On the second day of the 13th Asian Karate Championship held in Japan, Iran’s team received its second gold medal by Hamideh Abbasali.
Hamideh Abbasali collected gold medal after defeating (1-0) her Taiwanese Egyptian opponent in the final competition of the women’s over 68-kilogram weight division. She had previously beaten the Vietnamese representative 6-nil followed by another win over the Japanese karateka 5-3. Abbasali had already won a silver medal in World Championships as well as a gold medal in 2014 Asian Championships.
So far, Iran’s team has collected 2 gold, 2 silver, and 5 bronze medals.
The 13th Asian Karate Championship began on Friday in Japan's Yokohama City with 285 athletes from 33 countries and will continue until Sunday.
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