Association of Kickboxing Organizations|W.A.K.O.]] organization and the first ever to be held in [[Morocco]] and the continent of [[Africa]] - with the other event to be held later that year in [[Szeged|Szeged, Hungary]].  The championships were open to [[amateur]] men and women from across the world, with about roughly 48 countries providing around 350 athletes (although some would be denied Visas), who all attended despite initial fears about potential [[terrorist]] attacks.<ref>{{cite web
| url=http://www.ilguerriero.it/codino_archivio/articoli05/mondiali05/agadir_pre.htm
| title=Mondiali WAKO alla partenza! (Preview of event - Italian language)
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| url=http://www.ilguerriero.it/codino_archivio/articoli05/mondiali05/agadir1.htm
| title=Impressioni generali e numeri (In Italian - details on event, numbers etc)
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| accessdate=2011-06-18
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There were three styles on offer at Agadir; Low-Kick, [[Muay Thai|Thai-Boxing]] and Musical Forms.  The other usual styles (Full/Semi/Light-Contact kickboxing) would be held at the event in Szeged.  By the end of the championships regular winners [[Russia]] were once again the top nation across all styles, with hosts [[Morocco]] doing well in second thanks largely to a great performance in Thai-Boxing, with [[Belarus]] way behind in third.<ref>{{cite web
| url=http://www.wakoweb.com/Pdf/188.pdf
| title=Medals Table (Note that WAKO have appeared not have included Musical Forms results in final table)
| last= 
| first= 
| accessdate=2011-06-18
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}}</ref>  The event was held over seven days at the Palais des Sports in [[Agadir|Agadir, Morocco]], starting on Monday, 19 September and ending Sunday, 25 September 2005 and was watched by around 10,000 spectators.<ref>{{cite web
| url=http://www.ilguerriero.it/codino_archivio/articoli05/mondiali05/agadir1c.htm
| title=WAKO world championship - LE IMPRESSIONI DEGLI OSPITANTI (In Italian - details on crowd etc)
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==Low-Kick==

Low-Kick is a form of [[kickboxing]] where punches and kicks can be thrown at an opponent with full force at legal targets.  It is similar to Full-Contact kickboxing only that kicks are also allowed to be made to the opponent's lower legs and thighs.  Most fights are won by point's decision victory or via a referee stoppage and as with most forms of amateur kickboxing, suitable head and body protection must be worn.  More information on Low-Kick can be found on the official W.A.K.O. website.<ref>{{cite web
| url=http://www.wakoweb.com/Pdf/1019.pdf
| title=WAKO Low-Kick Rules
| last= 
| first= 
| accessdate=2011-06-18
| publisher=www.wakoweb.com
}}</ref>  Both men and women had competitions at Agadir, with the men having twelve weight divisions ranging from 51 [[kg]]/112.2 [[pound (mass)|lbs]] to over 91 [[kg]]/+200.2 [[pound (mass)|lbs]] and the women having seven ranging from 48 [[kg]]/105.6 [[pound (mass)|lbs]] to over 70 [[kg]]/+143 [[pound (mass)|lbs]].  The most notable winner was future [[K-1]] regional and pro world champion [[Łukasz Jarosz]] who had also won gold at the last European championships in Budva, while future pro world champions [[Eduard Mammadov]] and [[Michał Głogowski]] gained podium finishes.  Other gold medallists who had also won at Budva included Dmitry Ayzyatulov (Full-Contact), Ruslan Tozliyan, Artur Tozliyan, Dmitri Krasichkov and Dejan Milosavljevic.  [[Russia]] were easily the strongest country in the style with ten gold, four silver and four bronze across the male and female competitions.<ref>{{cite web
| url=http://download.kronikasportu.pl/pdf/dyscypliny/2005/Kick-boxing.pdf
| title=Mistrzostwa świata low kick i muaythai, Agadir, Maroko, 19–25.09 kobiety/Mężczyźni, low kick (Polish language - scroll down)
| last=
| first=
| accessdate=2011-06-18
| publisher=download.kronikasportu.pl
| archive-date=14 August 2011
| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110814232450/http://download.kronikasportu.pl/pdf/dyscypliny/2005/Kick-boxing.pdf
| url-status=dead
}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
| url=http://www.ilguerriero.it/codino_archivio/articoli05/mondiali05/agadir10.htm
| title=RISULTATI GENERALI DEL MONDIALE WAKO 2005 (Low-Kick results - Italian language)
| last=
| first=
| accessdate=2011-06-18
| publisher=www.ilguerriero.it
| archive-date=28 September 2011
| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928185803/http://www.ilguerriero.it/codino_archivio/articoli05/mondiali05/agadir10.htm
| url-status=dead
}}</ref>

