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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