Jesolo, Italy – Switzerland has made history! 🇨🇭🥊
The WAKO Youth World Championships 2026 in Jesolo have been a historic success for the Swiss Team. Never before in our history have so many Swiss juniors won medals at a WAKO Youth World Championship.
With 2 gold, 2 silver and 2 bronze medals, the Swiss Team returns home with an outstanding result and a powerful statement about the future of Swiss kickboxing.
🏆 Our Medalists
🥇 Jana Luongo – Point Fighting -55 kg
🥇 Sandro Freda – K1 -51 kg
🥈 Eva Tschanz-Eichar – K1 -60 kg
🥈 Louis Wenk – Full Contact -60 kg
🥉 Pascal Strebel – Point Fighting -74 kg
🥉 Kinga Wieladek – Kick Light -50 kg
🇨🇭 More Strong Swiss Results
Numerous other Swiss athletes also fought their way deep into the competition in Jesolo, achieving Top 5, Top 10 and Top 20 finishes:
K1
- Giordano Stefanelli – -71 kg | 5th place
- Santiago Cardenas – -63 kg | 5th place
- Moritz Günther – -60 kg | 9th place
- Ali Mohammadi – -67 kg | 9th place
Point Fighting
- Jan Enzl – -57 kg | 9th place
- Dylan Mendolia – -57 kg | 9th place
- Nico Schibli – -63 kg | 17th place
- Hanno Sellner – -69 kg | 17th place
- Mauro Wolfensberger – +69 kg | 5th place
Light Contact / Kick Light
- Kinga Wieladek – LC -50 kg | 5th place
- Jan Enzl – LC -57 kg | 9th place
- Jan Enzl – KL -57 kg | 17th place
- Nico Schibli – KL -63 kg | 17th place
- Henri Günther – LC -42 kg | 9th place
- Henri Günther – KL -42 kg | 9th place
- Alena Alder – LC -50 kg | 17th place
- Alena Alder – KL -50 kg | 9th place
- Liam Alder – LC -37 kg | 9th place
- Liam Alder – KL -37 kg | 9th place
- Muhsin Maliki – LC -69 kg | 33rd place
- Muhsin Maliki – KL -69 kg | 9th place
🤝 Point Fighting Teamfight
The Swiss Team also delivered a strong performance in the Point Fighting Teamfight:
🇨🇭 Nico Schibli, Pascal Strebel & Hanno Sellner – 5th place
❤️ Behind Every Success Stands a Team
Every performance and every result is the outcome of countless hours of training, tremendous discipline and the determination to continuously improve.
We are incredibly proud of the entire Swiss Team. In Jesolo, you did more than win medals – you showed the strength and potential of the next generation of Swiss kickboxing.
A very special thank you goes to our coaches – the masterminds behind this success. Behind every medal and every strong performance was an intensive preparation process. Fight by fight, our athletes were specifically prepared for their opponents, strategies were developed, strengths and weaknesses were analysed, and tactical solutions were worked out.
The work started long before Jesolo and continued throughout the entire World Championships: analysing opponents, developing the right game plan, preparing each fight together, making adjustments between rounds and adapting the strategy to the situation in the fight. This tactical and strategic work at ringside and on the mats was an essential part of the success.
With tremendous dedication, experience and a clear strategic approach, our coaches guided the athletes through this demanding championship. They were not only coaches – they were strategists, mentors, motivators and an important source of support for our team.
Our heartfelt thanks go to:
🥊 Stefan Waldner, Alen Kolic & Rocco Cipriano – Ring Team
🥊 Sascha To – Point Fighting Team
🥊 Oliver Kroll – Kick Light & Light Contact Team
🙏 Thank You to Our Hosts
A huge and heartfelt thank you also goes to WAKO IF for organising and hosting these World Championships, and to the City of Jesolo for its wonderful hospitality and the excellent conditions provided for this major international event.
Thank you for giving young athletes from all over the world the opportunity to compete on such a special stage.
This success belongs to the entire Swiss Team – the athletes, coaches, families, supporters and everyone who stands behind our young athletes every single day.
We are incredibly proud of you!