In August 2013, the WMF European Muay Thai Championship was held in Ukraine.
The best from 10 countries around the world participated in the competition, including Russia, France, Ukraine, and more.
Israel was represented by three competitors from our team, who received the privilege after already winning the Israeli Championship.
Below are their winnings:
Sarah Avraham World Champion March 2013 (Youth):
Sarah is 19 years old and competing in the adult group. She lost the battle against the competitor from France, but took second place in Europe.
Nili Block World Champion March 2013 (Youth): Nili is now 18 years old and competes in the youth team. She won on points in a battle against the Ukrainian competitor, taking first place in Europe.
Shamil Yagiyev , 20, competes in the adult team: After only 10 months of training, Shamil won the national championship and received the right to compete in Europe.
Shamil fought three fights in four days, in which he defeated the Bulgarian competitor on the first day, advanced to the finals after defeating the Ukrainian in the second fight, and took second place in Europe after losing to the Russian competitor in the third fight.