Babacar Seck Sakho (born 12 June 1998) is a Spanish

karate (; ; Okinawan language, Okinawan pronunciation: ) is a martial arts, martial art developed in the Ryukyu Kingdom. It developed from the Okinawan martial arts, indigenous Ryukyuan martial arts (called , "hand"; ''tii'' in Okinawan) under the ...

ka. He won the gold medal in the men's kumite +84kg event at the

2022 World Games The 2022 World Games were an international multi-sport event held from July 7 to 17, 2022, in Birmingham, Alabama, United States. They were the 11th World Games, a multi-sport event featuring disciplines of Olympic sports and other competitions ...

held in Birmingham, United States.

Career

He won one of the bronze medals in the men's kumite +84 kg event at the

2018 World Karate Championships The 2018 World Karate Championships were the 24th edition of the World Karate Championships, and were held in Madrid, Spain from November 6 to November 11, 2018. Medalists Men Women Medal table Participating nations 1117 athletes from ...

held in Madrid, Spain. At the

2018 European Karate Championships The 2018 European Karate Championships were the 53rd edition of the European Karate Championships, and were held in Novi Sad, Serbia from 10 to 13 May 2018. Medalists Men Women Medal table Participating nations 532 athletes from 52 n ...

held in Novi Sad, Serbia, he finished in 5th place in the men's kumite +84 kg event. In 2021, he lost his bronze medal match in the men's +84kg event at the World Karate Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. He competed in the men's +84kg event at the

2022 Mediterranean Games The 2022 Mediterranean Games ( ar, ألعاب البحر الأبيض المتوسط 2022, links=, lit=, translit=ʾAlʿāb al-Baḥr al-ʾAbyaḍ al-Mutawassiṭ 2022), officially known as the XIX Mediterranean Games and commonly known as Oran ...

held in Oran, Algeria where he was eliminated in his first match. He won the gold medal in the men's +84kg event at the

held in Birmingham, United States. He won one of the bronze medals in the men's +84kg event at the

2023 European Karate Championships The 2023 European Karate Championships was the 58th edition of the European Karate Championships and 5th European Para Karate Championships and were held in Guadalajara, Spain from 22 to 26 March 2023. Medal table Medalists Men Women Pa ...

held in Guadalajara, Spain. He competed in the men's kumite +84kg event at the

2023 European Games The 3rd European Games ( pl, III Igrzyska Europejskie, Igrzyska Europejskie 2023), informally known as Kraków-Małopolska 2023, is a scheduled international sporting event to be held in Kraków and Małopolska, Poland in 2023. All Olympic sports h ...

held in Poland.

Personal life

Born in Senegal, he emigrated to Spain at the age of 11 and settled in Zaragoza.

Achievements

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Seck, Babacar Living people 1998 births Place of birth missing (living people) Spanish male karateka Mediterranean Games competitors for Spain Karateka at the 2018 Mediterranean Games Karateka at the 2022 Mediterranean Games World Games medalists in karate World Games gold medalists for Spain Karateka at the 2023 European Games European Games competitors for Spain 21st-century Spanish sportsmen 21st-century Senegalese people Senegalese emigrants to Spain Sportspeople from Zaragoza Medalists at the 2022 World Games