Moroccan karatekas have won three bronze medals at the 19th Mediterranean Games which opened Saturday in Oran, Algeria.
The three medals were won by Chaimae El Haiti, Nisrine Brouk, and Mehdi Sriti.
El Haiti, engaged in the category of less than 50 kg of these games which will run until July 06, won (2-0) against the Turkish Serap Ozcelik, world N.1 and former world champion.
For his part, Mehdi Sriti won the bronze in the under 84 kg, after beating the Portuguese Nuno Miguel Moreira (8-0), while the athlete Nisrine Brouk took the bronze in the under 68 kg, after her victory against the Greek Vasiliki Panetsidou. This fight ended in a draw (3-3), but the Moroccan karateka won by scoring the first point.
“I am delighted to offer my country this medal. I prepared well for this competition and I thank the officials of the Royal Moroccan Karate Federation for their support,” she said after her victory.
Morocco participates with a delegation of 130 athletes, engaged in 15 sports, in the 19th edition of the Mediterranean Games.
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