Afghans win medals in Muaythai competition

The Uzbekistan Muaythai Federation hosted the 2010 Muaythai Open Asian Championships in Tashkent last week. Afghanistan sent 16 athletes to participate in the event, and they came home yesterday with one gold and eight bronze medals. Muaythai is a type of marital arts originating from Thailand in which fighters make use of punches, kicks, elbows and knee strikes.

Combat sports like Muaythai are very popular in Afghanistan, and Afghans have done very well in international competitions. In February, Afghan kick boxers came home with 7 medals from the Asian Open Kickboxing Championships, and in the 2010 South Asian Games, out of the 32 medals the Afghans won, 29 were in combat sports (Taekwondo, Wushu, Wrestling, Boxing, and Judo).

July 4, 2010 · admin · No Comments
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