| Tareq Abdesselem | |
| Nationality: | French |
| Birth Date: | 1987 2, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Marseille, France |
| Occupation: | Karateka, Head Coach |
| Years Active: | 2005 |
| Country: | France |
| Sport: | Karate |
Tareq Abdesselem (born 19 February 1987) is an Olympic Head Coach and a former French Karateka champion.[1] Tareq is the head national coach of team Olympic Kazakhstan for the 2021 Tokyo Olympics Games.[2] He is also a former Thailand and Indonesia national head coach of the Karate team, and a former Athlete French national team.[3] [4] Under his coaching, the Kazakh karate team create a historical performance, by qualifying 5 athletes and winning two bronze medals at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics Games. The only team in the World to qualify complete Men Kumite Athletes in Tokyo.[5] [6]
Abdesselem was born in Marseille region, France on 19 February 1987. His first Karate match of event 32nd European Cadet & Junior Karate Championships happened in earlier 2005 in Greece. In 2013, The Thailand karate team under Abdesselem's coaching won the first-ever Southeast Asian Games (SEA) in the men's team event. And also, be among the Top 3 Asian Team at the 2015 Yokohama Asian Championships Seniors.[7] [8] The Indonesian team won 3 gold medals in the 2017 Southeast Asian Games (SEA) under Abdesselem's coaching. As an international athlete, Tareq Took medals at 3 World Karate Premier League and participated at Continental Championship, and World Championship, under the French National Team (FFK).[9] [10]