Mehdizadeh, Ganjzadeh Claim Two Gold Medals at Karate1
Mehdizadeh, Ganjzadeh Claim Two Gold Medals at Karate1
Amir Mehdizadeh and Sajad Ganjzadeh from Iran seized two gold medals at the Karate1 Premier League - Madrid 2019 on Sunday.

Mehdizadeh, Ganjzadeh Claim Two Gold Medals at Karate1 Premier League

Amir Mehdizadeh and Sajad Ganjzadeh from Iran seized two gold medals at the Karate1 Premier League – Madrid 2019 on Sunday.

Mehdizadeh defeated Turkey’s Ozer Omer Abdurrahim in the Male Kumite -67 Kg final.

Ganjzadeh also defeated French karate athlete Jacquet Dnylson 4-0 in the Male Kumite +84kg.

Iranian fighters Hamideh Abbasali and Salah Abazari had previously claimed two bronze medals in the event.

Abbasali had defeated Japan’s Saito Ayaka at the Female Kumite +68 Kg bronze medal match and Abazari defeated his compatriot Mahdi Ashouri in the Male Kumite +84 Kg third-place match.

The tournament brought 737 karate athletes together from 89 countries.