Fantastic Monika Chochlíková: She won gold for Slovakia at the World Games! – Športky.sk

Monika Chochlíková with a gold medal Source: SOŠV/PETER PAŠUTH BIRMINGHAM – Slovak fighter in Thai boxing Monika Chochlíková became the winner of the World Games in the category under 51 kg on Sunday in Birmingham. A member of VŠC Dukla Banská Bystrica has historically become the sixth representative of Slovakia with gold from the top event in non-Olympic sports. In the final, Chochlíková dealt with Merie El Moubariková from Morocco on points. The Slovakian representative succeeded in each of the three rounds and won the judges 30:27 overall. The olympic.sk portal informed about it. The last two world champions met in the fight for gold. Chochlíková won the gold at the WC last December, the May championship, which the Moroccan dominated, then she skipped and concentrated on the World Games. Slovak athletes have so far won 27 medals at the World Games, of which six are gold. The last before Monika Chochlíková was won in 2009 in Kaohsiung by bodybuilder Jana Purdjaková and karateka Eva Tulejová-Medveďová. In addition to these sports, Slovakia also celebrated gold in fishing technology in the past. Monika Chochlíková won her second World Games medal in her career. In 2017 in Wroclaw, Poland, she won silver in kickboxing. She also performed in Birmingham, but was eliminated in the quarterfinals after a controversial decision by the judges. The Slovak team, which consisted of 11 athletes, leaves Birmingham with a balance of one gold, one silver and two bronze medals. Author: © Zoznam Source: TASR