Tareq Abdesselem (born 19 February 1987) is an Olympic Head Coach and a former French Karateka champion.[1] Tareq is the head national coach of team Olympic Kazakhstan for the 2021 Tokyo Olympics Games.[2] He is also a former Thailand and Indonesia national head coach of the Karate team, and a former Athlete French national team.[3][4] Under his coaching, the Kazakh karate team create a historical performance, by qualifying 5 athletes and winning two bronze medals at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics Games. The only team in the World to qualify complete Men Kumite Athletes in Tokyo.[5][6]

Tareq Abdesselem
Personal information
NationalityFrench
Born (1987-02-19) 19 February 1987 (age 37)
Marseille, France
Occupation(s)Karateka, Head Coach
Years active2005
Sport
CountryFrance
SportKarate
Medal record
Men's karate
Representing  France
Silver medal – second place 2011 Karate 1 Premier League Istanbul, Cyprus Kumite -84 kg
Silver medal – second place 2012 Karate 1 Nederlands Kumite -84 kg

Career

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Abdesselem was born in Marseille region, France on 19 February 1987. His first Karate match of event 32nd European Cadet & Junior Karate Championships happened in earlier 2005 in Greece. In 2013, The Thailand karate team under Abdesselem's coaching won the first-ever Southeast Asian Games (SEA) in the men's team event. And also, be among the Top 3 Asian Team at the 2015 Yokohama Asian Championships Seniors.[7][8] The Indonesian team won 3 gold medals in the 2017 Southeast Asian Games (SEA) under Abdesselem's coaching. As an international athlete, Tareq Took medals at 3 World Karate Premier League and participated at Continental Championship, and World Championship, under the French National Team (FFK).[9][10]

References

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  1. ^ "Le champion olympique français Teddy Riner est au Kazakhstan". France au Kazakhstan (in French). Retrieved 2023-02-19.
  2. ^ "Teddy Riner Is in Kazakhstan". www.ijf.org. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
  3. ^ "Putting it briefly: Abdesselem trains Indonesian coaches". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
  4. ^ à 20h13, Par Maïram Guissé Le 24 janvier 2018 (2018-01-24). "La crème mondiale du karaté s'entraîne à Sarcelles avant l'open de Paris". leparisien.fr (in French). Retrieved 2023-02-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ Mauchien, Ludovic. "Asia 2019 - Kazakhstan / Tareq Abdesselem : "3 great Sensei ensure the smooth running "". www.karate-k.com. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
  6. ^ "Национальный олимпийский комитет подвел итоги". www.caravan.kz (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-02-19.
  7. ^ "Historic gold in karate-do". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
  8. ^ "Thailand target first ever Asiad gold". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
  9. ^ "В Орле прошёл международный семинар по каратэ". regionorel.ru. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
  10. ^ Vetriciawizach. "Kemenpora Temukan Cara Lunasi Gaji Pelatih Asing". olahraga (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2023-02-19.