Babacar Seck

Babacar Seck Sakho (born 12 June 1998) is a Spanish karateka. He won the gold medal in the men's kumite +84kg event at the 2022 World Games 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 held in Madrid, Spain.

At the 2018 European Karate Championships 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 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 2022 World Games held in Birmingham, United States.

He won one of the bronze medals in the men's +84kg event at the 2023 European Karate Championships held in Guadalajara, Spain. He competed in the men's kumite +84kg event at the 2023 European Games held in Poland.

Personal life

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

Achievements