Iran bags two more gold at 2019 Asian Karate C’ships

reporter 1222 — Mon, 22 Jul 2019 06:01:28 +0000

In male team kumite, Iran snatched the gold medal after hammering Saudi Arabia 3-0 in the final bout. The team, comprising Sajjad Ganjzadeh, Ali Asghar Asiabari, Saleh Abazari, Zabiollah Poorshab, Barbod Sedaghat, Mehdi Ghararizadeh and Mehdi Bakhshi, had defeated Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, and India, before overpowering Japan in the semifinal. Uzbekistan and Japan received bronze medals of this category. This was the third back-to-back gold medal of Iran in male team kumite of the Asian Championships.

Iranian women athletes earned the other gold in female team kumite of the event. The team, comprising Shima Alesaadi, Hamideh Abbasali, Taravat Khaksar, and Zohreh Barzegar, defeated Uzbekistan, Jordan, and China respectively to advance to the final where they gained a 2-1 victory over Japan. Vietnam and China won bronze medals of this category.

On Saturday, Iran collected three gold, two silver and four bronze medals at the event which wrapped up today.

340 karate practitioners from 33 Asian countries participated in this edition of Asian Championships in Tashkent from July 15 to 21.

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Iran bags 7 medals at Asian Karate Championships

reporter 1222 — Sun, 15 Jul 2018 05:30:38 +0000

Iranian practitioners snatched seven medals, including three gold, one silver and three bronze at the Asian Karate Championship in Amman, Jordan.

Iranian athletes managed to grab six medals in kumite and one on kata.

In men’s over-84 kg category, Saleh Abazari overpowered Japanese rival 8-0 in the final and picked up the gold medal.

Majid Hassannia, in men’s under-55 kg category won the match against Saudi representative and grabbed another gold for his country.

In the final match of women’s over-84 kg category, Hamideh Abbasali defeated her rival from Chinese Taipei 8-0 and gained the third silver for Iran.

Ali Asghar Asiabari in men’s under-75 kg category managed to reach the final but lost to Jordan’s athlete and received the silver.

In women’s under-61 kg category, Shima AleSa’di overpowered Uzbek rival in third place playoff and pocketed the bronze medal.

Also Mehdi Khodabakhshi in men’s under-84 kg category won another bronze by winning his Indonesian rival.

In women’s kata competition, Iranian team consisting of Elnaz Taghipour, Najmeh Ghazizadeh and Shadi Jafari gained victory over India 5-0 and collected the bronze medal.

Asian Karate Championship started on June 13 and will wrap up on Sunday, June 15.

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