Cyprus recorded a great victory in the Open Muay Thai Cup held in Antalya, Turkey, from November 14 to 18, with a Cypriot athlete winning the gold medal in the 91+ kg class.
According to Cyprus’ national team coach George Constantinou, 25-year-old athlete Panayiotis Michael beat three Turkish athletes, with the most important victory being a knockout against Furhan Kartaltepe, four times Turkey champion and six times Sanda champion.
The Cypriot kickboxer beat Huseyin Burut and Furhan Kartaltepe in the first and second fight, as well as Enes Sengul in the finals.
George Constantinou said he was absolutely satisfied with the result and expressed certainty that there would be more gold medals to follow for Cyprus.