I welcome you to the 19th edition of the African Kurash Championships, IKA / AKU coaching and refereeing examination and the IKA WSP tournament for Africa.
This is our flagship event for 2023 and a preparation for the main WSP event later in the year and also for the IKA 2023 world championships to take place in Turkmenistan at the end of the year.
To our athletes who dedicated many hours of training and preparation for this continental event, I truly wish everyone the best of luck and a good result
To Haider Farman, President of IKA, who makes a great contribution to the organization of these competitions, I express my gratitude, as well as IKA General Secretary Mohammad Reza Nassiri.
To the organizing committee of Egypt Kurash good luck with all the arrangements and logistics.
Also, on behalf of the AKU, we welcome all guests, participants, referees, coaches, officials and spectators attending the African Kurash Championship in Cairo.
I hope you all enjoy your stay in Cairo! I believe that you will enjoy the event, have fun, fair and experience the vibrant atmosphere of Kurash.
Thomas Dunker
President of AKU