===Men's Low-Kick Kickboxing Medals Table===

{| {{MedalistTable|type=Event}}
|-
| -51 kg
|Dmitry Ayzyatulov {{flagicon|RUS}}  
|Utkir Hudoyarov {{flagicon|KGZ}} 
|Maxim Tulai {{flagicon|BLR}}<br>Abdellah Wargui {{flagicon|MAR}}  
|-
| -54 kg
|Amine Alaoui M'Hamdi {{flagicon|MAR}}  
|Mohamed Anis Ben Ammar {{flagicon|TUN}} 
|Emil Karimov {{flagicon|AZE}}<br>Igor Pavlenko {{flagicon|UKR}}  
|-
| -57 kg
|Ruslan Tozliyan {{flagicon|RUS}}  
|Mustapha Ben-Sihmed {{flagicon|MAR}} 
|Zurab Faroyan {{flagicon|MDA}}<br>Faycal Messaoudene {{flagicon|FRA}}  
|-
| -60 kg
|Artur Tozliyan {{flagicon|RUS}}  
|[[Eduard Mammadov]] {{flagicon|AZE}} 
|Medet Abzhanov {{flagicon|KAZ}}<br>Anan Brahim {{flagicon|ALG}}  
|-
| -63.5 kg
|Maksut Ibraev {{flagicon|KAZ}}  
|Robert Żytkiewicz {{flagicon|POL}} 
|Vladimir Pykhtin {{flagicon|RUS}}<br>Joao Diogo {{flagicon|POR}} 
|-
| -67 kg
|Konstantin Sbytov {{flagicon|RUS}}  
|Kabylbek Sadyrbayer {{flagicon|KAZ}} 
|Kumar Jaliev {{flagicon|KGZ}}<br>Eldin Raonic {{flagicon|BIH}}  
|-
| -71 kg
|Ibragim Tamazaev {{flagicon|RUS}}  
|[[Michał Głogowski]] {{flagicon|POL}} 
|Mohamed Diaby {{flagicon|FRA}}<br>Shukhrat Kudaiberdiyev {{flagicon|KAZ}}  
|-
| -75 kg
|Konstantin Beloussov {{flagicon|RUS}}  
|Kanatbeck Sidigaliev {{flagicon|KGZ}} 
|Dragan Micic {{flagicon|Serbia and Montenegro}}<br>Mhiyaodi Azzeddine {{flagicon|MAR}}  
|-
| -81 kg
|Dmitri Krasichkov {{flagicon|RUS}}  
|[[Drazenko Ninic]] {{flagicon|BIH}} 
|Dénes Racz {{flagicon|HUN}}<br>Teppo Laine {{flagicon|FIN}}  
|-
| -86 kg
|[[Salko Zildžić]] {{flagicon|BIH}}  
|Marin Roso {{flagicon|CRO}} 
|Umberto Lucci {{flagicon|ITA}}<br>Gamzat Islamagomedov {{flagicon|RUS}}  
|-
| -91 kg
|Dejan Milosavljevic {{flagicon|Serbia and Montenegro}}  
|Dimitri Antonenko {{flagicon|RUS}} 
|Ali Tawfik {{flagicon|IRQ|2004}}<br>Nuno Silva {{flagicon|POR}}  
|-
| +91 kg
|[[Łukasz Jarosz]] {{flagicon|POL}} 
|[[Dragan Jovanović (kickboxer)|Dragan Jovanović]] {{flagicon|Serbia and Montenegro}} 
|Anatoly Borozna {{flagicon|RUS}}<br>Salan Hawbeer {{flagicon|IRQ|2004}}  
|-
|}

