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Kenya retain title with medal haul

 

Kenya retained the Mombasa Open Tong-IL Moo-Do International Martial Arts Championship title for the ninth year in a row after bagging 128 medals which include 39 gold, 33 silver and 56 bronze.

In the tournament that ended at Aga Khan Academy in Mombasa on Sunday night, Kenya’s national team Jasiri increased their medals catch by 24.

Their main challengers, Philippines, came a distant second after clinching 45 medals which include 19 gold, 19 silver and seven bronze. During last year’s event, Philippines collected 27 medals, 13 of them gold, 11 silver and three bronze.

DR Congo became the surprise package as they finished third having bagged in 12 gold, five silver and 10 bronze medals. Zambia were fourth with two gold, two silver and five bronze medals while Cote d’Ivoire finished in fifth spot with two gold, one silver and two bronze medals.

Sixth place went to Burkina Faso who managed two gold medals and one silver medal as Angola claimed seventh position with two gold medals followed by Nigeria with a gold, two silver and three bronze medals.

Japan completed the tournament in ninth place with one gold, a silver and two bronze medals. Thailand were 10th with a gold medal and a silver medal, USA and South Korea shared 11th position having each picked a gold and a bronze.

Iran and Turkey shared 14th place after each bagged a silver and four bronze medals while Congo Brazaville managed three bronze medals with Ethiopia finishing last after failing to get a single medal.

Sixteen countries participated in the tournament. Kenya Tong-IL Moo-Do Federation chairman Clarence Mwakio, who is also the Africa Tong-IL Moo-Do Federation president, described the event as thebest and more competitive.

Medal winners

Individual Bon Kids 3:

Gold- Jonathan Banda   Silver- Andre Baraka Mayar

Individual Bon Kids A:

Gold- Mark Bakari   Silver- Hafswa Akelo   Bronze- Emmanuel Wafgula, Sudi Mohamed

Individual Bon Kids B:

Gold- Gideon Bwire   Silver- David Mwangi   Bronze- Joseph Clemengt, Faris Luvembe

Novice Bracket A:

Gold- Samson Mambo  Silver- Andrew Wanje  Broze – Teddy Owino

Novice Bracket B:

Silver- Abubakar Mwaisangu   Broze- Evans Bosire

Novice Bracket C:

Silver- Hamad Swaleh  Bronze- Bumho Nisubire

Advance Bracket B:

Gold- Junsu Juma

Advance Bracket C:

Bronze: Anthony Napatu

Tema Bon Male Bracket B:

Bronze- Salim Suleiman, Twalib Rashid, Athuman Bakari

Team Bon Mixed:

Bronze- Andrew Wanje, Collins Ndunda, Samson  Mambo, Salim Ali

Team Special Techniques:

Bronze- Salim Sulayman, Athman Bakari, Twalib Rashid, Bilal Salim, Rafael Ringa

Team Bon Bracket B:

Silver: Collins Ndunda, Andrew Wanje, Samson Mambo Bronze- Anthony Wafula, Patrick Karani, Vincent Ojambo, Anthony Naputo

Individual Special Techniques:

Bronze- Evans Bosire

Individual Bon Kids A:

Gold- Mark Bakari   Silver- Hafswa Ali  Bronze- Sudi Mohamed, Emmanuel Wafula

Individual Bon Kids B:

Gold- Joseph Clement  Silver- David Mwangi  Bfronze- Faris Luvembe, Gideon Bwire

Team Bon Novice:

Gold- Evans Bosire, Fredrick Omollo, Wycliffe Wabukala, Keenedy Odhiambo     Silver- Eun Jinkariuki, Tae Young Ominde, Bumha Nisubire.

Individual Bon Kids 3:

Gold- Jonathan Banda   Silver- Andre Baraka Mayar

Team Special Techniques Novice:

Gold- Evans Bosire, Fredrick Omollo, Wycliffe Wabukala, Kennedy Odhiambo     Silver- Eun Jinkariuki, Tae Young Ominde, Bumha Nisubire  Bronze- Festus Baraka, Joseph Mwarandu, Victor Kahindi

Individual Bon Kids D:

Silver- Preston Ingalwa

Women

Novice Bracket B:

Silver- Silver Stella  Bronze- Jessah Wasike, Janet Poghisio

Novice Bracket A:

Silver- Eunjin Kariuki  Bronze- Jane Kiarie

Individual Junior Female:

Gold- Christine Hope   Silver- Nina Inan  Bronze- Catherine Mayar, Kyla Nyambura

Individual Bon Girl:

Gold- Precious Mayar  Silver- Hope Jepkoech

Kid Bon Girl:

Gold-Sachiko Khalise

Team Bon Kids B:

Gold- Catherine Mayar, Kyla Nyambura, Precious Mayar

Novice Bracket:

Silver- Owino Lizzanne Adhiambo

Advance Bracket 2:

Silver- Salma Ali   BY DAILY NATION  

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