SA Kickboxers Bring Home Over 50 Medals and 14 New World Champion Titles

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Photo Credit: RCFA South Africa

25 of South Africa’s most promising kickboxers and fighters, brought home over 50 medals and 14 titles from the WKO World Championships in England.

South Africa (14 August 2023) – Ring Contact Fighting Arts (RCFA) South Africa has come home champions after competing at the WKO World Championships in the United Kingdom. Twenty-five young fighters set off to make their mark and they have come back with a total of 51 medals, 14 of which are gold and mean that South Africa now holds 14 world titles for the 2023 WKO World Championships.

RCFA SA is the association for Boxing, Judo, Wrestling and Karate. They have several clubs throughout South Africa, which is where the young kickboxers have all come from to compete at the WKO World Championships.

The most exciting of all is each of the kickboxers’ have earned a spot at the Unified World Championships which will take place in October 2023.

“We took gold in 14 categories, and silver and bronze in various other kickboxing categories.

Our small team of 25 fighters, ended 5th on the world list out of 52 nations that took part. All of these fighters were invited to the Unified World Championships in Italy, in end October 2023.” – Sensei Annelie Du Preez

Listed below are all the incredible winners and world title holders.

Driaan Bosman – 2 Gold, 4 Silver
Camielle Goldstone – 2 Gold, 3 Silver, 1 Bronze
Chloe Assad – 3 Gold, 1 Silver
Brett Heslop – 1 Gold, 2 Silver, 1 Bronze
Isak Beytell – 2 Gold
Karin Coetzee – 1 Gold, 1 Silver, 1 Bronze
PJ Meissenheimer – 1 Gold, 3 Bronze
Anje du Plessis – 1 Gold, 1 Silver
Hardus du Plessis – 1 Gold
Keagan Smith – 1 Silver, 4 Bronze
Christo Ankersmith – 2 Silver, 1 Bronze
Duvan Vermaak – 1 Silver, 1 Bronze
Enrico Reitz – 1 Silver, 1 Bronze
Salacia du Preez – 1 Silver, 1 Bronze
Kalee Gouws – 1 Silver
Lodewyk Steenkamp – 1 Silver
Chandre Venter – 1 Silver
Suzaan Burger – 1 Bronze
Yannica du Preez – 1 Bronze
Annika v/d Merwe – 4th Place

Sources: Supplied

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