===Women's Low-Kick Kickboxing Medals Table===

{| {{MedalistTable|type=Event}}
|-
| -48 kg
|Sanaa Jah {{flagicon|MAR}} 
|Anabyeva Svetlana {{flagicon|RUS}}
|''No bronze medallists recorded''
|-
| -52 kg
|Fatima Majdouline {{flagicon|MAR}}  
|Rita De Angelis {{flagicon|ITA}} 
|Alicia Sahroui {{flagicon|FRA}}<br>Ekaterina Dumbrava {{flagicon|RUS}}
|-
| -56 kg
|Lidia Andreeva {{flagicon|RUS}}  
|Barbara Plazzoli {{flagicon|ITA}} 
|Maria Carmen Romero {{flagicon|ESP}}<br>Rim Jouni {{flagicon|TUN}}
|-
| -60 kg
|Fatima Bokova {{flagicon|RUS}} 
|Milijanka Cenic {{flagicon|Serbia and Montenegro}}   
|Tereze Lindberg {{flagicon|SWE}}<br>Samira El Halloumi {{flagicon|MAR}}
|-
| -65 kg
|Mimma Mandolini {{flagicon|ITA}}  
|Olga Zyk {{flagicon|RUS}} 
|Diana Bilyaliva {{flagicon|KAZ}}
|-
| -70 kg
|Vera Avdeev {{flagicon|RUS}}  
|Fatima Bellougadia {{flagicon|MAR}} 
|Pierina Guerreri {{flagicon|ITA}}
|-
| +70 kg
|Hanaa Nafil {{flagicon|MAR}}  
|Julia Czernenko {{flagicon|RUS}} 
|''No bronze medallists recorded''
|-
|}

==Thai-Boxing==

Thai-Boxing, more commonly known as [[Muay Thai]], is a type of kickboxing that allows the participants to throw punches, kicks, elbows and knees at full force to legal targets on the opponents body.  Due to the physical nature of the sport, stoppages are not uncommon, although in amateur Thai-Boxing head and body protection must be worn.  At Agadir both men and women took part in the style with the men having twelve weight divisions ranging from 51 [[kg]]/112.2 [[pound (mass)|lbs]] to over 91 [[kg]]/+200.2 [[pound (mass)|lbs]] and the women six, ranging from 52 [[kg]]/114.4 [[pound (mass)|lbs]] to over 70 [[kg]]/154 [[pound (mass)|lbs]].  There were a number of notable faces amongst the medal positions with fighters such as [[Faldir Chahbari]], [[L'houcine Ouzgni]] and [[Sergei Gur]] all winning medals.  Also of note was Djamal Kasumov who moved up in weight to add to the gold medal he had won at the last European championships in Budva.  The host nation [[Morocco]] were easily the strongest country in Thai-Boxing, winning ten gold, three silver and three bronze medals across the male and female competitions.  Regular winners [[Belarus]] did very poorly by her standards only picking up one gold as well as a smattering of silver and bronze medals.<ref>{{cite web
| url=http://download.kronikasportu.pl/pdf/dyscypliny/2005/Kick-boxing.pdf
| title=Mistrzostwa świata low kick i muaythai, Agadir, Maroko, 19–25.09 Kobiety/Mężczyźni, muaythai (Polish language - scroll down)
| last=
| first=
| accessdate=2011-06-18
| publisher=download.kronikasportu.pl
| archive-date=14 August 2011
| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110814232450/http://download.kronikasportu.pl/pdf/dyscypliny/2005/Kick-boxing.pdf
| url-status=dead
}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
| url=http://www.ilguerriero.it/codino_archivio/articoli05/mondiali05/agadir10.htm
| title=RISULTATI GENERALI DEL MONDIALE WAKO 2005 (Thai-Boxing results - Italian language)
| last=
| first=
| accessdate=2011-06-18
| publisher=www.ilguerriero.it
| archive-date=28 September 2011
| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928185803/http://www.ilguerriero.it/codino_archivio/articoli05/mondiali05/agadir10.htm
| url-status=dead
}}</ref>

