Hocine Daikhi
Algerian karateka
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Hocine Daikhi is an Algerian karateka. He is a three-time medalist, including gold, at the Mediterranean Games, a silver medalist at the African Games and a bronze medalist at the Islamic Solidarity Games. He has also won medals in individual and team events at several editions of the African Karate Championships.
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| Country | Algeria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Karate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight class | +84 kg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Kumite | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Daikhi won the gold medal in the men's +84 kg event at the 2018 Mediterranean Games held in Tarragona, Spain.[1][2] He also won the silver medal in the men's +84 kg event at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria.[3][4][5]
Career
Daikhi won one of the bronze medals in his event at the 2016 World University Karate Championships held in Braga, Portugal.[6] He also won one of the bronze medals in the men's team kumite event.[6]
At the 2018 Mediterranean Games held in Tarragona, Spain, Daikhi won the gold medal in the men's +84 kg event.[1][2] In that same year, he won the gold medal in his event at the 2018 African Karate Championships held in Kigali, Rwanda.[7] He won one of the bronze medals in the men's team kumite event.[7]
Daikhi won the silver medal in his event at the 2019 African Karate Championships held in Gaborone, Botswana.[8] He also won the silver medal in the men's team kumite event.[8] Daikhi represented Algeria at the 2019 African Games and he won the silver medal in the men's kumite +84 kg event.[9][10] He also won the gold medal in the men's team kumite event.[10][11] In 2020, Daikhi won the gold medal in his event and the men's team kumite event at the 2020 African Karate Championships held in Tangier, Morocco.[12][13]
In June 2021, Daikhi competed at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament held in Paris, France hoping to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[14][15] He was eliminated in his second match by Daniyar Yuldashev of Kazakhstan.[15] In November 2021, he competed in the men's +84 kg event at the World Karate Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[16] He was eliminated in his second match.[16] In December 2021, Daikhi won the gold medal in his event at the African Karate Championships held in Cairo, Egypt.[17] He also won the silver medal in the men's team kumite event.[17]
Daikhi won the silver medal in the men's +84 kg event at the 2022 Mediterranean Games held in Oran, Algeria.[5][18] In the final, he lost against Anđelo Kvesić of Croatia.[5][4] Two months later, Daikhi won one of the bronze medals in the men's kumite +84 kg event at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games held in Konya, Turkey.[19][20] He defeated Majid Nikohemmat of Iran in his bronze medal match.[20]
In 2023, Daikhi won one of the bronze medals in the men's +84 kg event at the Arab Games held in Algiers, Algeria.[21]
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Rank | Event |
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| 2018 | Mediterranean Games | Tarragona, Spain | 1st | Kumite +84 kg |
| African Karate Championships | Kigali, Rwanda | 1st | Kumite +84 kg | |
| 3rd | Team kumite | |||
| 2019 | African Karate Championships | Gaborone, Botswana | 2nd | Kumite +84 kg |
| 2nd | Team kumite | |||
| African Games | Rabat, Morocco | 2nd | Kumite +84 kg | |
| 1st | Team kumite | |||
| 2020 | African Karate Championships | Tangier, Morocco | 1st | Kumite +84 kg |
| 1st | Team kumite | |||
| 2021 | African Karate Championships | Cairo, Egypt | 1st | Kumite +84 kg |
| 2nd | Team kumite | |||
| 2022 | Mediterranean Games | Oran, Algeria | 2nd | Kumite +84 kg |
| Islamic Solidarity Games | Konya, Turkey | 3rd | Kumite +84 kg | |
| 2023 | Arab Games | Algiers, Algeria | 3rd | Kumite +84 kg |
| 2024 | African Games | Accra, Ghana | 3rd | Kumite +84 kg |
| 2nd | Team kumite | |||
| 2026 | Mediterranean Games | Taranto, Italy | 3rd | Kumite +84 kg |
