Belarusians won 56 medals of the World Kickboxing Championship in Colombia

Belarusian athletes won 21 gold, 14 silver and 21 bronze medals of the championship and world championship in kickboxing WKF in Cartagena (Colombia), the correspondent of the agency “Minsk-Novosti” with reference to the Ministry of sports.

The final day of the competition was rich in finals. The world champions in the K1 section were Artem Oleynik (up to 57 kg), Vladislav Abramovich (up to 67 kg) and Marat Shnitko (up to 81 kg). Victories in low-kick were won by Viktor Nechitailo (up to 60 kg), Denis Bazanov (up to 67 kg) and Ivan Chernetsky (up to 75 kg).

Among the juniors, Anna Kachan (low-kick, up to 66 kg), Matvey Orlov (K1, up to 60 kg), Pavel Barashkov (K1, up to 67 kg) and Igor Tsyakallo (K1, up to 71 kg) prevailed. Second places in different sections were taken by Igor Kalsin, Maxim Kazaku, Semyon Stupakevich, Mikhail Shchechin, Elizaveta Sidorov, Gleb Vasilevich, Nikita Knyazev, Egor Butrim, Dmitry Stakhov and Gleb Bazanov.

The Minister of Sports Sergey Kovalchuk congratulated the Belarusian athletes on their successful performance at the tournament, noting that winning 56 medals, including 21 gold, is a worthy result, confirming the high level of training of domestic athletes, their determination and desire to win. The head of department also thanked the athletes for their skill and character, and the coaching staff for their professionalism, dedication and contribution to the preparation of winners and prize-winners.

About 1.6 thousand athletes from 46 countries took part in the WKF World Kickboxing Forum in Colombia.

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