===Men's Thai-Boxing Medals Table===

{| {{MedalistTable|type=Event}}
|-
| -51 kg
|Aithma Abdelhakim {{flagicon|MAR}}  
|Ivan Bityutskikh {{flagicon|RUS}} 
|Kumar Manis {{flagicon|IND}}<br>Sergei Skiba {{flagicon|BLR}}  
|-
| -54 kg
|Issam Laafissi {{flagicon|MAR}}  
|Shamil Abdulzhalilov {{flagicon|RUS}} 
|Giampiero Marceddu {{flagicon|ITA}}<br>Karoly Kiss {{flagicon|HUN}}  
|-
| -57 kg
|Eldar Umarakaev {{flagicon|RUS}}  
|Daniel Botella {{flagicon|ESP}} 
|Mostafa El Faresse {{flagicon|MAR}}<br>Javier Sánchez {{flagicon|ECU}}  
|-
| -60 kg
|Anouar Atigui {{flagicon|MAR}}  
|Juri Zaukouski {{flagicon|BLR}} 
|Gennaoliy Papu {{flagicon|KAZ}}<br>Arturo Ayala {{flagicon|ESP}}  
|-
| -63.5 kg
|Mohamed Ajuau {{flagicon|MAR}}  
|Michele Iezzi {{flagicon|ITA}} 
|Antonio Garcia {{flagicon|ESP}}<br>Mikhail Misin {{flagicon|RUS}} 
|-
| -67 kg
|Ilic Milislav {{flagicon|SCG}}  
|Mahy Cruz {{flagicon|ESP}} 
|Hassan Ait Bassou {{flagicon|MAR}}<br>Aliaksandr Berazouski {{flagicon|BLR}}  
|-
| -71 kg
|Frane Radnić {{flagicon|CRO}}  
|[[Faldir Chahbari]] {{flagicon|MAR}} 
|Shamil Gaydarbekov {{flagicon|RUS}}<br>Muamer Tufekčić {{flagicon|BIH}}  
|-
| -75 kg
|[[Mikhail Chalykh]] {{flagicon|RUS}}  
|Yuri Karbachou {{flagicon|BLR}} 
|Krasimir Dimov {{flagicon|BUL}}<br>[[L'houcine Ouzgni]] {{flagicon|MAR}}  
|-
| -81 kg
|Abdelilah Sarti {{flagicon|MAR}}  
|Aliaksandr Shlakunov {{flagicon|BLR}} 
|Salvatore Abate {{flagicon|ITA}}<br>Nermin Basovic {{flagicon|BIH}}  
|-
| -86 kg
|Yauhen Anhalevich {{flagicon|BLR}}  
|Mounier Zekhnini {{flagicon|MAR}} 
|Osman Vagabov {{flagicon|RUS}}<br>Riccardo Ginepri {{flagicon|ITA}}  
|-
| -91 kg
|[[Igor Jurković]] {{flagicon|CRO}}  
|Alexei Shevtsov {{flagicon|RUS}} 
|Andrei Malchanau {{flagicon|BLR}}<br>Darko Milasinovic {{flagicon|SCG}}  
|-
| +91 kg
|Dzhamal Kasumov {{flagicon|RUS}} 
|[[Sergei Gur]] {{flagicon|BLR}} 
|Kiril Pendirov {{flagicon|BUL}}<br>Adnan Redžović {{flagicon|BIH}}  
|-
|}

===Women's Thai-Boxing Medals Table===

{| {{MedalistTable|type=Event}}
|-
| -52 kg
|Rajaa Hajdaoui {{flagicon|MAR}}  
|Maria Krivoshapkina {{flagicon|RUS}} 
|''No bronze medallists recorded''
|-
| -56 kg
|Jilia Jelska {{flagicon|RUS}}  
|Mahjouba El Maghraoui {{flagicon|MAR}} 
|Kristina Karamatić {{flagicon|CRO}}  
|-
| -60 kg
|Fatima Ouahid {{flagicon|MAR}} 
|Ana Mandic {{flagicon|CRO}}   
|Sanja Samardzic {{flagicon|BIH}}<br>Juliana Werner {{flagicon|BRA}}
|-
| -65 kg
|Drissia Zahraoui {{flagicon|MAR}}  
|Nevena Juranovic {{flagicon|Serbia and Montenegro}} 
|''No bronze medallists recorded''
|-
| -70 kg
|Salama Nakkab {{flagicon|MAR}}  
|Nives Radic {{flagicon|CRO}} 
|''No bronze medallists recorded''
|-
| +70 kg
|Samira El Haddad {{flagicon|MAR}}  
|Albina Vaskeykina {{flagicon|RUS}} 
|''No bronze medallists recorded''
|-
|}

==Musical Forms==

Musical Forms is a type of non-physical competition which sees the contestants fighting against imaginary foes using [[Martial Arts]] techniques - more information on the style can be found on the W.A.K.O. website.<ref>{{cite web
| url=http://www.wakoweb.com/Pdf/6856.pdf
| title=WAKO Musical Forms Rules
| last=
| first=
| accessdate=2011-06-18
| publisher=www.wakoweb.com
| archive-date=9 March 2012
| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120309043728/http://www.wakoweb.com/Pdf/6856.pdf
| url-status=dead
}}</ref>  Unlike other styles at Agadir there were no weight divisions only male and female competitions.  The men and women at Agadir competed in four different styles explained below:

*Hard Styles – coming from [[Karate]] and [[Taekwondo]]. 
*Soft Styles – coming from [[Kung Fu]] and Wu-Sha. 
*Hard Styles with Weapons – using weapons such as [[Kama (weapon)|Kama]], [[Sai (weapon)|Sai]], [[Tonfa]], [[Nunchaku]], [[Bō]], [[Katana]]. 
*Soft Styles with Weapons - using weapons such as [[Naginata]], [[Nunchaku]], Tai Chi Chuan Sword, Whip Chain.

