Taekwondo players in action during the opening round of the Machakos championship. (Photo/Cyprian Muthoka)Over six teams graced the opening day of the Machakos Taekwondo championship that kicked off at Machakos Muslim Academy grounds.The teams are drawn from different counties including Nairobi, Kitui and Eldoret will battle for top honors, a trophy and medals.The Machakos Taekwondo championship is in the third edition since its inception in 2015.In the opening round of the championship, Mathias Mwangi from Nyeri county beat Eldoret's Philip Kosgei to proceed to the next round.This is the preliminary round where losers in the first round will be relegated to the plate championship.Winners will be grouped on pools of four where the top two finishers in each group will proceed to the last 16.

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