Abdelkader Zrouri Wins Silver at World Taekwondo Championships
2005-04-18
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Morocco's Abdelkader Zrouri won the silver medal on Saturday (16 April) in the men's heavyweight category at the 17th World Taekwondo Championships in Madrid. He lost in the final to the Spaniard Ruben Montesinos. The silver medal is the first won by a Moroccan at the World Taekwondo Championships. (MAP, AP)
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ملك التايكواندو Posted 2007-05-14
I challenge this Moroccan champion- I'm a member of the Libyan national team in under 84 kg.
mohamed Posted 2007-05-25
Beat him!
اشرف الشاعر Posted 2007-07-08
I'm Achraf from Yemen, a Taekwondo competitor in 55 kg. I want to challenge this Abdelakder and of course you know how Yemenis are in Taekwondo, we're the heroes of Taekwondoo good...
HASSAN Posted 2007-10-02
Hello! Mr. Achraf, you weigh 55 kilograms, so stick to your own game. Abdelkader is a heavy-weight, so have a little respect.
Hassan BXL Posted 2007-11-05
I am proud of you, my friend. God willing, the Olympic Games. Long live Kader and long live Morocco!
Nadia Posted 2007-11-15
Why not? It is true that there is an enormous difference between a weight of 52 kilograms and 102 kilogram, but that just makes it David versus Goliath.
jack Posted 2007-12-08
Hello Everyone, I would just like to say that Mr. Zrouri is a great champion. I am so proud of him. He deserves tremendous respect.
lablan Posted 2007-12-12
My name is Mohamed Lablan. I would really like to fight against Zrouri, but I am afraid of him because he is a great champion.
zinab Posted 2007-12-27
all moroccan peaple proud of you ms zrouri you are a great champion we love you continue your future and d'ont be afraid we are with you also you are our kinggggggggggggggggg
tomtom Posted 2008-01-13
I can tell you that Kader is not playing for Morocco but for all Arab countries. Let us pray for him. He is so nice and friendly, not like other athletes. I am one of his former competitors.
jal Posted 2008-01-15
Hi, My name is Jalal. I am a Taekwondo fighter in 72kg. Ashraf, if you want a defeat, then come over here to Morocco.
Hassan BXL Posted 2008-01-15
Hi Everybody! For anyone who wants to defeat Zrouri, you need to first of all show some big respect for this great champion, the second in the world, the fifth at the Athens Olympics, the African champion and the champion of all Arab countries. All the while, it is the Arabs who want to defeat the great Zrouri. Well, you can all have your chance at the Olympic Games in six months. Long live Abdelkader! Long live Morocco.
hafid Posted 2008-04-10
Hello Everybody, Abdelkader Zrouri is a great champion. Thanks to him many children are no longer ambling around in the streets. He is humble and respectful towards his close ones. So, be more respectful. Be like him and win some medals. Meanwhile, go train instead of talking like idiots. -Hafid
Nadia Posted 2008-05-08
Hello All, Okay, let’s see. There is no need for you to get angry. I am referring to everyone here. Do not forget that there a is certain liberty of expression, but it has reasonable limits. So, I do not really see how one person’s words should harm another. Where is the harm in wanting to challenge somebody else, be it Goliath, a Gittite or David himself? On the contrary, “humility comes in fully considering your adversary and, more especially, trying to bring yourself up to his level”. It was a philosopher by the name of imam El-Ghazali who put this so magnificently. Good luck to all of you who are participating in the Olympic Games in Beijing.
mouhssin Posted 2008-06-07
There are difficulties facing the preparations of Zrouri for the Olympics of Beijing, Oujda- Ayman Zizi. The Moroccan champion in the Taekwandoo sport Abdelkader Zrouri who will participate in Beijing Olympic games has revealed to “Al Massa” that the difficult conditions and circumstances surrounding his preparations to the world sport event which he considered to be discouraging as he referred to the fact that he relies on his personal resources for the preparations and that he pays preparation costs from his own funds in the absence of financial support from any side. Zrouri said that he had previously thought of not participating in the coming Olympic games as there is a scarcity of available resources for preparations and absence of moral and material support of the official sides before he grasped that his national feeling was behind his choice to play for Morocco instead of playing under the Belgian flag in spite of the huge financial incentives which he has received, and it has made him change his opinion of not participating. Zrouri added that for him to represent the nation in world events and honouring it comes as his first priority and that this matter isn’t negotiable for him. He confirmed that the decision of not participating will not change anything in the national sport reality. The Moroccan champion didn’t hide his intention to grab a medal in the coming Olympic games in Beiijin even if he understands well the difficulty to achieve this given the difficulties he faces in his preparations. He said that the big will to triumph triggers him to lift the flag of Morocco especially because his performance during the last four years was progressing in an ascending line. Moreover, observers and specialists in the sport of Taekwandoo in the world consider him as one of the best three athletes in the Taekwandoo sport during recent years and nominate him for one of the three ranks in the Olympic Games. Abdelkader Zrouri continues presently his preparations to the Olympic Games in Belgium under the supervision of his coaches Akouh Mostafa and Kedouri Yahya in coordination with the coach of the Moroccan national team Hassan Ismali. During his preparations he has participated in the international Belgian tournament in April wherein he took the first place. He had also entered a training camp in Spain in May with the Spanish national team of Taekwandoo for 10 days. It is expected that he completes his training in a closed camp with the Moroccan national team in coming days.
youssef Posted 2008-07-03
God willing, the gold medal in the Beijing Olympics and the Moroccan flag will be very high. Good luck to Abdelkader Zrouri.
Sania Mohammed Posted 2008-08-20
I am your neighbour Abdelkader. God willing, I wish you all the success. Congratulations! I am proud of you, brother Abdel :) –Sania Mohammed
youness Posted 2008-08-24
Abdelkader Zrouri; I want to challenge you to a breakdancing competition. Hey Libyans, have a little respect for the champion! You don't measure up! ;)
zanouba Posted 22 days ago
You are arrogant, you don't deserve to be a champion.
jack Posted 12 days ago
Something is not right with you, Zanouba; Abdelkader is a great champion! Everybody dreams of being like him. I believe you have a psychological problem. I advise you to go to a shrink. Good luck with your life.
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