Balkan Open 2017 held in Tesanj 05-06.05.2017 / Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Participation number of entries 501,number of competitors 354.
Number of clubs 71, number of countries 10.
WAKO supervisor was Mr.Srđan Bugarčić from Serbia.
Delegate Kickboxing Federation Bosnia and Herzegovina Mr.Salko Zildžić.
Chief judge Neđo Bratić,Bosnia and Herzegovina
Competition was held on 4 tatamis and 1 ring.
Balkan Open was attended by President of WAKO Balkan Kickboxing Union Vladimir Sitar, President Kickboxing Federation Slovakia Peter Onuščak, President Kickboxing Federation Croatia Tomislav Bilandžić, Vice President Kickboxing Federation Lithuania Vadim Vadia, General secretary Kickboxing Federation Serbia Petar Petrović.
Minister of sport and Minister of economy of Zenica-Doboj Canton, Mayor of town Tesanj and Vice President of WAKO Kickboxing Balkan Union Alija Ogrić were also present at the Cup.
Competitors from Slovenia, Hungary, Slovakia, Croatian, Serbia, Lithuania, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Montenegro, and Bosnia and Herzegovina attended the Balkan Open.
Best team in the ring disciplines was the team Flek Tom-Cat Tuzla/ Bosnia and Herzegovina and in the tatami discipline the Team Masaru/ Bulgaria.
The official results of the Balkan Open 2017 are at www.balkanopentesanj.com
Alija Ogrić,
Vice President WAKO Balkan Kickboxing Union
