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THE inaugural Combat Sports 4ED festival was hailed as a huge success by one of the organisers, Zimbabwe Kickboxing Association (ZIKA) President Tony Kamangira.
Kamangira said the tournament went well beyond expectations as there was a huge turnout.
The festival brought together different sports codes, including Kickboxing, Karate, Kung-fu, Boxing, Taekwondo, Judo, Wrestling and MMA displays.ZIKA President Kamangira said everything went according to plan and they look forward to continuing to host such big events that bring together different sports codes.
“We are glad that we had an inaugural sports festival which had a very good turnout and the response was very pleasing. We managed to finish all the sports codes on time and without any harmful incidents.
“I would also like to extend my gratitude to our patron, Sean Mnangagwa, for the support he has given us. We are grateful to our patron who has stood with us through thick and thin. The patron has helped us so much as an association and we really appreciate it,” said Kamangira.
Ngoni Chawira was crowned the 2026 Zimbabwe Kickboxing Association heavyweight champion after beating Taku Mupakwa to second place.
In the women’s category under 60kg Shyleen Nyarudzo was the winner ahead of Blessed Mashaya who won silver as Takunda Nyamutenga settled for bronze medal.
The junior cadets was won by Leon Marizani who defeated Mufaro Lungu in the final as Tinashe Marizani won the gold medal in his category after beating Anashe Kazhanje to second place.
