box ing ▁ ▁Sem i - Contact ▁differ ed ▁from ▁Full - Contact ▁in ▁that ▁f igh ters ▁were ▁won ▁by ▁points ▁given ▁due ▁to ▁technique , ▁skill ▁and ▁speed , ▁with ▁physical ▁force ▁limited ▁- ▁more ▁information ▁on ▁Sem i - Contact ▁can ▁be ▁found ▁on ▁the ▁W . A . K . O . ▁website , ▁although ▁the ▁rules ▁will ▁have ▁changed ▁since ▁ 1 9 8 6 . ▁ ▁There ▁were ▁fewer ▁weight ▁divisions ▁in ▁men ' s ▁Sem i - Contact ▁when ▁compared ▁to ▁Full - Contact ▁with ▁seven ▁r anging ▁from ▁ 5 7 ▁kg / 1 2 5 . 4 ▁l bs ▁to ▁over ▁ 8 4 ▁kg / + 1 8 4 . 8 ▁l bs . ▁ ▁As ▁with ▁Full - Contact ▁the ▁top ▁nation ▁in ▁men ' s ▁Sem i - Contact ▁was ▁West ▁Germany ▁who ▁won ▁four ▁g olds ▁and ▁two ▁silver ▁med als . ▁ ▁Women ' s ▁kick box ing ▁had ▁been ▁introduced ▁at ▁the ▁London ▁and ▁Budapest ▁world ▁champion ships ▁of ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁but ▁Ath ens ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁European ▁champion ships ▁to ▁host ▁women ' s ▁Sem i - Contact . ▁ ▁There ▁were ▁four ▁women ' s ▁weight ▁divisions ▁r anging ▁from ▁ 5 0 ▁kg / 1 1 0 ▁l bs ▁to ▁over ▁ 6 0 ▁kg / 1 3 2 ▁l bs ). ▁ ▁By ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁champion ships ▁West ▁Germany ▁was ▁the ▁strong est ▁nation ▁in ▁women ' s