Nabil Ech-Chaabi, sometimes written Nabil Ech-chaabi (born 4 June 2001) is a Moroccan karateka. He won the silver medal in the men's kumite 84 kg event at the 2022 World Games held in Birmingham, United States.[1][2] He won one of the bronze medals in the men's 84 kg event at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games held in Konya, Turkey.[3]
_15.jpg) Nabil Ech-Chaabi at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 4 June 2001 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Morocco | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Karate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | 84 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Kumite | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editIn June 2018, he qualified for the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics at the qualification event held in Umag, Croatia.[4][5] In October 2018, he won the silver medal in the boys' kumite +68 kg event at the Summer Youth Olympics held in Buenos Aires, Argentina.[6][7] He represented Morocco at the 2019 African Games and he won the silver medal in the men's 84 kg event.[8][9] He also won the silver medal in the men's team kumite event.[9]
In June 2021, he competed at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Paris, France hoping to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[10] He was eliminated in his first match by Asiman Gurbanli of Azerbaijan.[10] In November 2021, he lost his bronze medal match in the men's 84 kg event at the World Karate Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[11]
He competed in the men's 84 kg event at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria.[12] He won his first match and he then lost his next match against eventual gold medalist Youssef Badawy of Egypt.[12] He was then eliminated in the repechage by eventual bronze medalist Uğur Aktaş of Turkey.[12] He won the silver medal in the men's kumite 84 kg event at the 2022 World Games held in Birmingham, United States.[1][2] In the final, he lost against Youssef Badawy of Egypt.[1][2] He won one of the bronze medals in the men's 84 kg event at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games held in Konya, Turkey.[3]
Achievements
edit| Year | Competition | Venue | Rank | Event |
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| 2019 | African Games | Rabat, Morocco | 2nd | Kumite 84 kg |
| 2nd | Team kumite | |||
| 2022 | World Games | Birmingham, United States | 2nd | Kumite 84 kg |
| Islamic Solidarity Games | Konya, Turkey | 3rd | Kumite 84 kg |
References
edit- ^ a b c "New Karate heroes crowned at The World Games 2022". World Karate Federation. 10 July 2022. Archived from the original on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- ^ a b c "Karate Results Book" (PDF). 2022 World Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- ^ a b "Karate Results Book". 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games – sportdata.org. Archived from the original on 20 August 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
- ^ "Youth Olympic qualifier concludes in Umag with new karatekas making it to Buenos Aires 2018". World Karate Federation. 1 July 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
- ^ Palmer, Dan (30 June 2018). "Japan continue success at Buenos Aires 2018 karate qualifier". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
- ^ Etchells, Daniel (18 June 2019). "Iranian karateka Mohammadi dies in car accident less than eight months after winning gold at Buenos Aires 2018". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
- ^ "Buenos Aires Results". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
- ^ Etchells, Daniel (28 August 2019). "Morocco confirm status as major karate powerhouse at African Games". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Karate Results" (PDF). 2019 African Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 April 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
- ^ a b "2021 Karate World Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). World Karate Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 June 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
- ^ "2021 World Karate Championships Results Book" (PDF). World Karate Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
- ^ a b c "Karate Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
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