The 2017 African Muaythai Championships took place in Kenitra , Morocco from 14 to 17 of December 2017. [1] [2]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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-51 kg | ![]() | ||
-54 kg | ![]() | ||
-57 kg | ![]() | ||
-60 kg | ![]() | ||
-63.5 kg | ![]() | ||
-67 kg | ![]() | ||
-71 kg | ![]() | ||
-75 kg | ![]() | ||
-81 kg | ![]() | ||
-86 kg | ![]() | ||
-91 kg | ![]() | ||
+91 kg | ![]() |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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-48 kg | |||
-51 kg | |||
-54 kg | ![]() | ||
-57 kg | ![]() | ||
-60 kg | |||
-63.5 kg |
POS | Delegation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Morocco | 12 | 0 | 2 | 14 |
2 | Tunisia | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
3 | Libya | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
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