Hocine Daikhi

Hocine Daikhi is an Algerian karateka. He is a two-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.

Hocine Daikhi
Sport
CountryAlgeria
SportKarate
Weight class+84 kg
Event(s)Kumite
Medal record
Men's karate
Representing  Algeria
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
African Games 1 1 0
African Karate Championships 4 3 1
Islamic Solidarity Games 0 0 1
Mediterranean Games 1 1 0
Arab Games 0 0 1
Total 6 5 3
African Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Rabat Team kumite
Silver medal – second place 2019 Rabat Kumite +84 kg
African Karate Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Kigali Kumite +84 kg
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tangier Kumite +84 kg
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tangier Team kumite
Gold medal – first place 2021 Cairo Kumite +84 kg
Silver medal – second place 2019 Gaborone Kumite +84 kg
Silver medal – second place 2019 Gaborone Team kumite
Silver medal – second place 2021 Cairo Team kumite
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Kigali Team kumite
Islamic Solidarity Games
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Konya Kumite +84 kg
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Tarragona Kumite +84 kg
Silver medal – second place 2022 Oran Kumite +84 kg
Arab Games
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Algiers Kumite +84 kg

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][19] 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.[20][21] He defeated Majid Nikohemmat of Iran in his bronze medal match.[21]

In 2023, Daikhi won one of the bronze medals in the men's +84 kg event at the Arab Games held in Algiers, Algeria.[22]

Achievements
YearCompetitionVenueRankEvent
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

References
  1. "Turkey top medal table of Mediterranean Games". World Karate Federation. 24 June 2018. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
  2. "2018 Mediterranean Games" (PDF). World Karate Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 April 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  3. Houston, Michael (27 June 2022). "Karate victories give Egypt first gold medals of Mediterranean Games". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  4. "Two golds for Egypt on final day of Karate at Mediterranean Games". World Karate Federation. 28 June 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  5. "Karate Results Book" (PDF). 2022 Mediterranean Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  6. "2016 World University Karate Championships Results Book" (PDF). Fédération Internationale du Sport Universitaire. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 October 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  7. "2018 African Karate Championships Results" (PDF). World Karate Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 February 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
  8. "2019 African Karate Championships Results Book" (PDF). sportdata.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 March 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
  9. Etchells, Daniel (28 August 2019). "Morocco confirm status as major karate powerhouse at African Games". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  10. "Karate Results" (PDF). 2019 African Games. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 April 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  11. "Jeux africains 2019/Karaté Do: l'Algérie décroche 13 médailles, dont 2 en or". Algérie Presse Service (in French). 27 August 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
  12. Pavitt, Michael (9 February 2020). "Lotfy clinches third consecutive title at African Karate Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
  13. "Kings and queens of African Karate crowned in Tangier". World Karate Federation. 9 February 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
  14. "Daikhi optimiste pour une qualification aux JO-2020". L'Expression (in French). 7 March 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
  15. "2021 Karate World Olympic Qualification Tournament Results Book" (PDF). World Karate Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 June 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  16. "2021 World Karate Championships Results Book" (PDF). World Karate Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  17. "2021 African Karate Championships Results Book" (PDF). sportdata.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 January 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
  18. "JM-Oran-2022 / Karaté: l'Algérien Daikhi médaillé d'argent des +84kg". Algérie Presse Service (in French). 27 June 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  19. "Two golds for Egypt on final day of Karate at Mediterranean Games". World Karate Federation. 28 June 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  20. "Jeux de la solidarité islamique: deux nouvelles médailles de bronze pour le karaté algérien". Algérie Presse Service (in French). 18 August 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  21. "Karate Results Book". 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games – sportdata.org. Archived from the original on 20 August 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  22. "Karate Medalists" (PDF). 2023 Arab Games. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 August 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
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