On Sunday, among Iranians competing at the 2020 Karate 1 Premier League, Zabihollah Poursheib from Iran, representing the country in the men’s Kumite -84kg weight class, outmuscled Daniyar Yuldashev of Kazakhstan 8-5 for the gold medal.

Mehdi Khodabakhshi, who was beaten by Poursheib in an all-Iranian semifinal, overcame Igor Chikhmarev, also from Kazakhstan, 1-0 and won a joint-bronze alongside Frenchman Farouq Abdesselem.

In the women’s Kumite, Shima Alesa’di fell short against China’s Xiaoyan Yin in the -61kg final and settled for the silver.

Rozita Alipour and Sara Bahmanyar also finished their campaigns with a consolation, grabbing the bronze medals of the women’s -61kg and -50kg Kumite contests in the tournament, respectively.

Meanwhile, a third-spot finish in the men’s -75kg Kumite competitions secured a berth in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics for Bahman Asgari.

The 28-year-old Iranian overcame Turkey’s Erman Eltemur 2-1 for the bronze.

Spain topped the overall standings with six medals (two golds), followed by Italy, Turkey, China, and Iran.

More than 570 karatekas – representing 85 countries – took part in the three-day event in Dubai.

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Poorsheib defeated Daniyar Yuldashev from Kazakhstan 8-5 in the men’s under-84 kilogram Kumite.

His countryman Mahdi Khodabakhshi also won a bronze medal in the class after defeating Kazakhstan’s Igor Chikhmarev 1-0 in the third-place match.

Nearly 600 fighters from 85 countries, including all but two of the reigning world champions and 10 out of the 12 defending Premier League grand winners, took part in the competition.

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