W.A.K.O. World Championships 2005 (Agadir)

W.A.K.O. World Championships 2005 (Agadir)
The poster for W.A.K.O. World Championships 2005 (Agadir)
Promotion	W.A.K.O.
Date	September 19 (Start) September 25, 2005 (End)
Venue	Palais des Sports
City	Agadir, Morocco
Attendance	10,000
Event chronology
W.A.K.O. European Championships 2004 (Maribor) W.A.K.O. World Championships 2005 (Agadir) W.A.K.O. World Championships 2005 (Szeged)

W.A.K.O. World Championships 2005 in Agadir were the joint fifteenth world championships held by the W.A.K.O. organization and the first ever to be held in Morocco and the continent of Africa - with the other event to be held later that year in Szeged, Hungary. The championships were open to amateur men and women from across the world, with about roughly 48 countries providing around 350 athletes (although some would be denied Visas), who all attended despite initial fears about potential terrorist attacks.^[1][2]

There were three styles on offer at Agadir; Low-Kick, Thai-Boxing and Musical Forms. The other usual styles (Full/Semi/Light-Contact kickboxing) would be held at the event in Szeged. By the end of the championships regular winners Russia were once again the top nation across all styles, with hosts Morocco doing well in second thanks largely to a great performance in Thai-Boxing, with Belarus way behind in third.^[3] The event was held over seven days at the Palais des Sports in Agadir, Morocco, starting on Monday, 19 September and ending Sunday, 25 September 2005 and was watched by around 10,000 spectators.^[4]