W.A.K.O. World Championships 2005 (Agadir)

W.A.K.O. World Championships 2005 (Agadir)
The poster for W.A.K.O. World Championships 2005 (Agadir)
Promotion	W.A.K.O.
Date	September 19 (Start) September 25, 2005 (End)
Venue	Palais des Sports
City	Agadir, Morocco
Attendance	10,000
Event chronology
W.A.K.O. European Championships 2004 (Maribor) W.A.K.O. World Championships 2005 (Agadir) 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 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, 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.

There were three styles on offer at Agadir; Low-Kick, 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. The event was held over seven days at the Palais des Sports in Agadir, Morocco, starting on Monday, 19 September and ending Sunday, 25 September 2005 and was watched by around 10,000 spectators.

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. Both men and women had competitions at Agadir, with the men having twelve weight divisions ranging from 51 kg/112.2 lbs to over 91 kg/+200.2 lbs and the women having seven ranging from 48 kg/105.6 lbs to over 70 kg/+143 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 managed to gain 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.

Men's Low-Kick Kickboxing Medals Table

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
-51 kg	Dmitry Ayzyatulov	Utkir Hudoyarov	Maxim Tulai Abdellah Wargui
-54 kg	Amine Alaoui M'Hamdi	Mohamed Anis Ben Ammar	Emil Karimov Igor Pavlenko
-57 kg	Ruslan Tozliyan	Mustapha Ben-Sihmed	Zurab Faroyan Faycal Messaoudene
-60 kg	Artur Tozliyan	Eduard Mammadov	Medet Abzhanov Anan Brahim
-63.5 kg	Maksut Ibraev	Robert Żytkiewicz	Vladimir Pykhtin Joao Diogo
-67 kg	Konstantin Sbytov	Kabylbek Sadyrbayer	Kumar Jaliev Eldan Raonic
-71 kg	Ibragim Tamazaev	Michał Głogowski	Mohamed Diaby Shukhrat Kudaiberdiyev
-75 kg	Konstantin Beloussov	Kanatbeck Sidigaliev	Dragan Micic Mhiyaodi Azzeddine
-81 kg	Dmitri Krasichkov	Drazenko Ninic	Dénes Racz Teppo Laine
-86 kg	Salko Zildzic	Marin Roso	Umberto Lucci Gamzat Islamagomedov
-91 kg	Dejan Milosavljevic	Dimitri Antonenko	Ali Tawfik Nuno Silva
+91 kg	Łukasz Jarosz	Dragan Jovanović	Anatoly Borozna Salan Hawbeer

Women's Low-Kick Kickboxing Medals Table

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
-48 kg	Sanaa Jah	Anabyeva Svetlana	No bronze medallists recorded
-52 kg	Fatima Majdouline	Rita De Angelis	Alicia Sahroui Ekaterina Dumbrava
-56 kg	Lidia Andreeva	Barbara Plazzoli	Maria Carmen Romero Rim Jouni
-60 kg	Fatima Bokova	Milijanka Cenic	Tereze Lindberg Samira El Halloumi
-65 kg	Mimma Mandolini	Olga Zyk	Diana Bilyaliva
-70 kg	Vera Avdeev	Fatima Bellougadia	Pierina Guerreri
+70 kg	Hanaa Nafil	Julia Czernenko	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 lbs to over 91 kg/+200.2 lbs and the women six, ranging from 52 kg/114.4 lbs to over 70 kg/154 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.

Men's Thai-Boxing Medals Table

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
-51 kg	Aithma Abdelhakim	Iwan Bityutskikh	Kumar Manis Sergei Skiba
-54 kg	Issam Laafissi	Szamil Abdulsalilow	Giampiero Marceddu Karoly Kiss
-57 kg	Eldar Vmarakaev	Daniel Botella	Mostafa El Faresse Javier Sánchez
-60 kg	Anouar Atigui	Juri Zaukouski	Gennaoliy Papu Arturo Ayala
-63.5 kg	Mohamed Ajuau	Michele Iezzi	Antonio Garcia Mihail Misin
-67 kg	Ilic Milislav	Mahy Cruz	Hassan Ait Bassou Aliaksandr Berazouski
-71 kg	Frane Radnić	Faldir Chahbari	Shamil Gaydarbekov Muamer Tufekčić
-75 kg	Mikhail Chalykn	Yuri Karbachou	Krasimir Dimov L'houcine Ouzgni
-81 kg	Abdelilah Sarti	Aliaksandr Shlakunov	Salvatore Abate Nermin Basovic
-86 kg	Yauhen Anhalevich	Mounier Zekhnini	Osman Valabov Riccardo Ginepri
-91 kg	Igor Jurković	Alexei Shevtsova	Andrei Malchanau Darko Milasinovic
+91 kg	Djamal Kasumov	Sergei Gur	Kiril Pendirov Adnan Redžović

Women's Thai-Boxing Medals Table

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
-52 kg	Rajaa Hajdaoui	Maria Krivoshapkina	No bronze medallists recorded
-56 kg	Jilia Jelska	Mahjouba El Maghraoui	Kristina Karamatić
-60 kg	Fatima Ouahid	Ana Mandic	Sanja Samardzic Juliana Werner
-65 kg	Drissia Zahraoui	Nevena Juranovic	No bronze medallists recorded
-70 kg	Salama Nakkab	Nives Radic	No bronze medallists recorded
+70 kg	Samira El Haddad	Albina Vaskeykina	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. 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, 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 managed to win 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.

Men's Musical Forms Medals Table

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Hard Styles	Ashley Beck	Michael Moeller	Andrei Sawuszkin
Soft Styles	Michael Moeller	Andrey Bosak	Yevgeny Krylov
Hard Styles with Weapons	Ashley Beck	Andrey Bosak	Andrei Sawuszkin
Soft Styles with Weapons	Andrey Bosak	Andrei Sawuszkin	Michael Moeller

Women's Musical Forms Medals Table

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Hard Styles	Olga Koudinova	Jessica Holmes	Marina Kramarowska
Soft Styles	Ekaterina Tchijikova	Yelena Czirkowa	Clara Bonet Riera
Hard Styles with Weapons	Veronica Dombrovskaya	Ekaterina Tchijikova	Lora Minicucci
Soft Styles with Weapons	Veronica Dombrovskaya	Yelena Czirkowa	Clara Bonet Riera

Overall Medals Standing (Top 5)

Ranking	Country	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1	Russia	17	15	11
2	Morocco	14	5	6
3	Belarus	3	4	4
4	Croatia	2	3	1
5	Great Britain	2	1	0

See also

• List of WAKO Amateur World Championships
• List of WAKO Amateur European Championships

External links

• WAKO World Association of Kickboxing Organizations Official Site