The most notable winners in Musical Forms were Ashley Beck and Veronica Dombrovskaya who won golds medals in two different styles and both having won golds at previous W.A.K.O. championships.  By the end of the event the most decorated nation in Musical Forms was [[Russia]] who dominated the medal positions by winning three gold, six silver and four bronze medals.<ref>{{cite web
| url=http://download.kronikasportu.pl/pdf/dyscypliny/2005/Kick-boxing.pdf
| title=Mistrzostwa świata low kick i muaythai, Agadir, Maroko, 19–25.09 Mężczyźni, Kobiety, formy przy muzyce (Polish language - scroll down)
| last=
| first=
| accessdate=2011-06-18
| publisher=download.kronikasportu.pl
| archive-date=14 August 2011
| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110814232450/http://download.kronikasportu.pl/pdf/dyscypliny/2005/Kick-boxing.pdf
| url-status=dead
}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
| url=http://www.ilguerriero.it/codino_archivio/articoli05/mondiali05/agadir11.htm
| title=LE FORME MUSICALI (Italian language - shows Musical Forms results tables)
| last= 
| first= 
| accessdate=2011-06-18
| publisher=www.ilguerriero.it
}}</ref>

===Men's Musical Forms Medals Table===

{| {{MedalistTable|type=Event}}
|-
|Hard Styles 
|Ashley Beck {{flagicon|UK}}  
|Michael Moeller {{flagicon|GER}} 
|Andrei Sawuszkin {{flagicon|RUS}} 
|-
|Soft Styles 
|Michael Moeller {{flagicon|GER}}  
|Andrey Bosak {{flagicon|RUS}} 
|Yevgeny Krylov {{flagicon|RUS}} 
|-
|Hard Styles with Weapons
|Ashley Beck {{flagicon|UK}}   
|Andrey Bosak {{flagicon|RUS}}   
|Andrei Sawuszkin {{flagicon|RUS}}  
|-
|Soft Styles with Weapons 
|Andrey Bosak {{flagicon|RUS}}  
|Andrei Sawuszkin {{flagicon|RUS}} 
|Michael Moeller {{flagicon|GER}} 
|-
|}

===Women's Musical Forms Medals Table===

{| {{MedalistTable|type=Event}}
|-
|Hard Styles
|Olga Koudinova {{flagicon|RUS}}  
|Jessica Holmes {{flagicon|UK}} 
|Marina Kramarowska {{flagicon|RUS}}
|-
|Soft Styles 
|Ekaterina Tchijikova {{flagicon|RUS}}  
|Yelena Czirkowa {{flagicon|RUS}}
|Clara Bonet Riera {{flagicon|ESP}} 
|-
|Hard Styles with Weapons
|Veronica Dombrovskaya {{flagicon|BLR}}  
|Ekaterina Tchijikova {{flagicon|RUS}} 
|Lora Minicucci {{flagicon|CAN}} 
|-
|Soft Styles with Weapons 
|Veronica Dombrovskaya {{flagicon|BLR}} 
|Yelena Czirkowa {{flagicon|RUS}} 
|Clara Bonet Riera {{flagicon|ESP}} 
|-
|}

==Overall Medals Standing (Top 5)==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Ranking
! Country
! Gold [[File:Med 1.png|Gold]]
! Silver [[File:Med 2.png|Silver]]
! Bronze [[File:Med 3.png|Bronze]]
|-
| 1
| {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Russia]]
| 17
| 15
| 11
|-
| 2
| {{flagicon|MAR}} [[Morocco]]
| 14
| 5
| 6
|-
| 3
| {{flagicon|BLR}} [[Belarus]]
| 3
| 4
| 4
|-
| 4
| {{flagicon|CRO}} [[Croatia]]
| 2
| 3
| 1
|-
| 5
| {{flagicon|UK}} [[Great Britain]]
| 2
| 1
| 0
|-
|}

==See also==
*[[List of WAKO Amateur World Championships]]
*[[List of WAKO Amateur European Championships]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.wakoweb.com/en/ WAKO World Association of Kickboxing Organizations Official Site] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131207084545/http://wakoweb.com/%2fen%2f |date=7 December 2013 }}

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