Afghan kickboxers win 7 medals!

Kickboxing

Early this week, Afghan kickboxers were honored for winning medals in the Asian Open Kickboxing Championship which was held from February 18-21 at the Balewadi Sports Complex in India. Overall, the Afghan kickboxers won 7 medals – 5 gold, 1 silver and 1 bronze. Close to 500 fighters participating in the event. Muhammad Zahir Ahghbar, the head of Afghanistan’s National Olympic Committee, told reporters that the government has promised to reward the winners with money – 100,000 afghanis for gold medal winners, 80,000 to for silver medal winners and 50,000 for the bronze medal winners. Contact sports such as boxing and martial arts are very popular in Afghanistan and Afghan athletes have done very well in international competitions.

Check out the video below showing the highlights from the competition: