Iranian karate athletes pulled off a first place finish overall atop 660 karatekas from 27 countries at the end of Thursday fights of Asian Karate Federation (AKF) Championships in Astana of Kazakhstan.
In the junior competitions of Thursday afternoon, the Iranian fighters snatched 5 gold, 3 silver and 2 bronze medals.
Japan and Kazakhstan are following Iran in the table of medals.
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